System for wireless remote monitoring of alarm events of a medical device and corresponding patient

A wireless system to monitor the alarm event status of a medical device with an alarm output and alarm output connection selected from a group of medical devices, the system comprising:

• (a) a first transmitter module comprising a connection adapted to connect to the alarm output connection of a medical device selected from the group of medical devices, and further comprising:
• (1) a circuit configuration detection algorithm adapted to determine the electrical circuit configuration of the alarm output of the medical device from a plurality of potential configurations;
• (2) an alarm status determination algorithm adapted to determine the alarm status of the medical device from a plurality of potential alarm statuses;
• (3) a transmitter element with a wireless transmission range and a third algorithm adapted to repeatedly create and wirelessly transmit an alarm status data package corresponding to the alarm status of the medical device;
• (b) a wireless receiver module paired to wirelessly communicate with the first transmitter module and further comprising:
• (1) a receiving element adapted to receive wireless signals;
• (2) a handshake algorithm adapted to determine if a received signal is from the first transmitter module;
• (3) a signal processing algorithm adapted to process the received signal if the handshake algorithm determines the signal is from the first transmitter module;
• (4) a user interface adapted to communicate the alarm status of the medical device to a user based on the processed received signal.