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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2014
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Boulder, CO (US);
Inventor:
Clark R. Baker, Jr., Newman, CA (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/1455 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/14552 (2013.01); A61B 5/14551 (2013.01); A61B 5/7221 (2013.01); G06F 19/3406 (2013.01); A61B 5/746 (2013.01); G06F 19/3418 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments disclosed herein may describe systems and methods for reducing nuisance alarms using probability and/or accuracy of a measured physiological parameter, such as the pulse rate or SpO2 measurement generated by a pulse oximeter. Embodiments may include methods for adjusting a predetermined alarm threshold based on the probability distribution of the estimated pulse rate and/or oxygen saturation of a patient's blood.