Patent ID: 11967409
Assignee: BAXTER HEALTHCARE SA
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  A | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A system comprising:
a server including a clock; and
a plurality of medical devices in network communication with the server, wherein each medical device includes at least one alarm mechanism and an internal clock, and wherein a first medical device is configured to:
receive a clock synchronization data from the server,
update the internal clock of the first medical device based on the clock synchronization data,
determine an alarm signal to be generated is of a first type among a plurality of types of alarm signals, each type of alarm signal being associated with a predetermined interval of time,
provide the alarm signal of the first type at a first time, and
provide a subsequent alarm signal of the first type at a second time, wherein the second time occurs at a predetermined interval from the first time, wherein the predetermined interval is determined in part by the type of alarm signal, and wherein the second time is the same time the alarm signal of the first type is provided by a second medical device of the plurality of medical devices.