False clinical alarm rate reduction
US9355214B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 13, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 31, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/746
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A clinical facility communication network connects a notification system to a plurality of patient monitors and to a plurality of clinician communication devices. Each of the patient monitors operate to detect physiological characteristics associated with a patient and to send event messages to the notification system. The notification system operates to receive the event messages and to determine which of the event messages include information of sufficient clinical significance to warrant generating and sending an alarm to a clinician. The event messages that are determine not to include clinically significant information are ignored.
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