Medical fluid delivery system including remote machine updating and control
First Claim
1. A medical fluid delivery system comprising:
- a first medical fluid delivery machine including a first processor and first memory, the first memory storing first instructions, which when executed by the first processor, cause the first processor togenerate, upon completion of a procedure at the first medical fluid delivery machine or upon determining that a preprogrammed time has approached, a first message for remote transmission to a first patient or caregiver indicating (i) that the first medical fluid delivery machine is ready to perform a preprogrammed task or (ii) the preprogrammed time for the first medical fluid delivery machine to perform the same or a different preprogrammed task, andafter receiving a confirmation message from the first patient or caregiver, perform the preprogrammed task or perform at the preprogrammed time the same or the different preprogrammed task; and
a second medical fluid delivery machine including a second processor and second memory, the second memory storing second instructions, which when executed by the second processor, cause the second processor togenerate, upon completion of a procedure at the second medical fluid delivery machine or upon determining that a preprogrammed time has approached, a second message for remote transmission to a second patient or caregiver indicating (i) that the second medical fluid delivery machine is ready to perform the same or a different preprogrammed task or (ii) the preprogrammed time for the second medical fluid delivery machine to perform the same or the different preprogrammed task, andafter receiving a confirmation message from the second patient or caregiver, perform the same or the different preprogrammed task or perform at the preprogrammed time the same or the different preprogrammed task,wherein the same or the different preprogrammed task includes at least one of preparing medical fluid for a dialysis treatment or pumping a fluid through the respective medical fluid delivery machine, andwherein the same or the different preprogrammed task is configured to be performed (a) before a dialysis treatment is performed on the respective first or second patient, and (b) regardless of whether the respective first or second patient is present at the respective first or second medical fluid delivery machine.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A medical fluid delivery system in one embodiment includes: a first medical fluid delivery machine configured to generate a first message for remote transmission to a first patient or caregiver indicating (i) that the first medical fluid delivery machine is ready to perform a task or (ii) a preprogrammed time for the first medical fluid delivery machine to perform a task; and a second medical fluid delivery machine configured to generate a second message for remote transmission to a second patient or caregiver indicating (i) that the second medical fluid delivery machine is ready to perform a task or (ii) a preprogrammed time for the second medical fluid delivery machine to perform a task.
110 Citations
29 Claims
-
1. A medical fluid delivery system comprising:
-
a first medical fluid delivery machine including a first processor and first memory, the first memory storing first instructions, which when executed by the first processor, cause the first processor to generate, upon completion of a procedure at the first medical fluid delivery machine or upon determining that a preprogrammed time has approached, a first message for remote transmission to a first patient or caregiver indicating (i) that the first medical fluid delivery machine is ready to perform a preprogrammed task or (ii) the preprogrammed time for the first medical fluid delivery machine to perform the same or a different preprogrammed task, and after receiving a confirmation message from the first patient or caregiver, perform the preprogrammed task or perform at the preprogrammed time the same or the different preprogrammed task; and a second medical fluid delivery machine including a second processor and second memory, the second memory storing second instructions, which when executed by the second processor, cause the second processor to generate, upon completion of a procedure at the second medical fluid delivery machine or upon determining that a preprogrammed time has approached, a second message for remote transmission to a second patient or caregiver indicating (i) that the second medical fluid delivery machine is ready to perform the same or a different preprogrammed task or (ii) the preprogrammed time for the second medical fluid delivery machine to perform the same or the different preprogrammed task, and after receiving a confirmation message from the second patient or caregiver, perform the same or the different preprogrammed task or perform at the preprogrammed time the same or the different preprogrammed task, wherein the same or the different preprogrammed task includes at least one of preparing medical fluid for a dialysis treatment or pumping a fluid through the respective medical fluid delivery machine, and wherein the same or the different preprogrammed task is configured to be performed (a) before a dialysis treatment is performed on the respective first or second patient, and (b) regardless of whether the respective first or second patient is present at the respective first or second medical fluid delivery machine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
-
-
14. A medical fluid delivery system comprising:
-
a medical fluid delivery machine including a processor and memory, the memory storing instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to generate, upon completion of a procedure at the medical fluid delivery machine or upon determining that a preprogrammed time has approached, a message indicating (i) that the medical fluid delivery machine is ready to perform a preprogrammed task or (ii) a preprogrammed time for the medical fluid delivery machine to perform the same or a different preprogrammed task, and after receiving a confirmation message in response to the message, perform the preprogrammed task or perform at the preprogrammed time the same or the different preprogrammed task; and at least one server in data communication with the medical fluid delivery machine to receive the message, the at least one server including middleware software for relaying the message from the medical fluid delivery machine to a remote mobile communication device, wherein the remote mobile communication device transmits the confirmation message to the server after receiving the message, and the middleware software of the server transmits the confirmation message to the medical fluid delivery machine, wherein the same or the different preprogrammed task includes at least one of preparing medical fluid for a dialysis treatment or pumping a fluid through the medical fluid delivery machine, and wherein the same or the different preprogrammed task is configured to be performed (a) before a dialysis treatment is performed on a patient, and (b) regardless of whether the patient is present at the medical fluid delivery machine. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
-
-
19. A medical fluid delivery system comprising:
-
a medical fluid delivery machine including a processor and memory, the memory storing instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to generate, upon completion of a procedure at the medical fluid delivery machine, a message indicating that the medical fluid delivery machine is ready to perform a preprogrammed task, and after receiving a notification in response to the message, perform the preprogrammed task; and at least one server in data communication with the medical fluid delivery machine via a first link to receive the message, the at least one server configured to (i) relay the message from the medical fluid delivery machine to a remote mobile communication device via a second link, (ii) receive a response from the remote mobile communication device indicating to start the preprogrammed task via the second link, and (iii) send the notification to the medical fluid delivery machine to start the preprogrammed task via the first link, wherein the preprogrammed task includes at least one of preparing medical fluid for a dialysis treatment or pumping a fluid through the medical fluid delivery machine, and wherein the preprogrammed task is configured to be performed (a) before a dialysis treatment is performed on a patient, and (b) regardless of whether the patient is present at the medical fluid delivery machine. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
-
-
23. A mobile communication device comprising:
-
a first link to a first medical fluid delivery machine, the first link enabling the mobile communication device to receive a first message from the first medical fluid delivery machine after the first medical fluid delivery machine has at least one of completed a procedure or determined that a preprogrammed time has approached, the first message indicating (i) that the first medical fluid delivery machine is ready to perform a preprogrammed task or (ii) the preprogrammed time for the first medical fluid delivery machine to perform the same or a different preprogrammed task; and a second link to a second medical fluid delivery machine, the second link enabling the mobile communication device to receive a second message from the second medical fluid delivery machine after the second medical fluid delivery machine has at least one of completed a procedure or determined that a preprogrammed time has approached, the second message indicating (i) that the second medical fluid delivery machine is ready to perform the same or a different preprogrammed task or (ii) the preprogrammed time for the second medical fluid delivery machine to perform the same or a different preprogrammed task, wherein the mobile communication device transmits a confirmation message to the respective medical fluid delivery machine after receiving the respective message, the confirmation message causing the respective medical fluid delivery machine to perform the preprogrammed task or perform at the preprogrammed time the same or the different preprogrammed task, wherein the same or the different preprogrammed task includes at least one of preparing medical fluid for a dialysis treatment or pumping a fluid through the respective medical fluid delivery machine, and wherein the same or the different preprogrammed task is configured to be performed (a) before a dialysis treatment is performed on a patient, and (b) regardless of whether the patient is present at the respective medical fluid delivery machine. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
-
Specification