Ventilation system

A method for configuring a ventilator using a ventilation system, the method comprising:

• sending a handshake message over a network to a ventilation management system to establish a connection between the ventilation system and the ventilation management system in response to powering on the ventilation system;
• receiving, over the network by the ventilation system from the connection with the ventilation management system, order data indicative of an order for a ventilation-related medication or procedure, and at least one of patient data, configuration data, user data, or rules or clinical protocols;
• providing by the ventilation system a modification of operating parameters of a ventilation device that is configured to provide breathable air or gas mixture to a patient according to the operating parameters based on the received order data indicative of the order for the ventilation-related medication or procedure, and based on the received at least one of patient data, configuration data, user data, or rules or clinical protocols;
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• operating the ventilation system in a passive mode limited to responding to requests from the ventilation management system, and in an active mode configured to both respond to the requests from the ventilation management system and send ventilation data to the ventilation management system as the ventilation data becomes available to the ventilation system,
• wherein an alarm generated by the ventilation system is sent to a beginning of a transmission queue comprising the ventilation data to be communicated to the ventilation management system, and causes initiation of communication with the ventilation management system when the ventilation system is in passive mode, the alarm to be communicated prior to the ventilation data in the transmission queue.

A machine-readable storage medium comprising machine-readable instructions for causing a processor to execute a method for configuring a ventilator using a ventilation system, the method comprising:

• sending a handshake message over a network from a ventilation system to a ventilation management system to establish a connection between the ventilation system and the ventilation management system in response to powering on the ventilation system;
• receiving, over the network by the ventilation system from the connection with the ventilation management system, order data indicative of an order for a ventilation-related medication or procedure, and at least one of patient data, configuration data, user data, or rules or clinical protocols;
• providing a modification of operating parameters of a ventilation device that is configured to provide breathable air or gas mixture to a patient according to the operating parameters based on the received order data indicative of the order for the ventilation-related medication or procedure, and based on the received at least one of patient data, configuration data, user data, or rules or clinical protocols;
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• operating the ventilation system in a passive mode limited to responding to requests from the ventilation management system, and in an active mode configured to both respond to the requests from the ventilation management system and send ventilation data to the ventilation management system as the ventilation data becomes available to the ventilation system,
• wherein an alarm generated by the ventilation system is sent to a beginning of a transmission queue comprising the ventilation data to be communicated to the ventilation management system, and causes initiation of communication with the ventilation management system when the ventilation system is in passive mode, the alarm to be communicated prior to the ventilation data in the transmission queue.