PATIENT CARE SYSTEM WITH CONDITIONAL ALARM FORWARDING

摘要

A patient care system is disclosed that includes a medical device such as an infusion pump. The medical device generates a data message containing information such as the status of the therapy being delivered, operating data or both. An alarm generating system assesses the data message from the pump and generates an alarm message if certain conditions established by a first set of rules are met. The alarm message is assessed according to a second set of rules as to whether to suppress the alarm message. The data message contains a required input for both the first and second algorithms. A dispatching system is adapted to forward the alarm message to an alarm destination according to a third set of rules. The alarm destination expresses an alarm upon receipt of the alarm message.

主权项

1. A patient care system comprising:
at least one medical pump, each medical pump generating a data message containing a unit of information regarding pump therapy status data, pump operating point data, or both pump therapy status data and pump operating point data; an alarm generating system receiving the data message from the medical pump, the alarm generating system adapted to: assess the data message according to a first algorithm to fire a trigger if a condition is met; produce, if the trigger fires, an alarm message; and assess, if the trigger fires, the data message according to a second algorithm to suppress an escalated alarm; a dispatching system connected to the alarm generating system, the dispatching system adapted to forward the alarm message to an alarm destination according to a third algorithm; and an alarm destination connected to the dispatching system, the alarm destination expressing an alarm upon receipt by the alarm destination of the alarm; wherein the unit of information is a required input for both the first and second algorithms.