Software update for a medical fluid management device
First Claim
1. A medical fluid management apparatus comprising:
- a) a fluid treatment component and/or a fluid source;
b) a fluid line to transport fluid between a patient and the fluid treatment component and/or the fluid source;
c) at least two processor systems each having its own associated software programs and each having an operating mode in which said processor systems are configured to perform a medical fluid management function within said apparatus, said processor systems line-connected to components of the medical fluid management apparatus to monitor and/or control the fluid treatment and/or fluid transport;
d) a data transfer bus connecting the processor systems;
e) a data input apparatus which is connected to the data transfer bus and via which the software programs belonging to the respective processor systems are updated with externally received software updates;
f) an operating mode switch which is connected to the at least two processor systems and which has a first switch state and a second switch state, said operating mode switch being configured to switch the processor systems into said operating mode in said first switch state and into a software updating mode in said second switch state; and
g) a central detection system which is connected to the operating mode switch and to the data transfer bus, said central detection system, when in the software updating mode, being configured to take into account existing versions of the software programs and/or existing processor systems to determine which of said software updates input via said data input apparatus have to be loaded for which processor systems, and to initiate the loading of these software updates into all the relevant processor systems respectively.
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Abstract
A medical fluid management apparatus which includes a plurality of processor systems with respectively associated software programs. The fluid management apparatus has a fluid treatment component and/or a fluid source which can be connected to a patient via a fluid line. The processor systems are connected via a data transfer system to a data input apparatus via which an updating of the software programs belonging to the respective processor systems can take place. After actuation of an operating mode switch, a detection system, while taking into account the existing version of the software programs and/or the existing processor systems, determines which software programs have to be loaded via the data input apparatus. The medical fluid management apparatus allows a simple and user-friendly updating of the operating software even with a complex design of the apparatus.
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26 Claims
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1. A medical fluid management apparatus comprising:
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a) a fluid treatment component and/or a fluid source; b) a fluid line to transport fluid between a patient and the fluid treatment component and/or the fluid source; c) at least two processor systems each having its own associated software programs and each having an operating mode in which said processor systems are configured to perform a medical fluid management function within said apparatus, said processor systems line-connected to components of the medical fluid management apparatus to monitor and/or control the fluid treatment and/or fluid transport; d) a data transfer bus connecting the processor systems; e) a data input apparatus which is connected to the data transfer bus and via which the software programs belonging to the respective processor systems are updated with externally received software updates; f) an operating mode switch which is connected to the at least two processor systems and which has a first switch state and a second switch state, said operating mode switch being configured to switch the processor systems into said operating mode in said first switch state and into a software updating mode in said second switch state; and g) a central detection system which is connected to the operating mode switch and to the data transfer bus, said central detection system, when in the software updating mode, being configured to take into account existing versions of the software programs and/or existing processor systems to determine which of said software updates input via said data input apparatus have to be loaded for which processor systems, and to initiate the loading of these software updates into all the relevant processor systems respectively. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 24)
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18. A medical fluid management apparatus comprising:
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a) a plurality of functional modules within said apparatus that include a fluid treatment component and/or a fluid source; b) a fluid line to transport fluid between a patient and the fluid treatment component and/or the fluid source; c) a plurality of processor systems each having its own associated software programs and an operating mode that pertains to operation of one or more of said plurality of functional modules, said processor systems line-connected to one or more of said plurality of functional modules; d) a data transfer bus connecting the processor systems; e) a data input apparatus which is connected to the data transfer bus and which is configured to receive software updates for the software programs belonging to the respective processor systems of said medical fluid management apparatus functional modules; f) an operating mode switch which is connected with the processor systems and which has a first switch state and a second switch state, said operating mode switch being configured to switch the processor systems into said operating mode in said first switch state and into a software updating mode in said second switch state; and g) a detection system within each processor system and connected with the data transfer bus, said detection system, when in the software updating mode, being configured to compare existing versions of the software programs and/or its existing processor system with software updates received by said data input apparatus to determine which of said software updates input via said data input apparatus have to be loaded for its processor system, and to initiate the loading of these software updates into its processor system. - View Dependent Claims (19, 22, 23, 25, 26)
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