Dual purpose acute and home treatment dialysis machine

• US 20070158268A1
• Filed: 05/31/2006
• Published: 07/12/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Renal Solutions, Inc. (Fresenius Medical Care AG)
• Original Assignee: Renal Solutions, Inc. (Fresenius Medical Care AG)
• Inventors: DeComo, Peter
• Application Number:
  US11/444,224
• Publication Number:
  US 20070158268A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 210/646
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/16 with membranes
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3393 by weighing the reservoir
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/502 User interfaces, e.g. screens or keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/505 Touch-screens; Virtual keyboard or keypads; Virtual buttons; Soft keys; Mouse touches

Abstract

A method of operating a dialysis machine comprising receiving patient specific data, storing the received patient specific data in a non-volatile memory device, and implementing a treatment according to one of an acute care mode or a home care mode is disclosed. In the case of the acute care mode of treatment, the patient specific data is deleted after implementing the treatment. In the case of the home care mode of treatment, the patient specific data is retained after implementing the treatment. Hardware for implementing the disclosed method is also disclosed. Because of the rules governing abstracts, this abstract should no be used to construe the claims.

Claims

1. A method of operating a dialysis machine, comprising:

receiving patient specific data;

storing said received patient specific data in a non-volatile memory device;

implementing a treatment according to one of an acute care mode or a home care mode; and

in the case of the acute care mode of treatment, deleting said patient specific data after implementing said treatment, and in the case of the home care mode of treatment, retaining said patient specific data after implementing said treatment.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said receiving patient specific data comprises enabling the reception of a first set of patient specific data when in the acute care mode, and enabling the reception of a subset of said first set of patient specific data when in the home care mode.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein said enabling the reception comprises enabling data entry at certain portions of a display while disabling data entry at certain other portions of said display.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said receiving patient specific data comprises enabling the reception of a first range for patient specific parameters when in the acute care mode, and enabling the reception of a subset of said first range for patient specific parameters when in the home care mode.

5. The method of claim 1 additionally comprising receiving a modification to a patient specific parameter within said patient specific data during implementation of a treatment.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein said receiving a modification to a patient specific parameter comprises enabling the reception of a first range for patient specific parameters when in the acute care mode, and enabling the reception of a subset of said first range for patient specific parameters when in the home care mode.

7. A method of operating a dialysis system comprising a dialysis machine and consumables, said method comprising:

preparing a dialysis machine to deliver a treatment;

receiving patient specific data;

storing said received patient specific data in a non-volatile memory device;

implementing a treatment according to one of an acute care mode or home care mode; and

;

in the case of the acute care mode of treatment, deleting said patient specific data after implementing said treatment, and in the case of the home care mode of treatment, retaining said patient specific data after implementing said treatment.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein said preparing a dialysis machine to deliver a treatment comprises attaching consumables to said dialysis machine.

9. The method of claim 7 wherein said receiving patient specific data comprises enabling the reception of a first set of patient specific data when in the acute care mode, and enabling the reception of a subset of said first set of patient specific data when in the home care mode.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein said enabling the reception comprises enabling data entry at certain portions of a display while disabling data entry at certain other portions of said display.

11. The method of claim 7 wherein said receiving patient specific data comprises enabling the reception of a first range for patient specific parameters when in the acute care mode, and enabling the reception of a subset of said first range for patient specific parameters when in said home care mode.

12. The method of claim 7 additionally comprising receiving a modification to a patient specific parameter within said patient specific data during implementation of a treatment.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein said receiving a modification to a patient specific parameter comprises enabling the reception of a first range for patient specific parameters when in the acute care mode, and enabling the reception of a subset of said first range for patient specific parameters when in the home care mode.

14. A control system for a dialysis machine, said control system comprising an input device for receiving information;

a non-volatile memory device responsive to said input device for storing information; and

a processor responsive to said memory device, said memory device carrying instructions which, when executed, cause the control system to execute a method comprising;

receiving patient specific data at the input device;

storing said received patient specific data in the non-volatile memory device;

implementing a treatment according to one of an acute care mode or a home care mode; and

in the case of the acute care mode of treatment, deleting said patient specific data after implementing said treatment, and in the case of the home care mode of treatment, retaining said patient specific data after implementing said treatment.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein said receiving patient specific data comprises enabling the reception of a first set of patient specific data when in the acute care mode, and enabling the reception of a subset of said first set of patient specific data when in the home care mode.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein said enabling the reception comprises enabling data entry at certain portions of a display while disabling data entry at certain other portions of said display.

17. The system of claim 14 wherein said receiving patient specific data comprises enabling the reception of a first range for patient specific parameters when in the acute care mode, and enabling the reception of a subset of said first range for patient specific parameters when in the home care mode.

18. The system of claim 14 additionally comprising receiving a modification to a patient specific parameter within said patient specific data during implementation of a treatment.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein said receiving a modification to a patient specific parameter comprises enabling the reception of a first range for patient specific parameters when in the acute care mode, and enabling the reception of a subset of said first range for patient specific parameters when in the home care mode.

20. A dialysis machine, comprising:

a first pump and a first plurality of valves for moving blood through a blood circuit;

a second pump for moving dialysate through a dialysate circuit; and

a control system comprising an input device for receiving information;

a non-volatile memory device responsive to said input device for storing patient specific information; and

a processor responsive to said memory device, said memory device carrying instructions which, when executed, cause the control system to execute a method comprising;

receiving patient specific data at the input device;

storing said received patient specific data in the non-volatile memory device;

sending instructions to said first and second pumps and said first plurality of valves to implement a treatment according to one of an acute care mode or a home care mode; and

in the case of the acute care mode of treatment, deleting said patient specific data after implementing said treatment, and in the case of the home care mode of treatment, retaining said patient specific data after implementing said treatment.

21. A dialysis system comprising, comprising:

a blood circuit comprising a first pump and a first plurality of valves for moving blood through a first tube set;

a dialysate circuit comprising a second pump for moving dialysate through a second tube set and a dialyzer;

a control system comprising an input device for receiving information;

a non-volatile memory device responsive to said input device for storing patient specific information; and

a processor responsive to said memory device, said memory device carrying instructions which, when executed, cause the control system to execute a method comprising;

receiving patient specific data at the input device;

storing said received patient specific data in the non-volatile memory device;

sending instructions to said first and second pumps and said first plurality of valves to implement a treatment according to one of an acute care mode or a home care mode; and

in the case of the acute care mode of treatment, deleting said patient specific data after implementing said treatment, and in the case of the home care mode of treatment, retaining said patient specific data after implementing said treatment.