Medical equipment servicing

• US 9,220,912 B2
• Filed: 07/26/2012
• Issued: 12/29/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Zoll Medical Corporation (Asahi Kasei Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Zoll Medical Corporation (Asahi Kasei Corporation)
• Inventors: Elghazzawi, Ziad F.
• Primary Examiner(s): Layno, Carl H
• Assistant Examiner(s): Morales, Jon Eric C
• Application Number:
  US13/558,957
• Publication Number:
  US 20140031884A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,251 Days
• Field of Search: 600/300, 600/485, 600/561
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3904 External heart defibrillators [EHD]
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/39044 in combination with cardiopulmonary resuscitation [CPR] therapy
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3931 Protecting, e.g. back-up systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/22 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/23 Updating
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/40 for the management of medical equipment or devices, e.g. scheduling maintenance or upgrades
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management

Abstract

Systems and techniques for centralized management and servicing of medical equipment such as automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are described herein. The systems and techniques for receiving status updates from multiple automated external defibrillators, receiving, from a user, a request to access status information, and sending, to the user, summary level status information for at least some of the multiple automated external defibrillators, the summary level status information being grouped based on a measure of geographic proximity of the multiple automated external defibrillators.

Claims

1. A method for providing status information associated with one or more automated external defibrillators, the method comprising

receiving, at one or more processors, status updates from one or more of the automated external defibrillators;

receiving, at the one or more processors, a request to access status information; and

sending, by the one or more processors, summary level status information for a single or multiple of the automated external defibrillators, wherein the summary level status information for at least some of the multiple automated external defibrillators is grouped based on a measure of geographic proximity of the at least some of the multiple automated external defibrillators;

wherein the summary level status information grouped based on a measure of geographic proximity comprises summary level status information grouped based on a user defined geographic region in which the at least some of the multiple automated external defibrillators are located.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a selection of the user defined geographic region; and

displaying status information for individual automated external defibrillators associated with the user defined geographic region.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining a subset of the multiple automated external defibrillators based on an identity of the user and access information for the automated external defibrillators.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the status information further comprises information about available software updates and the method further comprises sending instructions to cause an automated external defibrillator to perform at least one of automatically installing a software update and updating a configuration.

5. A computer program product comprising instructions to cause a processor to:

receive status updates from one or more of the automated external defibrillators;

receive a request to access status information; and

send summary level status information for a single or multiple of the automated external defibrillators, wherein the summary level status information for at least some of the multiple automated external defibrillators is grouped based on a measure of geographic proximity of the at least some of the multiple automated external defibrillators;

wherein the summary level status information grouped based on a measure of geographic proximity comprises summary level status information grouped based on a user defined geographic region in which the at least some of the multiple automated external defibrillators are located.

6. The computer program product of claim 5, further comprising instructions to cause the processor to:

receive a selection of the user defined geographic region; and

display status information for individual automated external defibrillators associated with the user defined geographic region.

7. The computer program product of claim 5, further comprising instructions to cause the processor to determine a subset of the multiple automated external defibrillators based on an identity of the user and access information for the automated external defibrillators.

8. The computer program product of claim 5, wherein the status information further comprises information about available software updates and further comprising instructions to cause the processor to send instructions to cause an automated external defibrillator to perform at least one of automatically installing a software update and updating a configuration.

9. A system comprising:

a database that includes status information for emergency response equipment; and

a computer configured to;

receive status updates from one or more multiple automated external defibrillators;

store the status updates in the database;

receive a request to access status information; and

send summary level status information for a single or multiple of the automated external defibrillators, wherein the summary level status information for at least some of the multiple automated external defibrillators is grouped based on a measure of geographic proximity of the at least some of the multiple automated external defibrillators;

wherein the summary level status information grouped based on a measure of geographic proximity comprises summary level status information grouped based on a user defined geographic region in which the at least some of the multiple automated external defibrillators are located.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the computer is further configured to:

receive a selection of the user defined geographic region; and

display status information for individual automated external defibrillators associated with the user defined geographic region.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the status information further comprises information about available software updates and the computer is further configured to send instructions to cause an automated external defibrillator to automatically perform at least one of installing a software update and updating a configuration.

12. A method for providing status information associated with one or more automated external defibrillators, the method comprising:

receiving, at one or more processors, status updates from one or more of the automated external defibrillators;

receiving, at the one or more processors, a request to access status information; and

sending, by the one or more processors, summary level status information for a single or multiple of the automated external defibrillators, wherein the summary level status information for at least some of the multiple automated external defibrillators is grouped based on a measure of geographic proximity of the at least some of the multiple automated external defibrillators;

wherein the summary level status information grouped based on a measure of geographic proximity comprises summary level status information grouped based on a building in which the at least some of the multiple automated external defibrillators are located.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

receiving a selection of a location; and

displaying status information for individual automated external defibrillators associated with the location.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising grouping the at least some of the multiple automated external defibrillators based on a geographic location of the automated external defibrillators.

15. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

determining a subset of the at least some of the multiple automated external defibrillators based on an identity of the user and access information for the automated external defibrillators.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the status information further comprises information about available software updates and the method further comprises sending instructions to cause an automated external defibrillator to perform at least one of automatically installing a software update and updating a configuration.

17. A non-transitory computer program product comprising instructions to cause a processor to:

receive status updates from one or more automated external defibrillators;

receive a request to access status information; and

send summary level status information for a single or multiple of the automated external defibrillators, wherein the summary level status information for at least some of the multiple automated external defibrillators is grouped based on a measure of geographic proximity of the at least some of the multiple automated external defibrillators;

wherein the summary level status information grouped based on a measure of geographic proximity comprises summary level status information grouped based on a building in which the at least some of the multiple automated external defibrillators are located.

18. The non-transitory computer program product of claim 17, further comprising instructions to cause the processor to:

receive a selection of a location; and

display status information for individual automated external defibrillators associated with the location.

19. The non-transitory computer program product of claim 17, further comprising instructions to

cause the processor to group the at least some of the multiple automated external defibrillators based on a geographic location of the automated external defibrillators.

20. The non-transitory computer program product of claim 17, further comprising instructions to cause the processor to determine a subset of the at least some of the multiple automated external defibrillators based on an identity of the user and access information for the automated external defibrillators.

21. The non-transitory computer program product of claim 17, wherein the status information further comprises information about available software updates and further comprising instructions to cause the processor to send instructions to cause an automated external defibrillator to perform at least one of automatically installing a software update and updating a configuration.

22. A system comprising:

a database that includes status information for emergency response equipment;

a computer configured to;

receive status updates from one or more automated external defibrillators;

store the status updates in the database;

receive a request to access status information; and

send summary level status information for a single or multiple of the automated external defibrillators, wherein the summary level status information for at least some of the multiple automated external defibrillators is grouped based on a measure of geographic proximity of the at least some of the multiple automated external defibrillators;

wherein the summary level status information grouped based on a measure of geographic proximity comprises summary level status information grouped based on a building in which the at least some of the multiple automated external defibrillators are located.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein the computer is further configured to:

receive a selection of a location; and

display status information for individual automated external defibrillators associated with the location.

24. The system of claim 22, wherein the computer is further configured to group the at least some of the multiple automated external defibrillators based on a geographic location of the automated external defibrillators.

25. The system of claim 22, wherein the status information further comprises information about available software updates and the computer is further configured to send instructions to cause an automated external defibrillator to automatically perform at least one of installing a software update and updating a configuration.

26. A system comprising:

a database that includes status information for emergency response equipment;

a computer configured to;

receive status updates from one or more automated external defibrillators;

store the status updates in the database;

receive a request to access status information; and

send summary level status information for a single or multiple of the automated external defibrillators, wherein the single or multiple automated external defibrillators are associated with a user defined geographic region.

27. The system of claim 26, wherein the computer is further configured to:

receive a selection of a the user defined geographic region; and

display status information for individual automated external defibrillators associated with the user defined geographic region.

28. The system of claim 26, wherein the status information further comprises information about available software updates and the computer is further configured to send instructions to cause an automated external defibrillator to automatically perform at least one of installing a software update and updating a configuration.

29. A method for providing status information associated with one or more automated external defibrillators, the method comprising:

receiving, at one or more processors, status updates from one or more automated external defibrillators;

receiving, at the one or more processors, a request to access status information; and

sending, by the one or more processors, summary level status information for a single or multiple of the automated external defibrillators, wherein the single or multiple of the automated external defibrillators are associated with a user defined geographic region.

30. The method of claim 29, further comprising:

receiving a selection of the user defined geographic region; and

displaying status information for individual automated external defibrillators associated with the user defined geographic region.

31. The method of claim 29, further comprising determining a subset of the multiple automated external defibrillators based on an identity of the user and access information for the automated external defibrillators.

32. The method of claim 29, wherein the status information further comprises information about available software updates and the method further comprises sending instructions to cause an automated external defibrillator to perform at least one of automatically installing a software update and updating a configuration.

33. A non-transitory computer program product comprising instructions to cause a processor to:

receive status updates from one or more automated external defibrillators;

receive a request to access status information; and

send summary level status information for a single or multiple of the automated external defibrillators, wherein the single or multiple of the automated external defibrillators are associated with a user defined geographic region.

34. The non-transitory computer program product of claim 33, further comprising instructions to cause the processor to:

receive a selection of the user defined geographic region; and

display status information for individual automated external defibrillators associated with the user defined geographic region.

35. The non-transitory computer program product of claim 33, further comprising instructions to cause the processor to determine a subset of the multiple automated external defibrillators based on an identity of the user and access information for the automated external defibrillators.

36. The non-transitory computer program product of claim 33, wherein the status information further comprises information about available software updates and further comprising instructions to cause the processor to send instructions to cause an automated external defibrillator to perform at least one of automatically installing a software update and updating a configuration.