SYNCHRONIZATION AND CONFIGURATION OF PATIENT MONITORING DEVICES

• US 20090157430A1
• Filed: 10/14/2008
• Published: 06/18/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Insulet Corporation
• Original Assignee: Insulet Corporation
• Inventors: Rule, Peter, Rivas, Gil
• Application Number:
  US12/251,339
• Publication Number:
  US 20090157430A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14546 for measuring analytes not otherwise provided for, e.g. ions, cytochromes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14557 specially adapted to extracorporeal circuits
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1459 invasive, e.g. introduced into the body by a catheter A61B5/1464 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/15003 for venous or arterial blood
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150221 Valves
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150229 Pumps for assisting the blood sampling
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150267 Modular design or construction, i.e. subunits are assembled separately before being joined together or the device comprises interchangeable or detachable modules
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150755 Blood sample preparation for further analysis, e.g. by separating blood components or by mixing
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150786 Optical identification systems, e.g. bar codes, colour codes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150862 intermediate range, e.g. within room or building
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/150992 Blood sampling from a fluid line external to a patient, such as a catheter line, combined with an infusion line; blood sampling from indwelling needle sets, e.g. sealable ports, luer couplings, valves tubing connectors and couplings A61M39/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/153 Devices specially adapted for taking samples of venous or arterial blood, e.g. with syringes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/155 Devices specially adapted for continuous or multiple sampling, e.g. at predetermined intervals devices loaded with multiple lancets simultaneously A61B5/15146
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/157 Devices characterised by integrated means for measuring characteristics of blood
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/412 Detecting or monitoring sepsis
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4839 combined with drug delivery
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/40 for the management of medical equipment or devices, e.g. scheduling maintenance or upgrades
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 : for remote operation

Abstract

Some embodiments provide a system for synchronizing and configuring monitoring devices. In some embodiments, a patient monitoring device settings module is configured to automatically provide configuration settings to a plurality of patient monitoring devices. A monitoring device data module is configured to receive measurement data from at least one of the patient monitoring devices. An electronic medical records system interface is configured to provide patient data at least partially derived from the received measurement data to an electronic medical records system. A patient records interface is configured to provide patient data to at least one of the patient monitoring devices.

Claims

1. A system for synchronizing and configuring monitoring devices, the system comprising:

a monitoring device settings module configured to automatically provide configuration settings to a plurality of patient monitoring devices;

a monitoring device data module configured to receive measurement data from at least one of the plurality of patient monitoring devices;

an electronic medical records system interface configured to provide patient data at least partially derived from the received measurement data to an electronic medical records system; and

a patient records interface configured to provide patient data to at least one of the plurality of patient monitoring devices.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the monitoring device data module is configured to receive blood glucose measurement data.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the monitoring device settings module is configured to supply insulin dosing protocol settings to at least one of the patient monitoring devices.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the monitoring device settings module is configured to push configuration settings to monitoring devices.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the monitoring device settings module is configured to transmit device configuration settings in response to monitoring device requests.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the monitoring device settings module is configured to provide to monitoring devices configuration settings selected from the group consisting of a number of analytes presented on a screen, a presentation format of data, units of measure, a downstream occlusion pressure, an insulin dosing protocol, and a combination of configuration settings.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the patient records interface is configured to query stored patient data.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the monitoring device data module is configured to automatically track measurement data from the plurality of patient monitoring devices.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the monitoring device data module is configured to store received measurement data.

10. A method of synchronizing and configuring monitoring devices, the method comprising:

providing configuration settings from a centralized computer to a plurality of patient monitoring devices;

receiving measurement data from at least one of the plurality of patient monitoring devices;

providing patient data at least partially derived from the received measurement data to an electronic medical records system; and

providing patient data to at least one of the plurality of patient monitoring devices.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising transferring patient data from a first monitoring device to a second monitoring device when it is determined that a patient has been moved from the first monitoring device to the second monitoring device.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein transferring patient data comprises transferring at least one data type comprising at least some previous analyte measurements, a monitoring interval, alarm data, at least some settings from the first monitoring device, or a combination of data types.

13. The method of claim 10, further comprising organizing measurement data received from the plurality of patient monitoring devices.

14. The method of claim 10, further comprising interpreting measurement data received from the plurality of patient monitoring devices.

15. The method of claim 10, further comprising specifying a plurality of hospital-wide parameters for configuring the plurality of patient monitoring devices.

16. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

aggregating the measurement data received from the plurality of patient monitoring devices; and

presenting the aggregated data in a unified report.

17. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving patient identification information from at least one of the plurality of patient monitoring devices;

accessing a patient identifier from a source of patient identifiers; and

providing patient-specific monitoring parameters associated with the patient identifier to the at least one of the plurality of patient monitoring devices.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the patient-specific monitoring parameters comprise monitoring parameters previously used on a monitoring device connected to the patient.