Medcial gas alarm system

• Main Author: ABEL JOSEPH H.,BOHLINGER WILLIAM C.,BREITLOW STANTON H
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 19.09.2007
• Subjects: ALARM SYSTEMS; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE; BLASTING; DENTISTRY; DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY; HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONTECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING ORPROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA; HEATING; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTEDFOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; PHYSICS; PIPE-LINE SYSTEMS; PIPE-LINES; SIGNALLING; SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; STORING OF DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS; WEAPONS

A medical gas alarm system for use in a healthcare facility having a medical gas system and having a network of computer devices is provided. The alarm system includes at least one area alarm controller adapted to receive a first signal indicative of a condition of a first portion of the medical gas system. The area alarm controller is adapted to communicate with the network. The alarm system also includes at least one master alarm controller adapted to receive a second signal indicative of a condition of a second portion of the medical gas system. The master alarm controller is adapted to communicate with the network. The area alarm controller is adapted to communicate with the master alarm controller through the network.