METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REMOTE MONITORING AND CONTROL OF MEDICAL FLUID MANAGEMENT DEVICES

• US 20130018355A1
• Filed: 07/16/2012
• Published: 01/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/15/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH (Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA)
• Original Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH (Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA)
• Inventors: KLOEFFEL, Peter, BRAND, Georg, HAUCK, Daniel, STAHL, Thomas
• Granted Patent: US 11,355,235 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/500
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/40 relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

The invention relates to the field of medical fluid management devices, in particular dialysis machines. The object of the invention is to design methods and devices, such that the monitoring and control of medical fluid management devices from a remote site are possible. To do so, the screen content of the output device of a fluid management device is transmitted at least partially to an output device of a remote control unit. The screen content optionally has user interfaces, which can be selected on the remote control device and lead to changes in the control of the transmitting medical fluid management device.

Claims

1. A method for remote monitoring and control of medical fluid management equipment having at least one input and output device, preferably a touchscreen display,

characterized in that

a data transmission takes place in which at least parts of the information content of the at least one input and output device of a medical fluid management device are transmitted and output to at least one remote control unit, and the operator input can be input on at least one input and output device of the at least one remote control unit, preferably a touchscreen, controlling the medical fluid management device.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the data transmission is provided with a time stamp, which is also transmitted.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the medical fluid management device automatically assumes a secure state when termination of a connection between the fluid management device and a remote control unit is detected.

4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the medical fluid management device and/or the remote control unit are equipped with a camera and a loudspeaker and a microphone, at least one camera image and at least one microphone signal being generated.

5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that a camera image and a microphone signal are transmitted from the medical fluid management device to the remote control unit and/or vice versa.

6. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that a camera image transmitted to a medical fluid management device is displayed on a mobile patient interface.

7. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that an alarm state is transmitted from the medical fluid management device to a remote control unit and is output as an acoustic, optical or haptic alarm, at first on only the remote control unit.

8. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that operator input at the remote control unit receives a priority and is transmitted to the medical fluid management device.

9. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that a floor plan of medical fluid management devices of a treatment ward is displayed on the output device.

10. A system, comprising a medical fluid management device having at least one input and output device, preferably a touchscreen display, and at least one remote control unit having at least one input and output device, preferably a touchscreen display,

characterized in that

the medical fluid management device and the remote control unit are equipped to transmit data, such that at least parts of the information content of the at least one input and output device of the medical fluid management devices are transmitted to at least one remote control unit,

and the remote control unit is equipped to display the information content transmitted from the medical fluid management device on the at least one input and output device and to transmit operator input on the at least one input and output device to the medical fluid management device.

11. A device according to claim 10, characterized in that the medical fluid management device and the remote control unit are equipped to provide a time stamp for the data transmission.

12. The device according to claim 10, characterized in that the medical fluid management device is equipped to automatically assume a secure state when termination of a connection between the fluid management device and the remote control unit is detected.

13. The device according to claim 10, characterized in that the medical fluid management device and/or the remote control unit is/are equipped with a camera and a loudspeaker and a microphone, at least one camera image and at least one microphone signal being generated.

14. The device according to claim 13, characterized in that the medical fluid management device and the remote control unit are equipped to transmit a camera image and a microphone signal from the medical fluid management device to the remote control unit and/or vice versa.

15. The device according to claim 10, characterized in that it comprises a mobile patient interface equipped to display a camera image.

16. The device according to claim 14, characterized in that the medical fluid management device is equipped to transmit an alarm state to a remote control unit and to suppress the output of an acoustic, optical or haptic alarm temporarily.

17. The device according to claim 10, characterized in that the remote control unit is equipped to provide operator input with a priority and to transmit the operator input to a medical fluid management device.

18. The device according to claim 10, characterized in that the remote control unit is equipped to display a floor plan of medical fluid management devices of a treatment ward on the output device of the remote control unit.

19. A medical fluid management device implemented with the features of claim 10.

20. A control unit implemented with the features of claim 10.