MEDICAL DEVICE INCLUDING SETUP OPTION REPORTING

• US 20120136404A1
• Filed: 11/30/2011
• Published: 05/31/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Physio-Control Incorporated (Stryker Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Physio-Control Incorporated (Stryker Corporation)
• Inventors: Drew, Kevin C., Neumiller, James S.
• Granted Patent: US 8,694,100 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 607/6
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14542 for measuring blood gases A61B5/14551 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/339 Displays specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3706 Pacemaker parameters stimulation threshold A61N1/371
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/37247 User interfaces, e.g. input or presentation means
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3937 Monitoring output parameters
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3993 User interfaces for automatic external defibrillators

Abstract

A medical device for use with a patient is described. The medical device includes a component for administering a treatment to the patient or receiving data of the patient. The component is configured to operate according to an internal setting. The medical device also includes a user interface through which a user can modify the internal setting, as well as a settings signature generator for generating a settings signature that represents a present state of the internal setting. A gateway is also provided for communicating a version of the settings signature out of the medical device.

Claims

1. A medical device for use with a patient, the medical device comprising:

a component for one of administering a treatment to the patient and receiving data of the patient, the component configured to operate according to an internal setting;

a user interface through which a user can modify the internal setting;

a settings signature generator for generating a settings signature that represents a present state of the internal setting; and

a gateway for communicating a version of the settings signature out of the medical device.

2. The medical device of claim 1, in which

the version of the settings signature is a packetized version of the settings signature.

3. The medical device of claim 1, in which

the settings signature is a cyclic redundancy check of a memory block in which the internal setting is stored.

4. The medical device of claim 1, in which

the settings signature is derived from a hash function of at least a portion of a memory block in which the internal setting is stored.

5. The medical device of claim 4, in which

the hash function is MD5.

6. The medical device of claim 1, in which

the gateway is structured to communicate the version of the settings signature within a predefined data structure.

7. The medical device of claim 6, in which

the predefined data structure further comprises a section for patient data.

8. The medical device of claim 7, in which

the patient data is communicated out of the medical device in conjunction with the version of the settings signature.

9. The medical device of claim 6, in which

the predefined data structure comprises a section for device data, and in which the version of the settings signature is contained in the section for device data.

10. The medical device of claim 1, in which

the settings signature generator is structured to generate the settings signature substantially periodically.

11. The medical device of claim 1, in which

the settings signature generator is structured to generate the settings signature in response to an external query.

12. The medical device of claim 1, in which

the gateway is structured to communicate the version of the settings signature in response to an event.

13. The medical device of claim 12, in which

the event is an external query.

14. The medical device of claim 13, in which

the external query is performed periodically.

15. The medical device of claim 13, in which

the external query is performed before the medical device is used on the patient.

16. The medical device of claim 13, in which

the external query is performed after the medical device is used on the patient.

17. The medical device of claim 13, in which

the external query is performed during use of the medical device on the patient.

18. The medical device of claim 13, further comprising:

a remote setup interface through which data can be received, and in which the medical device is structured to set the internal setting based on the data received through the remote setup interface.

19. The medical device of claim 1, in which

the component is a defibrillator and the internal setting identifies a protocol of the defibrillator.

20. The medical device of claim 1, in which

the component may be permissively accessed and the internal setting enables or disables the permissive access.

21. The medical device of claim 1, in which

the component is an energy delivery component and the internal setting sets an energy delivery level.

22. The medical device of claim 1, in which

the component is a patient analyzer and the internal setting determines whether the patient analyzer is set to analyze a patient without user action.

23. The medical device of claim 1, in which

the component is a CardioPulmonary Resuscitation timer and the internal setting determines a duration.

24. The medical device of claim 1, in which

the component is pacer and the internal setting describes a pacing rate.

25. The medical device of claim 1, in which

the component is a metronome and the internal setting determines a metronome schedule.

26. The medical device of claim 1, in which

the component is a pacer and the internal setting identifies a pacer current.

27. The medical device of claim 1, in which

the component is a data transmitter the internal setting describes a channel or address for transmission of data.

28. The medical device of claim 1, in which

the component is a carbon dioxide monitor and the internal setting describes the units of measure for the carbon dioxide monitor.

29. The medical device of claim 1, in which

the component is a blood pressure monitor and the internal setting describes an initial pressure level.

30. The medical device of claim 1, in which

the component is an alarm and the internal setting includes an alarm volume setting.

31. The medical device of claim 1, in which

the internal setting determines whether patient data will be transferred without user action.

32. The medical device of claim 1, in which

the component is a patient monitoring lead and the internal setting determines how many data channels exist through the patient monitoring lead.

33. The medical device of claim 1, in which the component of the medical device is capable of being password protected, and in which the internal setting determines whether the password protection is active.

34. The medical device of claim 1, in which the component is an ECG display, and in which the internal setting includes an operation mode of the ECG display.

35. The medical device of claim 34, in which the internal setting further includes a selection of a display unit of the ECG display.

36. The medical device of claim 1, in which the component is a printer, and in which the internal setting includes a printer operation mode.

37. A method for use with a medical device having a component for administering a treatment to a patient or for receiving data of the patient, the component configured to operate according to an internal setting, the medical device generating a settings signature that represents a present state of the internal setting, the method performed by a remote monitoring facility coupled to a communication network, the method comprising:

receiving a version of the settings signature generated by the medical device over the communication network; and

outputting a warning if it is determined from the settings signature that the internal setting deviates from an expected state of the internal setting.

38. The method of claim 37, further comprising:

storing the settings signature.

39. The method of claim 38, further comprising:

comparing the settings signature to a previously stored signature of the internal setting, and

in which the warning is output based on the comparison.

40. The method of claim 37, in which the system further comprises a remote configuration facility, the method further comprising:

in the remote configuration facility, specifying a particular setup configuration of the internal setting; and

transmitting data identifying the particular setup configuration to the medical device across the communication network.

41. The method of claim 37, in which

the version of the settings signature is received from the medical device periodically.

42. The method of claim 37, in which

the version of the settings signature is received from the medical device based on an event at the medical device.

43. The method of claim 42, further comprising:

transmitting a query to the medical device, and

in which the event is the receipt of the query at the medical device.

44. The method of claim 37, further comprising:

communicating the warning to an agency other the medical device.

45. A system for use with a medical device having a component for administering a treatment to a patient or for receiving data of the patient, the system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing instructions which, when executed by the processor result in;

sending a version of the settings signature generated by the medical device over a communication network; and

outputting a warning if it is determined from the settings signature that the internal setting deviates from an expected state of the internal setting.

46. The system of claim 45, in which

the settings signature is stored.

47. The system of claim 46, in which

the settings signature is compared to a previously stored signature of the internal setting, and

the warning is generated based on the comparison.

48. The system of claim 45, in which the system further comprises a remote configuration facility that includes a second processor and a second memory, the system also further comprising:

in the remote configuration facility, instructions stored in the second memory which, when executed by the second processor result in;

specifying a particular setup configuration of the internal setting; and

transmitting data identifying the particular setup configuration to the medical device across the communication network.

49. The system of claim 45, in which

the version of the settings signature is sent from the medical device periodically.

50. The system of claim 45, in which

the version of the settings signature is sent from the medical device based on an event at the medical device.

51. The system of claim 50, in which

a query is transmitted to the medical device, and

the event is the receipt of the query at the medical device.

52. The system of claim 45, in which

the warning is communicated to an agency other the medical device.