Patent ID: 9079033
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: A61B,A61N,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a medical system, the method comprising: displaying a preprogrammed menu on a display, the menu displaying an alert criteria used to assess a change in patient status and further displaying one or more corresponding alert criteria setting for the displayed alert criteria; the displayed alert criteria settings including at least a baseline respiration rate displayed in a first pull-down menu and an allowed increase over the baseline respiration rate displayed in a second pull-down menu; receiving an input from a user to change one or more of the alert criteria settings via the corresponding pull-down menu, and displaying the changed alert criteria settings via the menu; configuring alert criteria for assessing the change in patient status based at least in part on the alert criteria settings; sensing respiration and storing respiration data; determining a respiration parameter from the respiration data; assessing the change in patient status including comparing a measure related to the respiration parameter to the configured alert criteria; and generating a signal indicating the change in patient status responsive to the comparison.