Medical device
First Claim
1. A medical device comprising:
- at least one treatment source configured to couple to damaged tissue and apply therapy to the damaged tissue to stimulate healing;
a memory device configured to store authorization data, the authorization data being usable to determine that a patient is authorized to use the at least one treatment source in a first geographic area and unauthorized to use the at least one treatment source in a second geographic area;
a communication module configured to receive an update to the authorization data via a communication network, the update being usable to determine that the patient is authorized to use the at least one treatment source in the second geographic area; and
at least one processing device configured to;
prior to receiving the update with the communication module,determine from the authorization data that the patient is authorized to use the at least one treatment source in the first geographic area and unauthorized to use the at least one treatment source in the second geographic area,receive a first user input indicating to initiate therapy with the at least one treatment source,determine a first location of the at least one treatment source in response to receiving the first user input,permit application of therapy by the at least one treatment source in response to determining that the patient is authorized to use the at least one treatment source and that the first location is in the first geographic area,receive a second user input indicating to initiate therapy with the at least one treatment source,determine a second location of the at least one treatment source in response to receiving the second user input, andprevent application of therapy by the at least one treatment source in response to determining that the second location is in the second geographic area, receive the update with the communication module, andsubsequent to receiving the update with the communication module,determine from the authorization data and the update that the patient is authorized to use the at least one treatment source in the second geographic area,receive a third user input indicating to initiate therapy with the at least one treatment source,determine a third location of the at least one treatment source in response to receiving the third user input, andpermit application of therapy by the at least one treatment source in response to determining that the patient is authorized to use the at least one treatment source and that the third location is in the second geographic area.
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Abstract
A medical device includes a treatment module configured to apply a treatment to a patient. The medical device includes an interface configured to operatively connect to a removable storage device storing authorization data that identifies a level of treatment authorization. The medical device includes a processing device configured to perform operations in response to receiving user input indicating a treatment should be initiated. The operations include determining whether the removable storage device is valid for use with the medical device. If the removable storage device is determined to be valid, the authorization data is accessed. The processing device determines whether the treatment is authorized based on the accessed authorization data. If the treatment is determined to be authorized, the treatment module is controlled to apply the treatment. If the treatment is determined to not be authorized, the treatment module is controlled such that the treatment is not applied.
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21 Claims
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1. A medical device comprising:
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at least one treatment source configured to couple to damaged tissue and apply therapy to the damaged tissue to stimulate healing; a memory device configured to store authorization data, the authorization data being usable to determine that a patient is authorized to use the at least one treatment source in a first geographic area and unauthorized to use the at least one treatment source in a second geographic area; a communication module configured to receive an update to the authorization data via a communication network, the update being usable to determine that the patient is authorized to use the at least one treatment source in the second geographic area; and at least one processing device configured to; prior to receiving the update with the communication module, determine from the authorization data that the patient is authorized to use the at least one treatment source in the first geographic area and unauthorized to use the at least one treatment source in the second geographic area, receive a first user input indicating to initiate therapy with the at least one treatment source, determine a first location of the at least one treatment source in response to receiving the first user input, permit application of therapy by the at least one treatment source in response to determining that the patient is authorized to use the at least one treatment source and that the first location is in the first geographic area, receive a second user input indicating to initiate therapy with the at least one treatment source, determine a second location of the at least one treatment source in response to receiving the second user input, and prevent application of therapy by the at least one treatment source in response to determining that the second location is in the second geographic area, receive the update with the communication module, and subsequent to receiving the update with the communication module, determine from the authorization data and the update that the patient is authorized to use the at least one treatment source in the second geographic area, receive a third user input indicating to initiate therapy with the at least one treatment source, determine a third location of the at least one treatment source in response to receiving the third user input, and permit application of therapy by the at least one treatment source in response to determining that the patient is authorized to use the at least one treatment source and that the third location is in the second geographic area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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determining from authorization data that a patient is authorized to use at least one treatment source of a medical device in a first geographic area, the authorization data being accessed from a memory device of the medical device and usable to determine that the patient is authorized to use the at least one treatment source in the first geographic area and unauthorized to use the at least one treatment source in a second geographic area, the at least one treatment source being configured to couple to damaged tissue of the patient; receiving a first user input indicating to initiate therapy with the at least one treatment source; determining a first location of the at least one treatment source in response to receiving the first user input; performing therapy to the damaged issue to stimulate healing in response to determining that the patient is authorized to use the at least one treatment source and that the first location is in the first geographic area; receiving an update to the authorization data via a communication network, the update being usable to determine that the patient is authorized to use the at least one treatment source in the second geographic area; determining from the authorization data and the update that the patient is authorized to use the at least one treatment source in the second geographic area; receiving a second user input indicating to initiate therapy with the at least one treatment source; determining a second location of the at least one treatment source in response to receiving the second user input; and performing therapy to the damaged issue to stimulate healing in response to determining that the patient is authorized to use the at least one treatment source and that the second location is in the second geographic area. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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