Multi-state alarm system for a medical pump

摘要

A method of notification via an alarm system (52, 352) associated at least one treatment parameter for delivering a therapeutic fluid (54) to a patient is described. The method comprising the steps of enabling first (208) and second (206) alarm states of the alarm system, the second alarm state discernable from the first alarm state. The first alarm state is activated upon occurrence of a first event and a snooze element (200) is enabled that when activated enables the second alarm state to be activated upon occurrence of a second event. The second alarm state is then activated upon occurrence of the second event.