Medical devices and related updating methods and systems
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1. A medical device comprising:
- a motor operable to deliver a fluid influencing a condition of a user;
one or more data storage elements to maintain control information utilized by a control scheme or algorithm implemented by the medical device to determine commands for operating the medical device and network identification information for authenticating an intermediate device paired with the medical device; and
a control module coupled to the motor and the one or more data storage elements to autonomously operate the motor to deliver the fluid based at least in part on the control information and one or more measured values for the condition of the user to autonomously regulate the condition, automatically establish a temporary communication session with the intermediate device over a network in response to a request from the intermediate device, obtain updated control information from the intermediate device via the temporary communication session, overwrite the control information in the one or more data storage elements with the updated control information to store the updated control information in the one or more data storage elements, and after the control information is updated, autonomously operate the motor based at least in part on the updated control information and one or more subsequent measured values for the condition of the user to autonomously regulate the condition.
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Abstract
Apparatus are provided for medical devices and related operating systems and methods. An exemplary medical device includes a motor, one or more data storage elements to maintain control information, and a control module coupled to the motor and the one or more data storage elements. The control module is configured to obtain updated control information via a peer-to-peer communication session over a network, store the updated control information in the one or more data storage elements, and thereafter operate the motor based at least in part on the updated control information.
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20 Claims
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1. A medical device comprising:
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a motor operable to deliver a fluid influencing a condition of a user; one or more data storage elements to maintain control information utilized by a control scheme or algorithm implemented by the medical device to determine commands for operating the medical device and network identification information for authenticating an intermediate device paired with the medical device; and a control module coupled to the motor and the one or more data storage elements to autonomously operate the motor to deliver the fluid based at least in part on the control information and one or more measured values for the condition of the user to autonomously regulate the condition, automatically establish a temporary communication session with the intermediate device over a network in response to a request from the intermediate device, obtain updated control information from the intermediate device via the temporary communication session, overwrite the control information in the one or more data storage elements with the updated control information to store the updated control information in the one or more data storage elements, and after the control information is updated, autonomously operate the motor based at least in part on the updated control information and one or more subsequent measured values for the condition of the user to autonomously regulate the condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of operating a medical device, the method comprising:
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storing, at the medical device, network identification information for authenticating an intermediate device paired with the medical device; automatically establishing, by the medical device, a temporary communication session over a network with the intermediate device paired with the medical device in response to a request from the intermediate device; obtaining, by the medical device from the intermediate device via the temporary communication session, updated control information utilized by a control scheme or algorithm implemented by the medical device for regulating a condition of a user associated with the medical device; overwriting, by the medical device, control information in one or more data storage elements with the updated control information to store the updated control information in the one or more data storage elements; and after updating the control information; obtaining, by the medical device, a measured value for the condition of the user; and determining, by the medical device, a command for autonomously operating the medical device based at least in part on the updated control information and the measured value. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An infusion device comprising:
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a motor operable to deliver fluid to a user, delivery of the fluid influencing a condition of the user; a sensing arrangement to obtain measurement data indicative of the condition of the user, the measurement data including one or more measured values; one or more data storage elements to maintain network identification information for authenticating an intermediate device paired with the medical device and control information utilized by a control scheme or algorithm implemented by the infusion device to determine commands for operating the infusion device, the control information including a target value for the condition of the user and one or more control parameters; and a control module coupled to the motor, the sensing arrangement, and the one or more data storage elements to; autonomously operate the motor to deliver the fluid to the user based at least in part on the one or more control parameters and a difference between the target value and a first value of the one or more measured values; automatically establish a temporary communication session with the intermediate device over a network in response to a request from the intermediate device; obtain updated control information via the temporary communication session over the network, the updated control information including an updated target value for the condition of the user and one or more updated control parameters; overwrite at least some of the control information in the one or more data storage elements with the updated control information to store the updated control information in the one or more data storage elements; and thereafter autonomously operate the motor based at least in part on the one or more updated control parameters and a difference between the updated target value and a second value of the one or more measured values.
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