US 12,011,529 B2
Non-touch communication with a dialysis machine using a connected health system
Matthew Buraczenski, Holden, MA (US); Harvey Cohen, Newton, MA (US); Kulwinder S. Plahey, Martinez, CA (US); and John A. Biewer, Waltham, MA (US)
Assigned to Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc., Waltham, MA (US)
Filed by Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc., Waltham, MA (US)
Filed on Sep. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/949,750.
Application 17/949,750 is a continuation of application No. 15/862,765, filed on Jan. 5, 2018, granted, now 11,491,270.
Prior Publication US 2023/0019082 A1, Jan. 19, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61M 1/28 (2006.01); A61M 1/14 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G10L 15/22 (2006.01); G16H 20/40 (2018.01); G16H 40/20 (2018.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01); H04B 1/40 (2015.01)
CPC A61M 1/28 (2013.01) [A61M 1/152 (2022.05); A61M 1/159 (2022.05); G06F 3/167 (2013.01); G16H 20/40 (2018.01); G16H 40/20 (2018.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01); A61M 2205/50 (2013.01); G10L 15/22 (2013.01); H04B 1/40 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A medical system, comprising:
a medical treatment machine configured to perform a medical treatment on a patient;
a rules based engine configured to
estimate a local inventory of a medical item, at least partly, based on a quantity of the medical item in a prior order and a date of the prior order, wherein the local inventory is used to supply the medical treatment machine with the medical item,
determine that there is a current or anticipated shortage in quantity of the medical item by comparing (i) the estimated local inventory of the medical item to (ii) information related to a consumption rate of the medical item at the local inventory, and
generate, based on the current or anticipated shortage of the medical item, a recommended order for the medical item to be placed, the recommended order including a recommended quantity for the medical item; and
a control unit configured to
receive the recommended order from the rules based engine,
provide, to a user of the medical treatment machine, an output indicating the recommended order,
receive, from the user, a user input confirming, rejecting, or modifying the recommended order, and
transmit, to an order management system that is remote from the control unit, an instruction for an order for the medical item based on the user input regarding the recommended order, and
wherein the order management system is configured to place the order for the medical item based on the instruction.