DIALYSIS METHOD INCLUDING WIRELESS PATIENT DATA

• US 20130079704A1
• Filed: 11/16/2012
• Published: 03/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/09/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Baxter Healthcare SA (Baxter International Inc.), Baxter International Inc.
• Original Assignee: Baxter Healthcare SA (Baxter International Inc.), Baxter International Inc.
• Inventors: Yu, Anping, Childers, Robert W., Grayson, James
• Granted Patent: US 8,871,095 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/28
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/1522 the interface being evacuated interfaces to enhance contact
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/155 with treatment-fluid pumping means or components thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/159 specially adapted for peritoneal dialysis
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/16 with membranes
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/1603 Regulation parameters
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/28 Peritoneal dialysis ; Other peritoneal treatment, e.g. oxygenation
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/281 Instillation other than by gravity
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/282 Operational modes
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/287 Dialysates therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/341 by measuring the filtrate rate or volume
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/18 with alarm
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3303 Using a biosensor
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3327 Measuring
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3331 Pressure; Flow
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3553 remote, e.g. between patient's home and doctor's office
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3576 with non implanted data transmission devices, e.g. using external transmitter or receiver
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3592 using telemetric means, e.g. radio or optical transmission
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/502 User interfaces, e.g. screens or keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/005 Parameter used as control input for the apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/30 Blood pressure A61M2230/04 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 61/30 : Accessories; Auxiliary operation
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 61/32 : Controlling or regulating
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/40 : relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture

Abstract

A dialysis method comprising coding a wireless receiver of a dialysis machine with at least one of an address or a personal identification number (“PIN”); and receiving at least one of blood pressure data from a blood pressure monitor wirelessly or patient weight data from a weight scale wirelessly, wherein the at least one coded address or PIN ensures that the at least one of the blood pressure data or the patient weight data is received by the receiver as opposed to a receiver of another dialysis machine.

Claims

1. A dialysis method comprising:

coding a wireless receiver of a dialysis machine with at least one of an address or a personal identification number (“

PIN”

); and

receiving at least one of blood pressure data from a blood pressure monitor wirelessly or patient weight data from a weight scale wirelessly, wherein the at least one coded address or PIN ensures that the at least one of the blood pressure data or the patient weight data is received by the receiver as opposed to a receiver of another dialysis machine.

2. The method of claim 1, which includes feeding the at least one of the blood pressure data or the patient weight data to a server.

3. The method of claim 2, which includes feeding the at least one data daily.

4. The method of claim 1, which includes entering one of the blood pressure data or patient weight data into the dialysis machine manually.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the dialysis machine is a peritoneal dialysis machine.

6. The method of claim 1, which further includes generating ultrafiltration (“

UF”

) removed from a patient data for a treatment performed by the dialysis machine.

7. The method of claim 6, which includes sending the UF removed data along with the at least one of the blood pressure data or the patient weight data to a server.

8. The method of claim 1, which includes sending at least one treatment prescription from a server to the dialysis machine.

9. The method of claim 1, which includes receiving the at least one of the blood pressure data or the patient weight data automatically after the data is generated.

10. The method of claim 1, which includes receiving at least one of multiple blood pressure data points or multiple patient weight data points per treatment.

11. A dialysis method comprising:

coding a wireless receiver of a dialysis machine with at least one of an address or a personal identification number (“

PIN”

); and

receiving at least one of blood pressure data from a blood pressure monitor wirelessly or patient weight data from a weight scale wirelessly, wherein the at least one coded address or PIN ensures that the at least one of the blood pressure data or the patient weight data is received by the receiver as opposed to data from an unwanted source.

12. The method of claim 11, which includes feeding the at least one of the blood pressure data or the patient weight data to a server.

13. The method of claim 12, which includes feeding the at least one data daily.

14. The method of claim 11, which includes entering one of the blood pressure data or patient weight data into the dialysis machine manually.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the dialysis machine is a peritoneal dialysis machine.

16. The method of claim 11, which further includes generating ultrafiltration (“

UF”

) removed data for a treatment performed by the dialysis machine.

17. The method of claim 16, which includes sending the UF removed data along with the at least one of the blood pressure data or the patient weight data to a server.

18. The method of claim 11, which includes sending at least one treatment prescription from a server to the dialysis machine.

19. The method of claim 11, which includes receiving the at least one of the blood pressure data or the patient weight data automatically after the data is generated.

20. The method of claim 11, which includes receiving at least one of multiple blood pressure data points or multiple patient weight data points per treatment.

21. A dialysis method comprising:

receiving at least one blood pressure data from a blood pressure monitor or patient weight data from a weight scale wirelessly at a dialysis machine;

generating ultrafiltration (“

UF”

) removed data for a treatment performed by the dialysis machine; and

sending the UF removed data and the at least one of the blood pressure data and patient weight data to a server.

22. The method of claim 21, which includes entering one of the blood pressure data and the patient weight data into the dialysis machine manually and sending all three of the UF data, the blood pressure data and the patient weight data to the server.