EXTERNAL MEDICAL DEVICE REACTING TO WARNING FROM OTHER MEDICAL DEVICE ABOUT IMPENDING INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION OF TREATMENT
First Claim
1. An external second medical device for attaching to a patient, comprising:
- an operation module for performing an operation at a first capacity on the patient while attached to the patient, the operation being one of monitoring a physiological parameter of the patient and administering a second treatment to the patient; and
a receiver for receiving a warning about an impending administration of a first treatment to the patient, the first treatment by a first medical device distinct from the second medical device, the second medical device having no other knowledge of the first medical device, andin which a defensive action is taken responsive to receiving the warning, the defensive action such that the operation module can no longer perform the operation at the first capacity, andin which then the defensive action is canceled so that the operation module can again perform the operation at the first capacity.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, an external second medical device is capable of being attached to a patient. The second medical device includes an operation module that is capable of operating at different capacities, such as at a first capacity and a second capacity. The second medical device also includes a receiver for receiving a warning about an impending administration of a first treatment to the patient, by a first medical device that does not know about the second medical device being attached to the patient. In response to receiving the warning, the second medical device undertakes a defensive action, whereby the operation of the operation module is capable of being performed at the second capacity. This way, the first treatment, when administered, will impact the second medical device less or not at all.
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28 Claims
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1. An external second medical device for attaching to a patient, comprising:
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an operation module for performing an operation at a first capacity on the patient while attached to the patient, the operation being one of monitoring a physiological parameter of the patient and administering a second treatment to the patient; and a receiver for receiving a warning about an impending administration of a first treatment to the patient, the first treatment by a first medical device distinct from the second medical device, the second medical device having no other knowledge of the first medical device, and in which a defensive action is taken responsive to receiving the warning, the defensive action such that the operation module can no longer perform the operation at the first capacity, and in which then the defensive action is canceled so that the operation module can again perform the operation at the first capacity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A controller for controlling an external second medical device, comprising:
- a processor and a storage medium coupled with the processor, the storage medium having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the processor, result in the second medical device;
performing on a patient an operation at a first capacity, the operation being one of monitoring a physiological parameter of the patient and administering a second treatment to the patient; then receiving, while attached to the patient, a warning about an impending administration of a first treatment to the patient, the first treatment by a first medical device distinct from the second medical device, the second medical device having no prior knowledge of the first medical device; taking a defensive action responsive to receiving the warning, the defensive action such that the operation can no longer be performed at the first capacity; and then canceling the defensive action so that the operation can be performed again at the first capacity. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
- a processor and a storage medium coupled with the processor, the storage medium having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the processor, result in the second medical device;
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28. A method for an external second medical device, comprising:
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performing on a patient an operation at a first capacity, the operation being one of monitoring a physiological parameter of the patient and administering a second treatment to the patient; then receiving, while attached to the patient, a warning about an impending administration of a first treatment to the patient, the first treatment by a first medical device distinct from the second medical device, the second medical device having no prior knowledge of the first medical device; taking a defensive action responsive to receiving the warning, the defensive action such that the operation can no longer be performed at the first capacity; and then canceling the defensive action so that the operation can be performed again at the first capacity.
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