DIALYSIS SYSTEM HAVING TRENDING AND ALERT GENERATION

• Main Authors: Grayson, James, Yu, Anping, Childers, Robert W
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 30.10.2019
• Subjects: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY; HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONTECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING ORPROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTEDFOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PHYSICS

A dialysis system is described. The system comprises: a dialysis machine (104) that is configured to perform a prescribed dialysis treatment on a patient, generate ultrafiltration ("UF") removed data over the prescribed dialysis treatment, and transmit the UF removed data. The system also comprises a receiver (122) that is communicatively coupled to the dialysis machine (104) and coded with at least one of an address or a personal identification number ("PIN"). The receiver is configured to receive data from a blood pressure monitor (124) or a weight scale (126) wirelessly over a frequency, data rate, or communication protocol. The at least one coded address or PIN is provided with the data sent from the blood pressure monitor (124) or the weight scale (126) to the receiver (122) and the receiver (122) is configured to compare the at least one coded address or PIN to the coded address or PIN provided with the data to ensure that the data is received and processed by the receiver (122) as opposed to extraneous data.