US Patent:
20100292544, Nov 18, 2010
Inventors:
Leslie H. Sherman - Denville NJ, US
George Beck - Mendham NJ, US
Denise Eizadkhah - Bridgewater NJ, US
Dorian LeCroy - New York NY, US
Assignee:
IMPACT Instrumentation, Inc. - West Caldwell NJ
International Classification:
A61M 16/00
A61B 5/00
Abstract:
A life support and monitoring apparatus with malfunction correction guidance is provided. The life support and monitoring apparatus of the present disclosure identifies the root cause or potential cause of a fault/failure and then prompts an operator to take appropriate steps to assure the continuance of life support and critical physiologic monitoring. When multiple faults/failures exist, the apparatus automatically prioritizes them based on risk to the patient and prompts the operator to do the most appropriate intervention to assure patient safety.