LOW-POWER SIGNALING FOR MEDICAL DEVICES AND MEDICAL DEVICE PERSONNEL

• US 20160283900A1
• Filed: 03/21/2016
• Published: 09/29/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/24/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Zoll Medical Corporation (Asahi Kasei Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Zoll Medical Corporation (Asahi Kasei Corporation)
• Inventors: JOHNSON, Guy Robert, FREEMAN, Gary A., HERKEN, Ulrich
• Granted Patent: US 9,886,680 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3904 External heart defibrillators [EHD]
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3993 User interfaces for automatic external defibrillators
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders

Abstract

Aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems, and methods that include at least one medical device having a device transceiver configured to wirelessly broadcast a device signal including at least unique identifier data and an information system is configured to maintain an active list of medical device inventory associated with a particular emergency response vehicle, and the processor is configured to automatically determine presence of the at least one medical device.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

at least one medical device having a device transceiver configured to wirelessly broadcast a device signal including at least unique identifier data; and

an information system comprising a system transceiver, at least one display device, at least one processor, and at least one database, wherein the information system is configured to maintain an active list of medical device inventory associated with a particular emergency response vehicle, and the processor is configured to

automatically determine presence of the at least one medical device in response to the system transceiver receiving the device signal, and

provide an indication on the at least one display device if the at least one medical device is present.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising at least one mobile transceiver arranged with at least one member of a crew for a particular emergency response vehicle configured to wirelessly broadcast a crew signal that includes unique identifier data.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the processor is further configured to automatically determine spacial locations of at least one of the medical device and the at least one member of the crew with respect to the information system.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein the information system is a hand-held device.

5. The system of claim 2, wherein the mobile transceiver is provided with a smart watch, smart phone, or tablet.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to analyze the device signal strength to determine a spatial location of the at least one medical device.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to provide an alert on the at least one display device indicating the least one medical device is missing in response to the device signal being out of range of the information system.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one medical device includes a plurality of medical devices each having device transceivers configured to wirelessly broadcast a plurality of associated device signals, each having unique identifier data, and wherein each of the plurality of medical devices are on the active list of medical device inventory.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to automatically determine presence of at least one of the plurality of medical

devices in response to the system transceiver receiving one or more of the device signals, and

provide an indication on the at least one display device if the one or more of the plurality of medical devices is present.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein each of the device signals includes device identifier data and other data unique to each of the plurality of medical devices.

11. The system of claim 9, further comprising at least one mobile transceiver arranged with at least one member of a crew for a particular emergency response vehicle configured to wirelessly broadcast a crew signal that includes crew identifier data, and wherein the processor is configured to display the active list of the plurality of medical devices on the at least one display device in response to the system transceiver receiving the crew signal.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one database includes data indicative of a storage capacity of the emergency response vehicle, and data indicative of a storage location of the active list of medical device inventory within the emergency response vehicle.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one medical device is at least one of a defibrillator, an automatic external defibrillators, and a wearable cardioverter defibrillator.

14. A system comprising:

at least one medical device having a device transceiver configured to wirelessly broadcast a device signal including at least unique identifier data; and

an information system comprising a system transceiver, at least one display device, at least one processor, and at least one database, wherein the information system is configured to maintain an active list of medical device inventory associated with a particular emergency response vehicle, and the processor is configured to

automatically determine presence of the at least one medical device in response to the system transceiver receiving the device signal

measure a signal strength of the device signal and determine whether the at least one medical device is in one of at least three location-based conditions in response thereto, and

provide an indication on the at least one display device if the at least one medical device is present and the location-based condition of the at least one medical device.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the least three location-based conditions include an out-of-range condition, a pairing condition, and an intermediate condition.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the processor is further configured to provide an indication on the at least one display device when the at least one medical devices transitions between one or more of the least three location-based conditions.

17. The system of claim 15, further comprising at least one mobile transceiver arranged with at least one member of a crew for a particular emergency response vehicle and configured to wirelessly broadcast a crew signal that includes unique identifier data.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the processor is further configured to measure a signal strength of the crew signal and determine if the at least one member of the crew is in one of at least three location-based conditions in response thereto.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the processor is further configured to provide an alert on the at least one display device indicating the spacial location of the at least one member of the crew relative to the spacial location of the at least one medical device.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein the mobile transceiver is provided with a smart watch, smart phone, or tablet.

21. The system of claim 14, wherein the information system is a hand-held device.

22. The system of claim 14, wherein the at least one medical device is at least one of a defibrillator, an automatic external defibrillators, and a wearable cardioverter defibrillator.

23. A system comprising:

at least one medical device having a device transceiver configured to wirelessly broadcast a device signal including at least unique identifier data; and

an information system comprising a system transceiver, at least one display device, at least one processor, and at least one database, wherein the information system is configured to maintain an active list of medical devices associated with a particular emergency response situation, and the processor is configured to

automatically determine presence of the at least one medical device in response to the system transceiver receiving the device signal, and

provide an indication on the at least one display device if the at least one medical device is present.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein the at least one medical device includes a plurality of medical devices each having transceivers configured to wirelessly broadcast a plurality of associated device signals having unique identifier data, and the processor is further configured to update the active list of medical devices in response to the system transceiver receiving the device signals and store the updated active list within the at least one database.

25. The system of claim 24, wherein the processor is further configured to automatically determine presence of at least one of the plurality of medical

devices in response to the system transceiver receiving one or more of the device signals, and

provide an indication on the at least one display device if the one or more of the plurality of medical devices is present.

26. The system of claim 24, wherein the device signals include device identifier data and other data unique to each of the plurality of medical devices.

27. The system of claim 26, further comprising at least one mobile transceiver arranged with at least one member of a crew responding to the emergency response situation and configured to wirelessly broadcast a crew signal that includes crew identifier data.

28. The system of claim 27, wherein the information system further comprises a second database.

29. The system of claim 28, wherein the information system is further configured to maintain an active list of crew responding to the emergency response situation, and the processor is further configured to update the active list of crew responding to the emergency response situation in response to the system transceiver receiving the crew signal and store the updated active list within the second database.

30. The system of claim 28, wherein the at least one medical device includes a plurality of crew members each having transceivers configured to wirelessly broadcast a plurality of associated crew signals having unique identifier data, and the processor is further configured to update the active list of crew responding to the emergency response situation in response to the system transceiver receiving the crew signal and store the updated active list within the second database.

31. The system of claim 23, wherein the at least one medical device is at least one of a defibrillator, an automatic external defibrillators, and a wearable cardioverter defibrillator.