US 12,125,585 B2
Leveraging blockchain to secure dialysis components and maintain operational logs
Thomas Tatonetti, Brooklyn, NY (US)
Assigned to KATA Gardner Technologies, Brooklyn, NY (US)
Filed by KATA Gardner Technologies, Brooklyn, NY (US)
Filed on Nov. 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/456,626.
Prior Publication US 2022/0084666 A1, Mar. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. G16H 40/60 (2018.01); G16H 10/60 (2018.01); G16H 40/40 (2018.01); G16H 50/20 (2018.01)
CPC G16H 40/40 (2018.01) [G16H 10/60 (2018.01); G16H 40/60 (2018.01); G16H 50/20 (2018.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A medical device that leverages blockchain to safeguard machine operations, comprising:
one or more processors; and
one or more hardware-based memory devices storing computer-readable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the medical device to:
instantiate a blockchain application, in which the blockchain application is configured to at least enable creation of blocks on a blockchain;
receive an instruction to operate the medical device, in which the instruction includes modifying one or more operational components of the medical device from a previous treatment;
accept and execute the received instruction to modify the one or more operational components at the medical device responsive to a consensus being formed within a blockchain, wherein executing includes modifying a mechanism at the medical device;
receive a subsequent instruction to operate the medical device, in which the subsequent instruction included operating one or more components of the medical device or modifying one or more operational components of the medical device; and
reject the received subsequent instruction at the medical device responsive to the consensus not being formed within the blockchain.