Optimizing peritoneal dialysis using a patient hand-held scanning device
First Claim
1. A handheld personal communication apparatus for a continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (“
- CAPD”
) treatment comprising;
a reader configured to perform at least one of (i) read a marking displayed on a dialysis fluid container to acquire data concerning at least one of a dialysis fluid type or a dialysis fluid volume from the marking, or (ii) receive a patient weight signal from a weight scale;
a processor configured touse the at least two of the dialysis fluid type, the dialysis fluid volume, or the patient weight signal to determine a dialysis dwell time for a dialysis dwell of a single CAPD cycle of a dialysis therapy for a patient, the dialysis dwell time corresponding to a time to achieve at least one of (a) a specified ultrafiltrate level for the CAPD cycle, (b) a urea removal level for the CAPD cycle, or (c) a creatinine removal level for the CAPD cycle,begin a timer upon a start of the dialysis dwell, andafter the timer has reached the dialysis dwell time, transmit an output signal; and
an output interface configured to, in response to the output signal, provide an indication to the patient of a completion of the dialysis dwell time,wherein the indication includes at least one of (i) a display of a visual notification on a screen of the output interface, (ii) an audio notification via a speaker of the output interface, or (iii) a tactile actuation via an actuator of the output interface.
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Abstract
A handheld personal communication apparatus for dialysis includes: a reader to (i) read a marking displayed on a dialysis fluid container to acquire data concerning at least one of a dialysis fluid type or a dialysis fluid volume from the marking, and/or (ii) receive a patient weight signal from a weight scale; a processor using at least one of the dialysis fluid type, dialysis fluid volume, or patient weight to determine a dialysis dwell time for at least one cycle of a dialysis therapy, the dialysis dwell time being a time to achieve, over the at least one cycle, at least one of (a) a specified ultrafiltrate level, (b) a urea removal level, or (c) a creatinine removal level; and an output interface providing an indication to the patient of a completion of the dialysis dwell time.
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1. A handheld personal communication apparatus for a continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (“
- CAPD”
) treatment comprising;a reader configured to perform at least one of (i) read a marking displayed on a dialysis fluid container to acquire data concerning at least one of a dialysis fluid type or a dialysis fluid volume from the marking, or (ii) receive a patient weight signal from a weight scale; a processor configured to use the at least two of the dialysis fluid type, the dialysis fluid volume, or the patient weight signal to determine a dialysis dwell time for a dialysis dwell of a single CAPD cycle of a dialysis therapy for a patient, the dialysis dwell time corresponding to a time to achieve at least one of (a) a specified ultrafiltrate level for the CAPD cycle, (b) a urea removal level for the CAPD cycle, or (c) a creatinine removal level for the CAPD cycle, begin a timer upon a start of the dialysis dwell, and after the timer has reached the dialysis dwell time, transmit an output signal; and an output interface configured to, in response to the output signal, provide an indication to the patient of a completion of the dialysis dwell time, wherein the indication includes at least one of (i) a display of a visual notification on a screen of the output interface, (ii) an audio notification via a speaker of the output interface, or (iii) a tactile actuation via an actuator of the output interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A dialysis device for a continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (“
- CAPD”
) treatment comprising;a handheld housing; processor and memory located within the housing; a reader included within the housing and in communication with the processor, the reader configured to read a marking displayed on a dialysis fluid container to acquire solution data concerning at least one of a dialysis fluid type or a dialysis fluid volume from the marking; a transceiver included within the housing and in electrical communication with the processor, the transceiver configured to receive patient data from a medical sensor; wherein the processor operating with the memory and the reader and/or the transceiver is configured to use at least two of the dialysis fluid type, the dialysis fluid volume, or the patient data to determine a dialysis dwell time for a dialysis dwell of a single CAPD cycle of a dialysis therapy for the patient, the dialysis dwell time corresponding to a time to achieve at least one of (a) a specified ultrafiltrate level for the CAPD cycle, (b) a urea removal level for the CAPD cycle, or (c) a creatinine removal level for the CAPD cycle, begin a timer upon a start of the dialysis dwell, and after the timer has reached the dialysis dwell time, transmit an output signal; and an output interface carried by the housing and configured to, in response to the output signal, provide an indication to a patient of a completion of the dialysis dwell time, wherein the indication includes at least one of (i) a display of a visual notification on a screen of the output interface, (ii) an audio notification via a speaker of the output interface, or (iii) a tactile actuation via an actuator of the output interface. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A handheld personal communication apparatus for a continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (“
- CAPD”
) treatment comprising instructions, which when executed, cause the personal communication apparatus to;instruct a reader to perform at least one of (i) read a marking displayed on a dialysis fluid container to acquire data concerning at least one of a dialysis fluid type or a dialysis fluid volume from the marking, or (ii) receive a patient weight signal from a weight scale; determine, via a processor, a dialysis dwell time for a dialysis dwell of a single CAPD cycle of a dialysis therapy for a patient using the acquired data, including the at least two of the dialysis fluid type, the dialysis fluid volume, or the patient weight signal, the dialysis dwell time corresponding to a time to achieve at least one of (a) a specified ultrafiltrate level for the CAPD cycle, (b) a urea removal level for the CAPD cycle, or (c) a creatinine removal level for the CAPD cycle; begin, via the processor, a timer upon a start of the dialysis dwell; after the timer has reached the dialysis dwell time, transmit, via the processor, an output signal; and instruct, via the processor in response to the output signal, an output interface to provide an indication to the patient of a completion of the dialysis dwell time. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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