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Granted Patent B2
US 12,518,616 · App. 18/633,645 · Granted Jan 6, 2026

Physiological alarm control system and method

Inventors: Kumi Terai (Tokorozawa, JP); Yuta Sekiguchi (Tokorozawa, JP); Daisuke Shimizu (Tokorozawa, JP); Tomoko Oku (Tokorozawa, JP)
Assignee: NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION
G08B29/185A61B5/746G08B21/0453
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Patent No.
US 12,518,616
App. No.
18/633,645
Granted
Jan 6, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An alarm control system includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain a message signal related to measurement of physiological information and an output value of the physiological information, a first alarm signal generator configured to generate a first alarm signal based on the message signal related to the measurement, a second alarm signal generator configured to generate a second alarm signal based on at least one of the message signal related to the measurement or a period in which a measurement value is invalid, the period being calculated based on the output value of the physiological information, and an output controller configured to perform control to output the first alarm signal and the second alarm signal.

Claims (51)

1 . An alarm control system comprising:

one or more processors collectively configured to obtain a message signal related to measurement of physiological information and an output value of the physiological information;

a first alarm signal generator configured to generate a first alarm signal based on the message signal related to the measurement;

a second alarm signal generator configured to generate a second alarm signal based on at least one of the message signal related to the measurement or a period in which a measurement value is invalid, the period being calculated based on the output value of the physiological information; and

an output controller configured to perform control to output the first alarm signal and the second alarm signal.

2 . The alarm control system according to claim 1 , wherein the second alarm signal generator

starts an alarm in the second alarm signal if at least one of a first condition or a second condition is satisfied, and

does not start the alarm in the second alarm signal if neither the first condition nor the second condition is satisfied,

the first condition being an occurrence frequency of the message signal related to the measurement being a predetermined first threshold or more, and

the second condition being the period in which the measurement value is invalid being a predetermined second threshold or more.

3 . The alarm control system according to claim 1 , wherein when the second alarm signal generator starts an alarm in the second alarm signal, the second alarm signal generator continues the alarm in the second alarm signal until a period in which the measurement value is valid continues for a predetermined third threshold or more, the period being a period other than the period in which the measurement value is invalid.

4 . The alarm control system according to claim 3 , wherein after the second alarm signal generator starts the alarm in the second alarm signal, the second alarm signal generator ends the alarm in the second alarm signal if the period in which the measurement value is valid continues for the third threshold or more.

5 . The alarm control system according to claim 1 , wherein the message signal related to the measurement is a message signal of sensor confirmation related to attachment of a sensor for measuring the physiological information to a measurement subject.

6 . The alarm control system according to claim 5 , wherein with respect to the message signal of the sensor confirmation, the first alarm signal generator generates the first alarm signal by masking the sensor confirmation for a predetermined time from occurrence of the sensor confirmation.

7 . The alarm control system according to claim 1 , wherein the output controller performs control to output the first alarm signal and the second alarm signal as an integrated alarm signal obtained by merging the first alarm signal and the second alarm signal.

8 . The alarm control system according to claim 7 ,

wherein the one or more processors are further collectively configured to switch between a first mode for outputting a message signal related to the measurement and a second mode for outputting the integrated alarm signal, and

wherein the output controller performs control to output the message signal related to the measurement when one or more processors switch to the first mode, and performs control to output the integrated alarm signal when the one or more processors switch to the second mode.

9 . The alarm control system according to claim 1 , wherein the physiological information is a heart rate, an electrocardiogram, an SpO2, a respiratory rate, an ST value, a VPC rate, a pulse rate, a CCO value, or a score indicating a condition of a measurement subject.

10 . The alarm control system according to claim 5 , wherein the first alarm signal and the second alarm signal are alarm signals of electrode confirmation.

11 . The alarm control system according to claim 1 , wherein

the message signal related to the measurement is a message signal of electrode confirmation, and

the output value of the physiological information is an output value of a heart rate.

12 . An alarm control method executed by an alarm control system, the alarm control method comprising:|

obtaining a message signal related to measurement of physiological information and an output value of the physiological information;

generating a first alarm signal based on the message signal related to the measurement;

generating a second alarm signal based on at least one of the message signal related to the measurement or a period in which a measurement value is invalid, the period being calculated based on the output value of the physiological information; and

performing control to output the first alarm signal and the second alarm signal.

13 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing an alarm control program for causing a computer to execute:

obtaining a message signal related to measurement of physiological information and an output value of the physiological information;

generating a first alarm signal based on the message signal related to the measurement;

generating a second alarm signal based on at least one of the message signal related to the measurement or a period in which a measurement value is invalid, the period being calculated based on the output value of the physiological information; and

performing control to output the first alarm signal and the second alarm signal.

14 . The alarm control method according to claim 12 , further comprising:

starting an alarm in the second alarm signal if at least one of a first condition or a second condition is satisfied, and

not starting the alarm in the second alarm signal if neither the first condition nor the second condition is satisfied,

the first condition being an occurrence frequency of the message signal related to the measurement being a predetermined first threshold or more, and

the second condition being the period in which the measurement value is invalid being a predetermined second threshold or more.

15 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 13 , further causing the computer to execute:

starting an alarm in the second alarm signal if at least one of a first condition or a second condition is satisfied, and

not starting the alarm in the second alarm signal if neither the first condition nor the second condition is satisfied,

the first condition being an occurrence frequency of the message signal related to the measurement being a predetermined first threshold or more, and

the second condition being the period in which the measurement value is invalid being a predetermined second threshold or more.

16 . The alarm control method according to claim 12 , wherein when an alarm in the second alarm signal is started, the alarm continues in the second alarm signal until a period in which the measurement value is valid continues for a predetermined third threshold or more, the period being a period other than the period in which the measurement value is invalid.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 13 , wherein when an alarm in the second alarm signal is started, the alarm continues in the second alarm signal until a period in which the measurement value is valid continues for a predetermined third threshold or more, the period being a period other than the period in which the measurement value is invalid.

18 . The alarm control method according to claim 12 , wherein the message signal related to the measurement is a message signal of sensor confirmation related to attachment of a sensor for measuring the physiological information to a measurement subject.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 13 , wherein the message signal related to the measurement is a message signal of sensor confirmation related to attachment of a sensor for measuring the physiological information to a measurement subject.

20 . The alarm control system method to claim 12 , further comprising:

outputting the first alarm signal and the second alarm signal as an integrated alarm signal obtained by merging the first alarm signal and the second alarm signal.

21 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 13 , further causing the computer to execute:

outputting the first alarm signal and the second alarm signal as an integrated alarm signal obtained by merging the first alarm signal and the second alarm signal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 12, 2024
From: TERAI, KUMI; SEKIGUCHI, YUTA; SHIMIZU, DAISUKE; OKU, TOMOKO
To: NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2023-069941 · Apr 21, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
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