Renal therapy system including a blood pressure monitor
First Claim
1. A renal therapy system comprising:
- a renal therapy machine configured toperform a dialysis treatment on a patient according to a prescription,generate ultrafiltration (“
UF”
) removed data over the dialysis treatment performed by the renal therapy machine, andtransmit the UF removed data;
a receiver coded with at least one of an address or a personal identification number (“
PIN”
), the receiver configured toreceive blood pressure data from a blood pressure monitor over a frequency, data rate, or communication protocol, the blood pressure monitor located external to the renal therapy machine,receive the UF removed data from the renal therapy machine, andtransmit the blood pressure data and the UF removed data via a network; and
a server communicatively coupled to the receiver via the network, the server configured todetermine at least one of a UF trend or a blood pressure trend from at least one of the UF removed data or the blood pressure data, anddisplay information indicative of the at least one of the UF trend or the blood pressure trend,wherein the at least one coded address or PIN is provided with the blood pressure data that is sent to the receiver, andwherein the receiver is configured to compare the at least one coded address or PIN to the coded address or PIN provided with the blood pressure data to ensure that the blood pressure data is received and processed by the receiver as opposed to extraneous data received over the same frequency, data rate, or communication protocol from sources other than the blood pressure monitor, including devices in proximity of the renal therapy machine.
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Abstract
An example renal therapy system includes a blood pressure monitor configured to output blood pressure data concerning a patient and a renal therapy machine communicatively coupled to the blood pressure monitor. The renal therapy machine is configured to generate ultrafiltration (“UF”) removed data from a prescribed renal therapy treatment performed by the renal therapy machine on the patient, and transmit the UF removed data and the blood pressure data via a network. At least one of a UF trend or a blood pressure trend from the UF removed data or the blood pressure data is determined, enabling a further determination as to at least one of (a) whether a prescribed renal therapy treatment adjustment or a new prescribed renal therapy treatment needs to be made, (b) whether the patient is complying with the prescribed renal therapy treatment, or (c) whether a condition related to an alarm or an alert exists.
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21 Claims
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1. A renal therapy system comprising:
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a renal therapy machine configured to perform a dialysis treatment on a patient according to a prescription, generate ultrafiltration (“
UF”
) removed data over the dialysis treatment performed by the renal therapy machine, andtransmit the UF removed data; a receiver coded with at least one of an address or a personal identification number (“
PIN”
), the receiver configured toreceive blood pressure data from a blood pressure monitor over a frequency, data rate, or communication protocol, the blood pressure monitor located external to the renal therapy machine, receive the UF removed data from the renal therapy machine, and transmit the blood pressure data and the UF removed data via a network; and a server communicatively coupled to the receiver via the network, the server configured to determine at least one of a UF trend or a blood pressure trend from at least one of the UF removed data or the blood pressure data, and display information indicative of the at least one of the UF trend or the blood pressure trend, wherein the at least one coded address or PIN is provided with the blood pressure data that is sent to the receiver, and wherein the receiver is configured to compare the at least one coded address or PIN to the coded address or PIN provided with the blood pressure data to ensure that the blood pressure data is received and processed by the receiver as opposed to extraneous data received over the same frequency, data rate, or communication protocol from sources other than the blood pressure monitor, including devices in proximity of the renal therapy machine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A renal therapy system comprising:
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a blood pressure monitor configured to output blood pressure data concerning a patient before, during, or after a renal therapy treatment; a receiver coded with at least one of an address or a personal identification number (“
PIN”
), communicatively coupled to the blood pressure monitor, and configured to receive the blood pressure data outputted by the blood pressure monitor over a frequency, data rate, or communication protocol; anda renal therapy machine communicatively coupled to the receiver and configured to generate ultrafiltration (“
UF”
) removed data from the renal therapy treatment performed according to a prescription by the renal therapy machine, andoutput the UF removed data to the receiver, where the receiver is configured to determine at least one of a UF trend or a blood pressure trend from the UF removed data or the blood pressure data and transmit the UF removed data and the blood pressure data via a network that is located external to the renal therapy machine, wherein the at least one coded address or PIN is provided with the blood pressure data that is sent to the receiver, and wherein the receiver is configured to compare the at least one coded address or PIN to the coded address or PIN provided with the blood pressure data to ensure that the blood pressure data is received and processed by the receiver as opposed to extraneous data received over the same frequency, data rate, or communication protocol from sources other than the blood pressure monitor, including devices in proximity of the renal therapy machine. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A renal therapy system comprising:
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a receiver coded with at least one of an address or a personal identification number (“
PIN”
) and communicatively coupled to a blood pressure monitor that outputs blood pressure data concerning a patient, the receiver configured to receive the blood pressure data outputted by the blood pressure monitor over a frequency, data rate, or communication protocol; anda renal therapy machine communicatively coupled to the receiver and configured to generate ultrafiltration (“
UF”
) removed data from a prescribed renal therapy treatment performed by the renal therapy machine, andoutput the UF removed data to the receiver, where the receiver is configured to transmit the UF removed data and the blood pressure data via a network that is located external to the renal therapy machine, wherein the at least one coded address or PIN is provided with the blood pressure data that is sent to the receiver from the blood pressure monitor, and wherein the receiver is configured to compare the at least one coded address or PIN to the coded address or PIN provided with the blood pressure data to ensure that the blood pressure data is received and processed by the receiver as opposed to extraneous data received over the same frequency, data rate, or communication protocol from sources other than the blood pressure monitor, including devices in proximity of the renal therapy machine. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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