EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD TREATMENT FLUIDS INTERFACE

• US 20160038665A1
• Filed: 03/13/2014
• Published: 02/11/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Gambro Lundia AB (Baxter International Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Gambro Lundia AB (Baxter International Inc.)
• Inventors: Schaefer, Jonas, O'Mahony, John, Lendway, Tom, Lucas, Jonathan, Bernard, Steve
• Application Number:
  US14/774,336
• Publication Number:
  US 20160038665A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/14 Dialysis systems; Artificial kidneys; Blood oxygenators semi-permeable membranes characterised by the material, manufacturing processes therefor B01D71/00 ; Reciprocating systems for treatment of body fluids, e.g. single needle systems for hemofiltration or pheresis
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/1601 Control or regulation
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/267 used for pumping
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/34 Filtering material out of the blood by passing it through a membrane, i.e. hemofiltration or diafiltration
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/342 Adding solutions to the blood, e.g. substitution solutions for preventing coagulation A61M1/3672
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/18 with alarm
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3327 Measuring
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3334 Measuring or controlling the flow rate
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3379 Masses, volumes, levels of fluids in reservoirs, flow rates
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 7/0682 using a plurality of flow sources
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation

Abstract

Extracorporeal blood treatment systems and methods to display status information for one or more fluids used in extracorporeal blood treatments. For example, a graphical user interface may include a fluids region depicting one or more fluid areas. Each fluid area may include pump and reservoir elements that depict flow rate information, reservoir volume information, and/or a notification related thereto.

Claims

1. An extracorporeal blood treatment system comprising:

a display apparatus comprising a graphical user interface, wherein the graphical user interface is configured to depict a fluid region; and

a computing apparatus operatively coupled to the display apparatus, wherein the computing apparatus is configured to;

display on the graphical user interface a fluid region comprising one or more fluid areas, wherein each fluid area of the one or more fluid areas corresponds to a fluid, wherein at least one fluid area of the one or more fluid areas comprises a pump element and a reservoir element, wherein the pump element defines a flow rate of the fluid and the reservoir element comprises a fluid level representative of an amount of the fluid within a reservoir storing the fluid; and

display a next reservoir change notification proximate a fluid area of the one or more fluid areas configured to indicate that the fluid within a reservoir is the next fluid that requires a reservoir change, wherein the next reservoir change notification comprises a time period representing an amount of time left before the reservoir change is required.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more fluid areas comprise a plurality of fluid areas, wherein the plurality of fluid areas corresponds to one or more of pre blood pump, effluent, citrate, blood flow rate, patient fluid removal, dialysate, replacement fluid, anticoagulation, patient plasma loss, and calcium.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the reservoir element comprises a graphical depiction of a fluid stored in a fluid bag, and wherein the fluid level representative of the amount of fluid within the reservoir is defined by the level of fluid graphically depicted in the fluid bag.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the computing apparatus is further configured to execute:

displaying on the graphical user interface a change region;

allowing a user to select the change region to initiate one of a flow rate change and a bag change; and

displaying a time period representing an amount of time left before the reservoir change is required proximate a plurality of fluid areas of the one or more fluid areas.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein each fluid area of the one or more fluid areas comprises a fluid connection extending between the pump element and the reservoir element.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the computing apparatus is further configured to execute:

displaying a stop notification proximate a fluid area of the one or more fluid areas when a pump for the fluid is paused; and

dismissing the stop notification if the pump resumes operation.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the computing apparatus is further configured to execute:

displaying a changing reservoir notification proximate a fluid area of the one or more fluid areas when a reservoir for the fluid is being changed; and

dismissing the changing reservoir notification if the reservoir is removed.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the computing apparatus is further configured to execute:

displaying a calibration notification proximate a fluid area of the one or more fluid areas when a reservoir for the fluid is being calibrated by the extracorporeal blood treatment system; and

dismissing the calibration notification if the reservoir is finished being calibrated and ready for use.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the extracorporeal blood treatment system further comprises:

one or more pumps configured to move at least one of blood and a treatment solution during extracorporeal blood treatment; and

one or more reservoir scales, wherein each reservoir scale of the plurality of reservoir scales is configured to weigh a reservoir operably attached to the reservoir scale,

wherein each fluid area of the one or more fluid areas is representative of a pump of the one or more pumps configured to pump the fluid represented by the fluid area and one reservoir scale of the one or more reservoir scales configured to weigh the fluid.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the extracorporeal blood treatment system further comprises

one or more reservoir status lights, wherein each reservoir status light of the one or more reservoir status lights is associated with one reservoir scale of the one or more of reservoir scales, and wherein the one or more reservoir status lights comprises a first reservoir status light associated with a first reservoir scale of the one or more reservoir scales and a second reservoir status light associated with a second reservoir scale of the one or more reservoir scales, and further wherein the first reservoir status light emits light from a location that is closer to the first reservoir scale than the second reservoir scale.

2. A method for an extracorporeal blood treatment system comprising:

displaying on a graphical user interface a fluid region comprising one or more fluid areas, wherein each fluid area of the one or more fluid areas corresponds to a fluid, wherein at least one fluid area of the one or more fluid areas comprises a pump element and a reservoir element, wherein the pump element defines a flow rate of the fluid and the reservoir element comprises a fluid level representative of an amount of the fluid within a reservoir storing the fluid; and

displaying a next reservoir change notification proximate a fluid area of the one or more fluid areas configured to indicate that the fluid within a reservoir is the next fluid that requires a reservoir change, wherein the next reservoir change notification comprises a time period representing an amount of time left before the reservoir change is required.

12. An extracorporeal blood treatment system comprising:

a display apparatus comprising a graphical user interface, wherein the graphical user interface is configured to depict a fluid region; and

a computing apparatus operatively coupled to the display apparatus, wherein the computing apparatus is configured to;

display on the graphical user interface a fluid region comprising one or more fluid areas, wherein each fluid area of the one or more fluid areas corresponds to a fluid, wherein at least one fluid area of the one or more fluid areas comprises a pump element and a reservoir element, wherein the pump element defines a flow rate of the fluid; and

display a notification proximate a fluid area of the one or more fluid areas configured to provide status information of the fluid within a reservoir.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the reservoir element comprises a fluid level representative of an amount of the fluid within a reservoir storing the fluid, wherein the reservoir element comprises a graphical depiction of a fluid stored in a fluid bag, and wherein the fluid level representative of the amount of fluid within the reservoir is defined by the level of fluid graphically depicted in the fluid bag.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the reservoir element comprises a fluid level representative of an amount of the fluid that has been pumped through the pump element of the fluid region.

16. The system of claim 12, wherein the computing apparatus is further configured to execute:

displaying on the graphical user interface a change region;

allowing a user to select the change region to initiate one of a flow rate change and a bag change; and

displaying a time period representing an amount of time left before the reservoir change is required proximate a plurality of fluid areas of the one or more fluid areas.

17. The system of claim 12, wherein each fluid area of the one or more fluid areas comprises a fluid connection extending between the pump element and the reservoir element.

18. The system of claim 12, wherein the computing apparatus is further configured to execute:

displaying a stop notification proximate a fluid area of the one or more fluid areas when a pump for the fluid is paused; and

dismissing the stop notification if the pump resumes operation.

19. The system of claim 12, wherein the computing apparatus is further configured to execute:

displaying a changing reservoir notification proximate a fluid area of the one or more fluid areas when a reservoir for the fluid is being changed; and

dismissing the changing reservoir notification if the reservoir is removed.

20. The system of claim 12, wherein the computing apparatus is further configured to execute:

displaying a calibration notification proximate a fluid area of the one or more fluid areas when a reservoir for the fluid is being calibrated by the extracorporeal blood treatment system; and

dismissing the calibration notification if the reservoir is finished being calibrated and ready for use.

21. The system of claim 12, wherein the extracorporeal blood treatment system further comprises:

one or more pumps configured to move at least one of blood and a treatment solution during extracorporeal blood treatment; and

one or more reservoir scales, wherein each reservoir scale of the plurality of reservoir scales is configured to weigh a reservoir operably attached to the reservoir scale,

wherein each fluid area of the one or more fluid areas is representative of a pump of the one or more pumps configured to pump the fluid represented by the fluid area and one reservoir scale of the one or more reservoir scales configured to weigh the fluid.

13. (canceled)