Patent ID: 8847740

Claim:
A physiological measurement system comprising: a physiological sensor including: a plurality of light emitting diodes configured to transmit wavelengths of light onto a tissue site of a patient; and at least one detector configured to measure an indication of the wavelengths of light after attenuation by tissue of the patient and output a signal responsive of the attenuated light; one or more processors in communication with the physiological sensor, the one or more processors configured to: determine a measurement of a physiological parameter based on the signal; in response to determining an alarm activation threshold has been satisfied by the physiological parameter measurement, activate an alarm; in response to a silence request by a user, suspend the alarm for a parameter-specific period of time; and before expiration of the parameter-specific period of time, and in response to determining the physiological parameter measurement no longer satisfies the alarm activation threshold, deactivate the suspended alarm.