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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2008
Paul D. Mannheimer, Danville, CA (US);
LI LI, Milpitas, CA (US);
David A. Orian, Tracy, CA (US);
J. Christopher Kilborn, Winnetka, IL (US);
Paul D. Mannheimer, Danville, CA (US);
Li Li, Milpitas, CA (US);
David A. Orian, Tracy, CA (US);
J. Christopher Kilborn, Winnetka, IL (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a patient monitoring alarm escalation system and method. Specifically, embodiments of the present invention include an alarm detection device configured to measure physiological data received via a patient monitor, the alarm detection device configured to initiate an alarm in response to predefined measurements of the physiological data, and an alarm device configured to emit a first signal with a first property and a second signal with a second property, the first signal being emitted when the alarm is initiated, the second signal being emitted if an alarm acknowledgement mechanism is not activated prior to a designated event.