Establishing a wireless communication between a fluid processing medical device and a medical accessory
First Claim
1. A method of establishing a wireless operating communication between a fluid processing medical device and a medical accessory, the method comprising:
- establishing a wireless auxiliary communication between the fluid processing medical device and the medical accessory;
transferring configuration data using the wireless auxiliary communication; and
establishing a wireless operating communication between the fluid processing medical device and the medical accessory based on the configuration data, wherein a maximum operating distance of the wireless auxiliary communication is shorter than a maximum operating distance of the wireless operating communication;
wherein, after the wireless operating communication has been established, the method further comprises;
establishing a second wireless auxiliary communication between the fluid processing medical device and a second medical accessory;
transferring second configuration data using the second wireless auxiliary communication;
determining whether the medical accessory and the second medical accessory are of a same type based on the configuration data and the second configuration data; and
if the medical accessory and the second medical accessory are of the same type;
inhibiting data communication using the wireless operating communication with the second medical accessory; and
closing the second wireless auxiliary communication.
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Abstract
A method of establishing a wireless operating communication between the extracorporeal blood treatment device and a medical accessory and extracorporeal blood treatment device configured for implementing the method are provided; the method comprises the steps of establishing a wireless auxiliary communication between the blood treatment device and the medical accessory, transferring configuration data using the wireless auxiliary communication and establishing the wireless operating communication between the blood treatment device and the medical accessory based on the configuration data. A maximum operating distance of the wireless auxiliary communication is shorter than a maximum operating distance of the wireless operating communication.
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35 Claims
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1. A method of establishing a wireless operating communication between a fluid processing medical device and a medical accessory, the method comprising:
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establishing a wireless auxiliary communication between the fluid processing medical device and the medical accessory; transferring configuration data using the wireless auxiliary communication; and establishing a wireless operating communication between the fluid processing medical device and the medical accessory based on the configuration data, wherein a maximum operating distance of the wireless auxiliary communication is shorter than a maximum operating distance of the wireless operating communication; wherein, after the wireless operating communication has been established, the method further comprises; establishing a second wireless auxiliary communication between the fluid processing medical device and a second medical accessory; transferring second configuration data using the second wireless auxiliary communication; determining whether the medical accessory and the second medical accessory are of a same type based on the configuration data and the second configuration data; and if the medical accessory and the second medical accessory are of the same type; inhibiting data communication using the wireless operating communication with the second medical accessory; and closing the second wireless auxiliary communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An extracorporeal blood treatment device comprising:
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a blood treatment unit comprising a blood chamber and a fluid chamber separated from the blood chamber by a semipermeable membrane; an extracorporeal blood circuit comprising an arterial line for blood removal from an individual and a venous line for blood return to the individual, the arterial line connected to an inlet and the venous line connected to an outlet of the blood chamber; a blood moving device to move the blood along the extracorporeal circuit; a fluid circuit comprising at least a discharge line connected to an outlet of the fluid chamber; an ultrafiltration device to ultrafilter plasmatic liquid from the blood chamber to the fluid chamber across the semipermeable membrane; a device control unit configured to perform; establishing a wireless auxiliary communication between the blood treatment device and a medical accessory; transferring configuration data using the wireless auxiliary communication; and establishing a wireless operating communication between the blood treatment device and the medical accessory based on the configuration data, wherein a maximum operating distance of the wireless auxiliary communication is shorter than a maximum operating distance of the wireless operating communication, a support structure supporting at least the ultrafiltration device and the blood moving device, a plurality of replaceable components of different categories engaged to the support structure in correspondence of respective operating areas, each component of a same category comprising a respective mechanical connection to a corresponding operating area on the support structure different from that of components of other categories, wherein said support structure includes a plurality of different types of engaging means, each type of engaging means being designed for mechanically engaging, in a respective operating area, a component of one corresponding category only, at least a user interface enabling setting of a plurality of parameters pertinent to operation of said extracorporeal blood treatment device or pertinent to a process to be performed by said extracorporeal blood treatment device, the user interface including at least a screen, wherein the wireless reader comprises a reading portion to read information concerning the components, the reading portion being spaced from said operating areas and accessible to read the information irrespective of the components engaged or not engaged to the support structure, wherein the device control unit of the blood treatment device controls operation of said blood treatment device and is responsive to actions by a user on said user interface, said device control unit also communicating with the wireless reader and programmed to receive and store at least said information concerning the components every time the wireless reader reads information concerning a new component installed or to be installed on the structure. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of establishing a wireless operating communication between a fluid processing medical device and a medical accessory, the method comprising:
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establishing a wireless auxiliary communication between the fluid processing medical device and the medical accessory; transferring configuration data using the wireless auxiliary communication; and establishing a wireless operating communication between the fluid processing medical device and the medical accessory based on the configuration data, wherein a maximum operating distance of the wireless auxiliary communication is shorter than a maximum operating distance of the wireless operating communication, wherein establishing the wireless operating communication comprises; determining, based on the configuration data, communication data of the medical accessory to operate with the wireless operating communication, wherein the communication data is indicative of a communication configuration of the medical accessory, wherein the configuration data comprise type data indicative of a plurality of properties of the medical accessory; initiating, based on the communication data, a data communication between the fluid processing medical device and the medical accessory using the wireless operating communication; determining, based on the type data, whether the medical accessory is of a type suitable to operate with the fluid processing medical device; and closing both the wireless auxiliary communication and the wireless operating communication with the medical accessory if the medical accessory is not of a type suitable for operation with the fluid processing medical device, wherein the plurality of properties of the medical accessory that the type data are indicative of comprise one or more of; hardware data indicative of a hardware configuration of the medical accessory; software data indicative of a software configuration of the medical accessory; and firmware data indicative of a firmware configuration of the medical accessory, and wherein determining whether the medical accessory is of a type suitable to operate with the fluid processing medical device is based on one or more of the hardware data, the software data, and the firmware data. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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