Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080221422 | SENSOR MEASUREMENT SYSTEM HAVING A MODULAR ELECTRODE ARRAY AND METHOD THEREFOR - A method for implementing a sensor measurement system is disclosed herein. The method includes providing a plurality of generally identical modular sensor arrays each having a single array connector, applying two of the plurality of modular sensor arrays to a patient such that the two modular sensor arrays can receive biopotential signals from the patient, and coupling the array connector of each of the two modular sensor arrays with a monitor such that the two modular sensor arrays can transmit the biopotential signals to the monitor and the monitor can convey information pertaining to the biopotential signals in a selectable form. A corresponding sensor measurement system is also provided. | 09-11-2008 |
20080236581 | Method in a patient ventilating system - Method in a patient ventilating system to be used for example in awakening a patient at the end stage of an anesthesia procedure in which a carestation comprising an anesthesia machine is used. The method comprises the steps of setting a target value for the patient end tidal CO2 (EtCO2), and performing increase of the patient end tidal CO2 to the set target value by automatically using a ventilator in the anesthesia machine, and keeping blood oxygenation continuously at a safe level. | 10-02-2008 |
20080242955 | RELIABILITY IN DETERMINATION OF CLINICAL STATE OF A SUBJECT - The invention relates to the determination of a diagnostic index indicative of the clinical state, especially nociceptive state, of a subject. In order to improve the quality of the determination process, desired input signals derived from the subject are monitored and the quality of the process is improved based on the monitoring. This is implemented by increasing user awareness of the reliability of the index or by controlling the measurement set-up. Quality information indicative of the reliability of the current index values may be produced based on the input signals. The quality information may then be employed to give an indication of the current reliability of the index and a warning if the reliability of the diagnostic index becomes compromised. | 10-02-2008 |
20090048492 | METHOD FOR MANAGING MULTIPLE PATIENT MONITORING SENSORS - A method for associating a plurality of patient monitoring sensors with an appropriate patient is disclosed herein. The method includes estimating a sensor location for each of a plurality of sensors that are operatively connected to a patient, transmitting the sensor location estimate from each of the sensors to a wireless device such that the sensor location estimate does not pass through an on-patient hub before reaching the wireless device, and implementing the sensor location estimate to assign each of the sensors that are disposed within a predefined region to a single patient. | 02-19-2009 |
20090054736 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A PATIENT MONITORING ALARM - A method for implementing a patient monitoring system having an alarm is disclosed herein. The method includes providing a plurality of triggering criteria, and overriding a category of the plurality of triggering criteria if an override signal has been received from an input device. The process of overriding a category of triggering criteria is adapted to minimize false alarms. The method for implementing a patient monitoring system having an alarm also includes sounding an alarm if one of the triggering criteria has been met and has not been overridden. A corresponding patient monitoring system is also provided. | 02-26-2009 |
20090247846 | PULSE OXIMETER WITH REDUCED CROSS TALK EFFECTS - A method of reducing the effect of cross talk in a pulse oximeter is disclosed herein. The method includes: setting an initial pulse width and pulse rate for an LED drive signal and measuring a cross talk generated within the pulse oximeter. Based on the measured cross talk, the pulse width of the LED drive signal is minimized. The pulse width is minimized based on a relationship between the cross talk and a threshold level. | 10-01-2009 |
20090312612 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING PATIENTS - A method, system and apparatus for monitoring a subject are disclosed. The subject is provided with a plurality of monitoring units including a fixed monitoring unit at a predetermined location and a mobile monitoring unit attached to the subject, wherein the fixed monitoring unit fails to have separate measurement elements attachable to the subject. First physiological data is acquired from the subject through the fixed monitoring unit and second physiological data through the mobile monitoring unit. A least one state index indicative of the state of the subject is produced based on first selected physiological data. The producing includes employing second selected physiological data to enhance the reliability of the at least one state index when both the first physiological data and the second physiological data are available from the subject, wherein the first selected physiological data belongs to one of the first and second physiological data and the second selected physiological data belongs to one of the first and second physiological data and fails to belong to the first selected physiological data. | 12-17-2009 |
20130285812 | METHOD FOR HANDLING PRESSURE CHANGES IN INVASIVE BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, APPARATUS FOR BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING APPARATUS - A method for handling sudden and substantial pressure changes in invasive arterial blood pressure monitoring, a blood pressure monitoring apparatus, and a computer program product for a blood pressure monitoring apparatus are disclosed. To provide a user of a patient monitor a possibility to readily adapt the alarm functionality of blood pressure measurement to a clinical task without a need to go through a complicated nullifying process of a high priority alarm, a touchable user interface element is produced onto a touch screen of patient monitor if a sudden and substantial change is detected in measured arterial blood pressure of the subject. The user interface element is indicative of an alarm and configured to enable the user to modify alarm functionality of the patient monitor for an intentional clinical task that caused the sudden and substantial change in the measured arterial blood pressure. | 10-31-2013 |