Personalized Medical Monitoring: Auto-Configuration Using Patient Record Information

• US 20090171175A1
• Filed: 12/24/2008
• Published: 07/02/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Covidien LP (Medtronic Plc)
• Original Assignee: Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC (Medtronic Plc)
• Inventors: Li, Li, Amundson, Scott, Hinton, Corydon A.
• Application Number:
  US12/343,733
• Publication Number:
  US 20090171175A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/324
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/029 adapted for auto-initiation
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14551 for measuring blood gases
• 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 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

According to various embodiments, methods and systems are provided for configuring a medical device connected to a network based on an identification. In one embodiment, a method is provided that includes receiving an identification, retrieving configuration parameters from a network based at least in part upon the identification, and selecting one or more configuration parameters based at least in part upon the identification. In various embodiments, a system is provided that includes a medical device configured to communicate over a network, wherein the medical device may receive information from the network and the monitor is configured to select one or more configuration parameters based at least in part upon the information received from the network.

Claims

1. A method of operating a medical device, comprising:

receiving an identification;

retrieving configuration parameters from a network based at least in part on the identification; and

selecting one or more configuration parameters based at least in part on the identification.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the medical device comprises a sensor.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the sensor comprises a pulse oximetry sensor.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the medical device comprises a patient monitor.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the monitor comprises a pulse oximeter.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the identification comprises a caregiver ID, and/or a patient ID, and/or combinations thereof.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the identification comprises a location of the medical device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the configuration parameters comprise information about a patient.

9. The method of claim 1, comprising saving the selected configuration parameters to a database via the network.

10. A method of operating a medical device, comprising:

receiving an identification;

retrieving configuration parameters from a memory of the medical device based at least in part on the identification; and

selecting one or more configuration parameters based at least in part on the identification.

11. The method of claim 10, comprising displaying the selected one or more configuration parameters on a display of the medical device.

12. The method of claim 10, comprising saving the selected one or more configuration parameters to the memory.

13. The method of claim 10, comprising retrieving information via a network based at least in part on the identification and selecting one or more configuration parameters based at least in part on the identification.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the identification comprises a caregiver ID, a patient ID, or any combination thereof.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the identification comprises a location of the medical device.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein the one or more of the configuration parameters comprises information about a patient.

17. A medical device, comprising:

a medical device capable of communicating over a network, wherein the medical device is capable of receiving information from the network, wherein the medical device is capable of selecting one or more configuration parameters based at least in part on the information received from the network.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the medical device comprises a network interface.

19. The system of claim 17, comprising a database connected to the network.

20. The system of claim 17, comprising a sensor coupled to the monitor and configured to measure a physiological parameter.