Medical device data integration apparatus and methods
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Publication Number
US-12653951-B2
Publication Date
2026-06-16
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatuses for integrating medical device data are disclosed. In an example embodiment, an integration engine receives infusion therapy progress data from an infusion pump related to a patient identifier and receives renal failure therapy progress data from a renal failure therapy machine related to the same patient identifier. The integration engine determines fluid balance data based on a difference between at least some of the infusion therapy progress data and at least some of the renal failure therapy progress data and causes a combination user interface to display a trend of the fluid balance data within a fluid balance timeline. The integration engine determines when the trend of the fluid balance data exceeds a fluid balance limit and causes a fluid balance alarm or alert to be provided.
Core Innovation
The integration system connects infusion pumps, renal failure therapy machines, patient monitors, gateways, and a network to receive infusion therapy progress data and renal failure therapy progress data associated with a patient identifier. The engine determines fluid balance data based on a difference between at least some of the therapy data, and displays a trend of the fluid balance data within a fluid balance timeline.
The data processor determines whether the trend of the fluid balance data exceeds a fluid balance limit and causes a fluid balance alarm or alert to be provided. Data collection, optional routine processing, and format conversion normalize device data into a common format for synchronized display on a patient monitor. The background section and the problem being solved are not explicitly described in the provided content.
Claims Coverage
The supplied claims identify one independent claim, claim 1, comprising five inventive features.
Patient identifier configuration
A configuration interface configured to receive a patient identifier.
Receipt of therapy progress data
The interface receives infusion therapy progress data from an infusion pump and renal failure therapy progress data from a renal failure therapy machine, each related to the patient identifier.
Fluid balance determination
Fluid balance data is determined based on a difference between at least some of the infusion therapy progress data and at least some of the renal failure therapy progress data.
Fluid balance trend display
A combination user interface displays a trend of the fluid balance data within a fluid balance timeline.
Fluid balance alarm or alert
The processor determines whether the trend of the fluid balance data exceeds a fluid balance limit and causes a fluid balance alarm or alert to be provided.
Claim 1 covers an integration engine that receives patient-linked infusion and renal failure therapy progress data, determines and displays a fluid balance trend within a timeline, and provides an alarm or alert when the trend exceeds a limit.
Stated Advantages
Not explicitly described in patent.
Documented Applications
An integration system connecting infusion pumps, renal failure therapy machines, patient monitors, gateways, and a network, with an interface that presents infusion and renal therapy data and derives fluid balance data.
Patient monitoring that displays fluid balance data and provides access to derivative data and alarms.
Patient-linked, synchronized display of infusion and renal failure therapy data, including fluid balance trends, in a hospital network using a patient monitor.
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