Monitor Device Calculating Alarm Generation Time Ratio
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current patient monitoring systems do not effectively quantify the workload of medical workers responding to alarms during physiological information measurement, requiring manual confirmation of patient and sensor states.
Innovation Solution
A monitoring method and system that calculates and outputs the alarm generation time and ratio for vital and technical alarms, enabling quantitative assessment of the workload on medical workers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If alarm notification is implemented during physiological information measurement, then patient safety is improved through timely abnormality detection, but medical worker workload increases due to frequent interruptions requiring physical presence at patient location
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary system (monitor device with display unit) between the alarm source and the medical worker. Instead of requiring the medical worker to physically approach the patient for every alarm, the system provides an intermediate display that shows alarm generation history, timing, and patterns, allowing the worker to assess situations remotely before deciding to intervene at the patient location.
2Loss of information
If comprehensive alarm monitoring is implemented, then complete alarm history tracking is improved, but quantitative assessment of medical worker workload is lost without specific time ratio calculations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual workload assessment with an automated calculation system. The monitor device automatically computes the ratio of alarm generation time to total monitoring time, substituting manual time tracking and calculation with automated electronic computation. This provides quantitative workload data without requiring manual intervention for timing measurements.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides feedback to medical workers by displaying not only alarm history but also calculated time ratios that quantify workload. This feedback loop allows workers to understand the relationship between alarm frequency and their actual time investment, enabling better workload management and system optimization.
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AI summary
A monitoring method includes a calculation step and an output step. The calculation step includes calculating an alarm generation time, in which at least one of a vital alarm notifying an abnormality of physiological information and a technical alarm is generated, or a ratio of the alarm generation time. The output step includes outputting the calculated alarm generation time or the calculated ratio.