Medical audio alarm distributed detection and alert system

A system for monitoring a medical device alarm, the system comprising:

• a plurality of detectors, each detector of the plurality comprising:
• a microphone configured to receive a sound of an alarm;
• a microcontroller configured to determine an alarm pattern from the sound and to compare the determined alarm pattern to a plurality of patterns stored in a memory to identify a cause of the alarm;
• and
• a network interface configured to transmit the cause of the alarm;
• and
• a server configured to receive the cause of the alarm and provide notification of the cause of the alarm,
• wherein the server is further configured to compare the determined alarm pattern of a first detector of the plurality to the determined alarm pattern of a second detector of the plurality.

A system for monitoring a medical device alarm, the system comprising:

• a detector comprising:
• a microphone configured to receive a sound of an alarm;
• a microcontroller configured to convert the sound of the alarm to a digital waveform;
• and
• a network interface configured to transmit the digital waveform;
• a database having a library of waveforms, wherein each waveform of the library corresponds to alarm waveforms of a medical device;
• a processor configured to compare the digital waveform to waveforms of the library and to identify a cause of the alarm;
• and
• a server configured to distribute the cause of the alarm, provide notification of the cause of the alarm, or both.