Patent ID: 7539537

Claim:
A patient monitoring system for a sedation and/or analgesia procedure, comprising: a first patient health monitor device adapted so as to be coupled to a patient and so as to generate a first signal reflecting a first parameter of a physiological condition of the patient; a second patient health monitor device adapted so as to be coupled to the patient and so as to generate a second signal reflecting a second parameter of a physiological condition of the patient, wherein said first parameter and said second parameter are interrelated such that said first and said second signal are indicative of a single patient condition associated with said sedation and/or analgesia procedure; an electronic controller accessing safety parameters for each of said first and second physiological conditions operatively connected to said first and second patient health monitor devices, wherein the electronic controller compares said first and second parameters with said safety parameters so as to initiate a response upon detection of undesirable signals from both of said first and second patient health monitor devices so as to facilitate conservative application of sedative or analgesic drug delivery and/or other suitable effectors, wherein conservative application comprises maintenance or decrease of sedative or analgesic drug delivery, and wherein if the comparison of said first or second parameter with said safety parameters is inconclusive, the electronic controller provides normal system functionality without alerting clinicians while determining whether one patient health monitor device can confirm a potential condition indicated by the other patient health monitor device.