Voice interface for a dialysis machine

• US 10,441,696 B2
• Filed: 11/08/2017
• Issued: 10/15/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Holdings Incorporated (Fresenius Medical Care AG)
• Original Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Holdings Incorporated (Fresenius Medical Care AG)
• Inventors: Tanenbaum, Lee Daniel, Wang, Fei, Gumina, Mario, Merics, Thomas, Hoffstetter, Eric, Doyle, Matthew, Mok, Aleo Nobel, Raiford, Wayne
• Primary Examiner(s): Singh, Satwant K
• Application Number:
  US15/806,994
• Publication Number:
  US 20180064865A1
• Time in Patent Office: 706 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/14 Dialysis systems; Artificial kidneys; Blood oxygenators semi-permeable membranes characterised by the material, manufacturing processes therefor B01D71/00 ; Reciprocating systems for treatment of body fluids, e.g. single needle systems for hemofiltration or pheresis
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/152 Details related to the interface between cassette and machine
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/159 specially adapted for peritoneal dialysis
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/1601 Control or regulation
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/28 Peritoneal dialysis ; Other peritoneal treatment, e.g. oxygenation
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3569 sublocal, e.g. between console and disposable
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3592 using telemetric means, e.g. radio or optical transmission
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/50 with microprocessors or computers
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/502 User interfaces, e.g. screens or keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/80 voice-operated command
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/22 Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 17/22 Interactive procedures; Man-machine interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/223 Execution procedure of a spoken command
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/40 relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation

Abstract

A dialysis system, comprising: a dialysis machine; an authentication component configured to determine that a source of a voice command received by the dialysis system is an authorized user of the dialysis system; and a processor configured to carry out a function determined based on the voice command.

Claims

1. A dialysis system comprising:

a dialysis machine;

a speaker; and

an alarm component configured to;

determine that an alarm condition related to the dialysis machine exists; and

cause the speaker to provide spoken information related to the alarm condition,

wherein the alarm component is configured to determine the spoken information based on a verbosity setting of the dialysis system.

2. The dialysis system of claim 1, wherein the spoken information comprises an identification of the dialysis machine.

3. The dialysis system of claim 2, wherein the identification of the dialysis machine comprises a machine number.

4. The dialysis system of claim 1, wherein the spoken information comprises an identification of a location of the dialysis machine.

5. The dialysis system of claim 1, wherein the spoken information comprises a name of a user of the dialysis system.

6. The dialysis system of claim 1, wherein the verbosity setting is determined based on an identity of a user of the dialysis system.

7. The dialysis system of claim 6, wherein information related to the verbosity setting that corresponds to the user is stored on a server.

8. The dialysis system of claim 1, wherein the verbosity setting is determined based on a medical qualification of a user of the dialysis system.

9. A dialysis system comprising:

a dialysis machine;

a speaker; and

an instruction component configured to;

determine that an action has not yet been completed; and

cause the speaker to provide spoken instructions that assist a user of the dialysis system in completing the action,

wherein the instruction component is configured to determine the spoken instructions based on a verbosity setting of the dialysis system.

10. The dialysis system of claim 9, wherein the verbosity setting is determined based on an identity of the user.

11. The dialysis system of claim 10, wherein information related to the verbosity setting that corresponds to the user is stored on a server.

12. The dialysis system of claim 9, wherein the verbosity setting is determined based on a medical qualification of the user.

13. The dialysis system of claim 9, wherein the instruction component is configured to cause the speaker to provide subsequent spoken instructions that assist the user of the dialysis system in completing a second action.

14. The dialysis system of claim 9, wherein the action comprises one or more of a set up action, a treatment action, and a calibration action.

15. A dialysis system comprising:

a dialysis machine;

a speaker; and

an instruction component configured to;

determine that an action has not yet been completed; and

cause the speaker to provide spoken instructions that assist a user of the dialysis system in completing the action,

wherein the subsequent spoken instructions are provided one or both of;

i) a predetermined amount of time after the spoken instructions are provided, or ii) in response to the user interacting with the dialysis system after the action is completed.

16. A dialysis system comprising:

a dialysis machine;

a speaker;

an instruction component configured to;

determine that an action has not yet been completed; and

cause the speaker to provide spoken instructions that assist a user of the dialysis system in completing the action; and

a display that is configured to provide visual information related to the action,

wherein the visual information is one or both of an image or a video that show the action being at least partially completed.