Dialysis system having approved therapy prescriptions presented for selection

• US 9,697,334 B2
• Filed: 11/17/2016
• Issued: 07/04/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/09/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Baxter Healthcare SA (Baxter International Inc.), Baxter International Inc.
• Original Assignee: Baxter Healthcare SA (Baxter International Inc.), Baxter International Inc.
• Inventors: Yu, Anping, Cizman, Borut, Childers, Robert W.
• Primary Examiner(s): DRODGE, JOSEPH W
• Application Number:
  US15/354,692
• Publication Number:
  US 20170068801A1
• Time in Patent Office: 229 Days
• Field of Search: 210 85, 210 961, 210 962, 210141, 210143, 2103216, 21032165, 21032171, 210645-647, 600300, 604 401, 604 501, 604 601, 604 605, 604 609, 604 29, 604 65, 604 67, 700273, 702 19, 705 2, 705 3, 706 45- 48, 706 61, 706924
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/152 Details related to the interface between cassette and machine
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/155 with treatment-fluid pumping means or components thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/159 specially adapted for peritoneal dialysis
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/1601 Control or regulation
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/28 Peritoneal dialysis ; Other peritoneal treatment, e.g. oxygenation
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/281 Instillation other than by gravity
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/282 Operational modes
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/287 Dialysates therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3553 remote, e.g. between patient's home and doctor's office
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3584 using modem, internet or bluetooth
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/502 User interfaces, e.g. screens or keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/52 with memories providing a history of measured variating parameters of apparatus or patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2209/01 Remote controllers for specific apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/0412 Specially adapted for transcutaneous electroporation, e.g. including drug reservoirs
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/0541 Cochlear electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/327 for enhancing the absorption properties of tissue, e.g. by electroporation
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36038 Cochlear stimulation
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3787 from an external energy source
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/39044 in combination with cardiopulmonary resuscitation [CPR] therapy
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3968 Constructional arrangements, e.g. casings A61N1/375 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3993 : User interfaces for automatic external defibrillators
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 61/32 : Controlling or regulating
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 : relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/40 : relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/60 : for the operation of medical equipment or devices

Abstract

A dialysis system includes a dialysis machine including at least one dialysis fluid pump and a logic implementer configured to (i) receive a plurality of predetermined therapy prescriptions that have been approved remote from the dialysis machine by a doctor/clinician for a particular patient, at least two of the plurality of predetermined therapy prescriptions having different treatment durations, different dialysis fluids or different ultrafiltration removal amounts, (ii) store the plurality of predetermined therapy prescriptions for use in operating the dialysis machine, (iii) cause the stored therapy prescriptions to be presented, (iv) allow a selection of one or more of the presented therapy prescriptions for one or more upcoming treatment, and (v) operate the at least one dialysis fluid pump according to the selected one or more therapy prescriptions.

Claims

1. A dialysis system comprising:

a dialysis machine including at least one pump configured to pump dialysis fluid; and

a logic implementer configured to control the amount of dialysis fluid pumped by the at least one pump, logic implementer configured to

(i) receive a plurality of predetermined therapy prescriptions that have been approved remote from the dialysis machine by a doctor/clinician for a particular patient, at least two of the plurality of predetermined therapy prescriptions having different total treatment durations,

(ii) store the plurality of predetermined therapy prescriptions for use in operating the dialysis machine,

(iii) cause the stored therapy prescriptions to be presented, and

(iv) allow a selection of (a) a presented first total treatment duration therapy prescription from the plurality of presented therapy prescriptions to be performed for an upcoming treatment or (b) the presented first total treatment duration therapy prescription from the plurality of presented therapy prescriptions to be performed for an upcoming treatment and a presented second total treatment duration therapy prescription from the plurality of presented therapy prescriptions to be performed for at least one subsequent treatment, and

wherein the at least one pump of the dialysis machine is thereafter operated based upon the selected first or second total treatment duration therapy prescription.

2. The dialysis system of claim 1, wherein causing the stored therapy prescriptions to be presented includes configuring the logic implementer to display the therapy prescriptions simultaneously on a screen.

3. The dialysis system of claim 2, wherein the screen is a screen of the dialysis machine.

4. The dialysis system of claim 1, wherein causing the stored therapy prescriptions to be presented includes configuring the logic implementer to display the therapy prescriptions on a screen of the dialysis machine.

5. The dialysis system of claim 1, wherein the logic implementer includes processing and memory provided by the dialysis machine.

6. The dialysis system of claim 1, wherein the logic implementer is configured to receive the plurality of predetermined therapy prescriptions over a network.

7. The dialysis system of claim 1, wherein the therapy prescriptions are peritoneal dialysis therapy prescriptions.

8. The dialysis system of claim 1, wherein the total treatment durations encompass multiple peritoneal dialysis exchanges.

9. A dialysis system comprising:

a dialysis machine including at least one pump configured to pump dialysis fluid; and

a logic implementer configured to control the amount of dialysis fluid pumped by the at least one pump, the logic implementer configured to

(i) receive a plurality of predetermined therapy prescriptions that have been approved remote from the dialysis machine by a doctor/clinician for a particular patient, at least two of the plurality of predetermined therapy prescriptions specifying different dialysis fluids,

(ii) store the plurality of predetermined therapy prescriptions for use in operating the dialysis machine,

(iii) cause the stored therapy prescriptions to be presented, and

(iv) allow a selection of (a) a presented first dialysis fluid therapy prescription from the plurality of presented therapy prescriptions to be performed for an upcoming treatment or (b) the presented first dialysis fluid therapy prescription from the plurality of presented therapy prescriptions to be performed for an upcoming treatment and a presented second dialysis fluid therapy prescription from the plurality of presented therapy prescriptions to be performed for at least one subsequent treatment, and

wherein the at least one pump of the dialysis machine is thereafter operated based upon the selected first or second dialysis fluid therapy prescription.

10. The dialysis system of claim 9, wherein causing the stored therapy prescriptions to be presented includes configuring the logic implementer to display the therapy prescriptions simultaneously on a screen.

11. The dialysis system of claim 10, wherein the screen is a screen of the dialysis machine.

12. The dialysis system of claim 9, wherein causing the stored therapy prescriptions to be presented includes configuring the logic implementer to display the therapy prescriptions on a screen of the dialysis machine.

13. The dialysis system of claim 9, wherein the logic implementer includes processing and memory provided by the dialysis machine.

14. The dialysis system of claim 9, wherein the logic implementer is configured to receive the plurality of predetermined therapy prescriptions over a network.

15. The dialysis system of claim 9, wherein the therapy prescriptions are peritoneal dialysis therapy prescriptions.

16. The dialysis system of claim 9, wherein the different dialysis fluids are different dextrose level dialysis fluids.

17. A dialysis system comprising:

a dialysis machine including at least one pump configured to pump dialysis fluid; and

a logic implementer configured to control the amount of dialysis fluid pumped by the at least one pump, the logic implementer configured to

(i) receive a plurality of predetermined therapy prescriptions that have been approved remote from the dialysis machine by a doctor/clinician for a particular patient, at least two of the plurality of predetermined therapy prescriptions specifying different ultrafiltration (“

UF”

) removal amounts,

(ii) store the plurality of predetermined therapy prescriptions for use in operating the dialysis machine,

(iii) cause the stored therapy prescriptions to be presented, and

(iv) allow a selection of (a) a presented first UF removal amount therapy prescription from the plurality of presented therapy prescriptions to be performed for an upcoming treatment or (b) the presented first UF removal amount therapy prescription from the plurality of presented therapy prescriptions to be performed for an upcoming treatment and a presented second UF removal amount therapy prescription from the plurality of presented therapy prescriptions to be performed for at least one subsequent treatment, and

wherein the at least one pump of the dialysis machine is thereafter operated based upon the selected first or second UF removal amount therapy prescription.

18. The dialysis system of claim 17, wherein causing the stored therapy prescriptions to be presented includes configuring the logic implementer to display the therapy prescriptions simultaneously on a screen.

19. The dialysis system of claim 18, wherein the screen is a screen of the dialysis machine.

20. The dialysis system of claim 17, wherein causing the stored therapy prescriptions to be presented includes configuring the logic implementer to display the therapy prescriptions on a screen of the dialysis machine.

21. The dialysis system of claim 17, wherein the logic implementer includes processing and memory provided by the dialysis machine.

22. The dialysis system of claim 17, wherein the logic implementer is configured to receive the plurality of predetermined therapy prescriptions over a network.

23. The dialysis system of claim 17, wherein the therapy prescriptions are peritoneal dialysis therapy prescriptions.

24. The dialysis system of claim 17, wherein the different UF removal amounts include standard UF, High UF and low UF.