Patent ID: 6864795

Claim:
A device for monitoring a changing status of a patient, comprising: (a) an electronic patient monitor, said electronic patient monitor having an exterior case, said exterior case (i) having at least two sides, (ii) having a monitor control panel positioned on a first side of said exterior case, and, (iii) having at least one light source positioned on a second side of said exterior case, said at least one light source being oriented so that light emitted therefrom does not fall directly on said control panel when said at least one light source is activated; and, (b) a splash guard positionable to enclose at least a portion of said monitor control panel and proximate to said at least one light source, said splash guard being made of a light conducting material and positionable to receive and internally transmit at least a portion of the light emitted from said at least one light source so as to indirectly illuminate said control panel.