Associating dialysis accessories using wireless communication

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10305992-B2
Application number	US-201816158378-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 12, 2018
Priority date	Mar 6, 2015
Publication date	May 28, 2019
Grant date	May 28, 2019

Abstract

A method comprising: establishing a wireless connection between a first medical device and a second medical device, comprising: receiving, by the first medical device, via a short-range wireless technology protocol, connection information related to the second medical device; and establishing, by the first medical device, a wireless connection with the second medical device based on the connection information.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system comprising:
a mobile device;
a dialysis machine comprising:
a first antenna configured to receive a wireless identifier related to the mobile device via a short-range wireless technology protocol; and
a second antenna configured to communicate with the mobile device via a communication protocol other than the short-range wireless technology protocol; and

a server configured to communicate with one or both of the mobile device or the dialysis machine, the server configured to cause a wireless connection to be established between the mobile device and the dialysis machine, using the wireless identifier, to allow the mobile device and the dialysis machine to communicate with each other via the communication protocol;
wherein the mobile device is granted permission to deliver data to the dialysis machine using the wireless connection.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first antenna receives the wireless identifier from the mobile device as a result of detecting that the dialysis machine and the mobile device are positioned within a communication range of the short-range wireless technology protocol.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first antenna receives the wireless identifier from the mobile device as a result of the dialysis machine and the mobile device making physical contact with each other, and one or both of the dialysis machine and the mobile device includes an accelerometer configured to detect the physical contact.

4. The system of claim 1 , comprising a connection device, wherein the connection device is configured to:
receive, from the mobile device, via the short-range wireless technology protocol, the wireless identifier; and
provide, to the first antenna, via the short-range wireless technology protocol, the wireless identifier.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the connection device is a wand or a smartphone.

6. The system of claim 4 , wherein the connection device is configured to provide the wireless identifier to the server.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the mobile device is configured to receive, via the short-range wireless technology protocol, connection information related to the dialysis machine.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the short-range wireless technology protocol is a Near Field Communication (NFC) protocol or a Bluetooth protocol.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the wireless identifier is unique to the mobile device.

10. A method comprising:
establishing a wireless connection between a mobile device and a dialysis machine, the method comprising:
receiving, by the dialysis machine, via a short-range wireless technology protocol, a wireless identifier related to the mobile device;
communicating, by the dialysis machine, via a communication protocol other than the short-range wireless technology protocol, with the mobile device; and
establishing, by the dialysis machine, a wireless connection with the mobile device using the wireless identifier, the wireless connection for allowing the mobile device and the dialysis machine to communicate with each other via the communication protocol, wherein a server is configured to communicate with one or both of the mobile device or the dialysis machine and cause the wireless connection to be established;
wherein the mobile device is granted permission to deliver data to the dialysis machine using the wireless connection.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the wireless identifier is received from the mobile device as a result of detecting that the dialysis machine and the mobile device are positioned within a communication range of the short-range wireless technology protocol.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the wireless identifier is received from the mobile device as a result of the dialysis machine and the mobile device making physical contact with each other, and one or both of the dialysis machine and the mobile device includes an accelerometer configured to detect the physical contact.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein a connection device is configured to:
receive, from the mobile device, via the short-range wireless technology protocol, the wireless identifier; and
provide, to the dialysis machine, via the short-range wireless technology protocol, the wireless identifier.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the connection device is a wand or a smartphone.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the connection device is configured to provide the wireless identifier to the server.

16. The method of claim 10 , wherein the mobile device is configured to receive, via the short-range wireless technology protocol, connection information related to the dialysis machine.

17. The method of claim 10 , wherein the short-range wireless technology protocol is a Near Field Communication (NFC) protocol or a Bluetooth protocol.

18. The method of claim 10 , wherein the wireless identifier is unique to the mobile device.

Assignees

• Fresenius Medical Care Holdings Inc

Inventors

• Arrizza John

Classifications

• H04W4/80

  Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication · CPC title

• A61M2205/3569

  sublocal, e.g. between console and disposable · CPC title

• G16H40/63

  for local operation · CPC title

• A61M2205/3584

  using modem, internet or Bluetooth® · CPC title

• H04L67/12 Primary

  specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks · CPC title