Notification System
AssigneeSafer Sleep Limited
InventorAlan Forbes Merry
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
The invention relates to a process and apparatus for notifying medical staff that an event or action is due on the basis of one or more physiological variation of a patient. In particular the invention relates to a notification system for anaesthetists to provide medication.
Claims21
1-32. (canceled)
A notification apparatus comprising:
- a processor adapted to receive variable physiological data from a subject and determine whether the data has increased or decreased beyond one or more predetermined threshold value(s) a predetermined number of times during a predetermined interval;
- and
- a signaling means adapted to indicate at least one event or action is required, including the administration of a drug.
A notification process including the steps of:
- determination of variable physiological and other data for a subject,
- determination of whether the physiological data increases or decreases beyond a predetermined threshold value, and
- indicating at least one event or action is required, including the administration of a drug, when the predetermined threshold value(s) has been passed a predetermined number of times during a predetermined interval.
A method of improving patient safety during surgery by providing a visual and/or audio display sign indicating at least one event or action is required, including the administration of a drug, the sign being activated by variable physiological data recorded from the patient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.