IP Library Granted Patent US 8,608,657
Granted Patent B2
US 8,608,657 · App. 13/149,731 · Granted Dec 17, 2013

Clinical acceptance tool

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Patent No.
US 8,608,657
App. No.
13/149,731
Granted
Dec 17, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided herein are methods and apparatuses for facilitating clinical acceptance of patient monitoring features. These methods may be used in conjunction with a computer that includes software for viewing the type of display associated with the monitoring feature. The clinical acceptance systems as provided herein may display a new or experimental monitoring feature along with a benchmark feature that a clinician is familiar with. In certain embodiments, the viewing tool may be isolated from the calculation tools so that the computer may include stored files that are in a format ready for display.

Claims (35)

1. A system, comprising:

a processor configured to execute instructions for:

receiving a first data set from a medical monitor, wherein the first data set comprises data representing a physiological parameter from a patient over a predetermined time period at a first sampling rate;

receiving a second data set from a second monitor, wherein the second data set comprises data representing the physiological parameter from the patient over the predetermined time period at a second sampling rate, wherein the second sampling rate is different from the first sampling rate;

resampling the first data set at the second sampling rate to generate a first resampled data set;

determining a first trend of the value of the physiological parameter over the predetermined time period based on the first resampled data set using a first algorithm;

determining a second trend of the value of the physiological parameter over the predetermined time period based on the second data set using a second algorithm; and

generating a first output comprising the first trend of the physiological parameter determined based on the first resampled data set and a second output comprising the second trend of the physiological parameter determined based on the second data set.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the physiological parameter comprises respiration rate.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the physiological parameter comprises a respiratory rate trend.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first data set comprises data collected by a photoplethysmography sensor.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the photoplethysmography sensor comprises a pulse oximetry sensor.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second data set comprises data collected by a carbon dioxide sensor.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second algorithm determines the physiological parameter based on an end-tidal carbon dioxide concentration.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first sampling rate is lower than the second sampling rate.

9. The system of claim 1 , comprising providing the first output and the second output to a computer capable of displaying the first output and the second output.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the computer does not include instructions for executing the first algorithm or the second algorithm.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first algorithm or the second algorithm comprises an experimental algorithm.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the first algorithm comprises the experimental algorithm and the second algorithm comprises a benchmark algorithm.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein one or both of the first data set and the second data set comprise a simulated data set.

14. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first data set comprises data collected by a first type of medical sensor and wherein the second data set comprises data collected by a second type of medical sensor, wherein the first type of medical sensor is different than the second type of medical sensor.

15. A system, comprising:

a processor configured to execute instructions for:

receiving a first data set from a medical monitor, wherein the first data set comprises data representing a physiological parameter from a patient over a predetermined time period at a first sampling rate;

receiving a second data set from a second monitor, wherein the second data set comprises data representing the physiological parameter from the patient over the predetermined time period at a second sampling rate, wherein the second sampling rate is different from the first sampling rate;

resampling the first data set and the second data set at a third sampling rate different from the first sampling rate and the second sampling rate to generate a first resampled data set and a second resampled data set;

determining a first trend of the value of the physiological parameter over the predetermined time period based on the first resampled data set using a first algorithm;

determining a second trend of the value of the physiological parameter over the predetermined time period based on the second resampled data set using a second algorithm; and

generating a first output comprising the first trend of the physiological parameter determined based on the first resampled data set and a second output comprising the second trend of the physiological parameter determined based on the second resampled data set.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the first sampling rate is lower than the second sampling rate.

17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the first sampling rate and the second sampling rate are higher than the third sampling rate.

18. The system of claim 15 , comprising providing the first output and the second output to a computer capable of displaying the first output and the second output.

19. The system of claim 15 , wherein the first algorithm or the second algorithm comprises an experimental algorithm.

20. The system of claim 15 , wherein the first algorithm or the second algorithm comprises a benchmark algorithm.

21. The system of claim 15 , wherein one or both of the first data set and the second data set comprise a simulated data set.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 9, 2012
From: NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT LLC
To: COVIDIEN LP
Reel/Frame 029432/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 2, 2011
From: PINTO, YU-JUNG; ELIASSON, TRACY; JOHNSON, CORINNE; LUND, GREG; HANSEN, BRYAN SCOTT
To: NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT LLC
Reel/Frame 026849/0447 →