Method, arrangement and computer program product for managing alarms in patient monitoring
US9101335B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 20, 2011 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 18, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2230/432
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method, device, and computer program product for managing alarms during a care process are disclosed. Care is provided to a subject according to settings of at least one care device and physiological parameters obtained from the subject are monitored, wherein the monitoring comprises triggering an alarm in response to detection of an alarm event. To enable smooth transfer from an alarm event to normal monitoring state, at least one available control option is determined for recovering from the alarm event. A user is prompted to select one of the at least one available control option, thereby to obtain a user-selected control option and the settings of the at least one care device are adjusted according to the user-selected control option.
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