Remote respiratory therapy device management
Inventors
Delangre, Peter • Birchall, Paul Frederick • CHURCHILL, Dawn Rosemary • Cutcliffe, Graham Stephen • Roberts, Christopher John • Somaiya, Chinmayee • Templeton, Bradley Scott • Trull, Wendall Eric • Tyler, Matthew Scott
Assignees
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Publication Number
US-12337109-B2
Publication Date
2025-06-24
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Abstract
A system and method for updating patient devices is disclosed. The patient devices may include respiratory therapy devices that operate in accordance with instruction sets, such as software or firmware. A server may maintain a database of configuration data indicating the versions of the software and firmware that is currently installed on the patient devices. The server may also transmit updated instructions from over a network, including a wireless network. Particular patient devices may be selected for updating based on the configuration data. Upon performing an update a patient device may transmit configuration data to the server.
Core Innovation
The invention provides a system and method for updating a patient device used in providing medical treatment by remotely managing respiratory therapy patient devices over a communication network. One or more computing devices maintain configuration data in one or more servers for a plurality of patient devices, where each patient device implements a set of instructions. The servers use the configuration data to identify one or more patient devices that meet one or more criteria identified in a query received from a remote computing device.
After identifying the patient devices, the one or more computing devices transmit instruction set update data to the identified devices. The instruction set update data comprises at least one software and/or firmware update for a patient device module, configured to be automatically implemented by the patient devices to update the patient device module in accordance with the instruction set update data. The instruction set update data indicates one or more operations that the one or more patient devices are permitted to perform while the instruction set update is being installed.
The system updates the configuration data for each patient device that has installed an instruction set update of the instruction set update data. The configuration data is maintained and updated based on device-reported successful or failed installations, and can include identifying fields such as serial number, instruction version, hardware version, and region. The described update management supports remote control of update selection, and further supports update administration features such as permitting automatic implementation and handling installation status for identified devices.
Claims Coverage
Two independent claims are presented: a system claim and a method claim. Across both, the inventive coverage centers on server-maintained configuration data for multiple patient devices, remote querying to select qualifying devices based on configuration criteria, and transmitting instruction set update data that the patient devices automatically implement, together with updating the configuration data after installation and indicating permitted operations during installation.
Server-maintained per-device configuration data
Maintain configuration data in one or more servers for each of a plurality of patient devices, wherein the plurality of patient devices each implement a set of instructions.
Remote query for device identification using configuration criteria
Receive, over a communication network, a query from a remote computing device; identify one or more patient devices from the plurality of patient devices having configuration data that meets one or more criteria identified in the received query.
Transmit instruction set update data for automatic module update
Transmit, over the communication network, instruction set update data to the identified one or more patient devices, wherein the instruction set update data comprises at least one software and/or firmware update for a patient device module, configured to be automatically implemented by the one or more patient devices to update the patient device module.
Permitted operations during instruction set installation
The instruction set update data indicates one or more operations that the one or more patient devices are permitted to perform while the instruction set update is being installed.
Update configuration data based on installed update
Update the configuration data for each of the one or more patient devices that has installed an instruction set update of the instruction set update data.
The independent claims primarily cover maintaining configuration data on servers per patient device, receiving a remote query to select devices that meet configuration criteria, transmitting instruction set update data containing software and/or firmware updates configured for automatic implementation to update a patient device module, indicating permitted operations while the instruction set update is being installed, and updating the configuration data for devices that have installed the update.
Stated Advantages
Automatically implement software and/or firmware instruction set updates on selected patient devices.
Permit one or more operations during instruction set installation as indicated by the instruction set update data.
Update configuration data for patient devices that have installed the instruction set update.
Documented Applications
Remote management of patient device software/firmware instruction set updates for respiratory therapy patient devices, including querying to select devices and transmitting instruction set update data over a communication network.
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