Medical equipment management apparatus which predicts future status of medical equipment
First Claim
1. A medical equipment management apparatus for managing a medical equipment provided in a medical facility connected to the apparatus through a network, the apparatus comprising:
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a reception unit connected to the network, configured to receive parameter data from the medical equipment located in the medical facility, the parameter data is information regarding a status of a specific component of the medical equipment;
a storage unit including a memory, connected to the network, configured to store the parameter data;
a prediction unit connected to the network, configured to calculate an expectancy of the parameter data, which is a predicted parameter data value expected to be received in the future regarding the status of the specific component of the medical equipment, and is calculated based on the stored parameter data;
a second reception unit connected to the network configured to receive a reference request for the expectancy from a requester;
a providing unit connected to the network configured to allow the requester to refer to information of the expectancy based on the received reference request;
a comparison unit configured to compare the expectancy value to the first predetermined threshold level and compare the expectancy value to the second predetermined threshold level; and
an informing unit configured to issue a notification message via the network to a first address when the expectancy is determined to be between the first threshold level and the second threshold level and to a second address when the expectancy is determined to exceed the second threshold.
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Abstract
A medical equipment management apparatus for managing a medical equipment provided in a medical facility connected to the apparatus through a network. The apparatus comprises a reception unit, a storage unit, a prediction unit, a determination unit, and an informing unit. The reception unit is configured to receive a parameter data regarding the medical equipment more than once. The storage unit is configured to store the parameter data, and the prediction unit is configured to calculate an expectancy of the parameter data to be received in the future based on the stored parameter data. Further, the determination unit is configured to determine a level of the expectancy, and the informing unit is configured to give a notice to the medical facility through the network according to the determined level.
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Citations
34 Claims
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1. A medical equipment management apparatus for managing a medical equipment provided in a medical facility connected to the apparatus through a network, the apparatus comprising:
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a processor; a reception unit connected to the network, configured to receive parameter data from the medical equipment located in the medical facility, the parameter data is information regarding a status of a specific component of the medical equipment; a storage unit including a memory, connected to the network, configured to store the parameter data; a prediction unit connected to the network, configured to calculate an expectancy of the parameter data, which is a predicted parameter data value expected to be received in the future regarding the status of the specific component of the medical equipment, and is calculated based on the stored parameter data; a second reception unit connected to the network configured to receive a reference request for the expectancy from a requester; a providing unit connected to the network configured to allow the requester to refer to information of the expectancy based on the received reference request; a comparison unit configured to compare the expectancy value to the first predetermined threshold level and compare the expectancy value to the second predetermined threshold level; and an informing unit configured to issue a notification message via the network to a first address when the expectancy is determined to be between the first threshold level and the second threshold level and to a second address when the expectancy is determined to exceed the second threshold. - 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, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A medical equipment management apparatus for managing a medical equipment provided in a medical facility connected to the apparatus through a network, the apparatus comprising:
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a processor; a reception unit connected to the network configured to receive parameter data regarding the medical equipment, the parameter data is information regarding a status of a specific component of the medical equipment; a storage unit including a memory, connected to the network configured to store the parameter data; a prediction unit connected to the network configured to calculate an expectancy of the parameter data, which is a predicted parameter data value expected to be received in the future regarding the status of the specific component of the medical equipment, and is calculated based on the stored parameter data; a determination unit connected to the network configured to determine a date when the expectancy is identical to a predetermined threshold existing in the determination unit; a second reception unit connected to the network configured to receive a reference request for the date from a computer; a providing unit connected to the network configured to allow the computer to refer to information of the date based on the received reference request; and an informing unit configured to send a notification message over the network to a second computer according to the determined date.
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29. A method of managing a medical equipment device, provided in a medical facility, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving parameter data in a reception unit connected to a network, the parameter data is information regarding a status of a specific component of the medical equipment device; storing the parameter data in a storage unit including a memory; calculating, using a processor, an expectancy of the parameter data to be received in the future, the expectancy is a predicted parameter data value regarding the status of the specific component of the medical equipment and is calculated based on the stored parameter data of the medical equipment device; comparing the expectancy to a first predetermined threshold level and a second predetermined threshold level; receiving a reference request for the expectancy from a requester; allowing the requester to refer to information of the expectancy based on the received reference request; and issuing a notification message via the network to a first address when the expectancy is determined to be between the first threshold level and the second threshold level and to a second address when the expectancy is determined to exceed the second threshold.
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30. A method of managing a medical equipment device provided in a medical facility, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving parameter data in a reception unit connected to a network, the parameter data is information regarding a status of a specific component of the medical equipment; storing the parameter data in a storage unit including a memory; calculating, using a processor, an expectancy, which is a predicted parameter data value expected of the parameter data to be received in the future regarding the status of the specific component of the medical equipment, and is calculated based on the stored parameter data of the medical equipment device; receiving a reference request for the expectancy from a requester; allowing the requester to refer to information of the expectancy based on the received reference request; comparing the expectancy value to a first predetermined threshold level and comparing the expectancy value to a second predetermined threshold level; and issuing a notification message via a network to a first address when the expectancy is determined to be between the first threshold level and the second threshold level and to a second address when the expectancy is determined to exceed the second threshold.
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31. A method of managing a medical equipment device provided in a medical facility, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving parameter data in a reception unit connected to a network, the parameter data is information regarding a status of a specific component of the medical equipment; storing the parameter data in a storage unit including a memory; calculating, using a processor, an expectancy, which is a predicted parameter data value expected of the parameter data to be received in the future regarding the status of the specific component of the medical equipment, and is calculated based on the stored parameter data of the medical equipment device; determining a date when the expectancy is identical to a predetermined threshold existing in the determination unit; receiving a reference request for the date from a computer; providing the computer with information of the date based on the received reference request; and sending a notification message over the network to a second computer according to the determined date.
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32. A management system, comprising:
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a medical facility apparatus, provided in a medical facility, configured to transmit parameter data that is information regarding a status of a specific component of the medical equipment device through a network; and a medical equipment management apparatus including a processor, the medical equipment management apparatus configured to store the parameter data in a memory and to calculate an expectancy, which is a predicted parameter data value expected of the parameter data to be received in the future regarding the status of the specific component of the medical equipment, and is calculated based on the parameter data transmitted from the medical facility apparatus, to compare the expectancy value to the first predetermined threshold level and compare the expectancy value to the second predetermined threshold level, and to output a notification message indicating a situation of the medical equipment via the network to a first address when the expectancy is determined to be between the first threshold level and the second threshold level and to a second address when the expectancy is determined to exceed the second threshold, the medical equipment management apparatus also configured to receive a reference request for the expectancy from a requester.
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33. A management system, comprising:
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a medical facility apparatus, provided in a medical facility, configured to transmit parameter data that is information regarding a status of a specific component of the medical equipment device through a network; a medical equipment management apparatus including a processor, the medical equipment management apparatus configured to store the parameter data in a memory and to calculate an expectancy of the parameter data, which is a predicted parameter data value expected to be received in the future regarding the status of the specific component of the medical equipment, and is calculated based on the parameter data transmitted from the medical facility apparatus, to compare the expectancy value to the first predetermined threshold level and compare the expectancy value to the second predetermined threshold level, and to transmit information of the expectancy through the network the medical equipment management apparatus also configured to receive a reference request for the expectancy from a requester; and a terminal equipment configured to receive and display the information transmitted from the medical equipment management apparatus.
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34. A monitoring apparatus for managing an equipment connected to the apparatus through a network, the apparatus, comprising:
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a processor; a reception unit connected to the network configured to receive data from the equipment a plurality of times, the data is information regarding the status of a specific component of the equipment; a storage unit including a memory, connected to the network configured to store the data; a prediction unit connected to the network configured to calculate an expectancy of the predicted data to be received in the future regarding the status of the specific component of the medical equipment, and the expectancy is calculated based on the stored data; a determination unit connected to the network configured to determine a date when the expectancy is identical to a predetermined threshold existing in the determination unit; a second reception unit connected to the network configured to receive a reference request for the expectancy from a requester; a providing unit connected to the network configured to allow the requester to refer to information of the expectancy based on the received reference request; an informing unit connected to the network configured to issue a notice through the network; and an informing unit configured to send a notification message over the network to a second computer according to the determined date.
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