Patent ID: 6544200
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: A61B,G08B

Abstract:
An electronic patient monitor for detecting a state of a patient and for generating an alarm in response to a change in the state of the patient, wherein said generated alarm has at least one modifiable operating parameter associated therewith, comprising:(a) a patient sensor, said patient sensor positionable to be placed proximate to the patient and responsive to the state of the patient; (b) an environmental sensor, said environmental sensor at least for sensing at least one value of an environmental quantity; (c) program memory, said program memory at least containing a plurality of computer instructions stored therein; (d) a speaker at least for sounding said generated alarm in response to the change in the state of said patient; and, (e) a microprocessor in electronic communication with said patient sensor, with said environmental sensor, with said speaker, and with said program memory, said microprocessor for executing said plurality of computer instructions and for responding to said patient sensor and said environmental sensor at least according to said computer instructions, wherein said plurality of computer instructions at least include (d1) a first plurality of computer instructions for obtaining from said environmental sensor a value representative of said at least one environmental quantity, (d2) a second plurality of computer instructions for automatically modifying said at least one modifiable alarm operating parameter according to said obtained value representative of said at least one environmental quantity, (d3) a third plurality of computer instructions for monitoring said patient sensor to detect said change in the state of the patient, and, (d4) a fourth plurality of computer instructions for initiating said alarm at least according to said modifiable alarm operating parameter through said speaker upon the detection of said change in the state of the patient.