Medical device with time-controlled start function

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12109342-B2
Application number	US-202218076629-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 7, 2022
Priority date	May 20, 2016
Publication date	Oct 8, 2024
Grant date	Oct 8, 2024

Abstract

A medical device having a time-controlled start function and a control unit, which enables user-friendly operation of the medical device, is described. The medical device has a control unit, which is equipped for automatic start-up of the medical device at a predetermined point in time and for checking on whether, after start-up of the medical device, a predetermined event has occurred, and has a display screen for display of information when the check reveals that the event has not occurred. Furthermore, a corresponding process for user-friendly operation is described.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A medical device, comprising
a control unit equipped for automatically starting the medical device at a predetermined point in time and, after starting the medical device, checking on whether a predetermined, automatically carried-out event has occurred before starting the medical device, the control unit being configured to carry out the predetermined, automatically carried-out event, and
a display screen for display of information when the check has shown that the event has not occurred.

2. The medical device according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit is configured to send a signal to display the information to the display screen, and the information is displayed on the display screen without any action by a user.

3. The medical device according to claim 1 , wherein the event includes starting the medical device at the predetermined point in time and/or controlling an actuator or a sensor and/or running a predetermined process.

4. The medical device according to claim 1 , further comprising
a time recording device for recording the predetermined point in time,
wherein the check includes a comparison of a point in time of start-up of the mechanical device with the predetermined time, and the display occurs when the time occurs at least a predetermined amount after the predetermined time.

5. The medical device according to claim 1 , further comprising
a memory for storing an event information when the event has occurred,
wherein the check includes readout of the event information.

6. The medical device according to claim 1 , further comprising
a sensor for detecting a property of a liquid in the medical device,
wherein the check includes a comparison of the property thus detected with a preselected value.

7. The medical device according to claim 1 , wherein the device is a device for a blood treatment.

8. The medical device according to claim 1 , wherein the information displayed includes an interactive input element which causes the control unit, on activation by the user, to start a process.

9. The medical device according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit is configured for display of a selection of at least one option for adjustment of the medical device by a user on the display.

10. The medical device according to claim 9 , wherein a first option of the at least one operation is a first cleaning process and a second option of the at least one operation is a second cleaning process, wherein duration of the first cleaning process is longer than duration of the second cleaning process.

11. The medical device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the device has a user interface for turning the check on and off, and
wherein the device is configured to carry out at least one process automatically when the check is turned off after a start-up of the device.

12. The medical device according to claim 11 , wherein the automatically executed process is a process which is saved for automatic execution in a memory of the device as a process to be carried out automatically with an automatic start of the device.

13. The medical device according to claim 1 , wherein the event includes starting the medical device at the predetermined point in time and/or controlling an actuator or a sensor and/or running a predetermined process selected from the group consisting of a cleaning process, a rinsing process, and a disinfection process.

14. The medical device according to claim 1 , further comprising
a conductivity sensor for detecting a property of a liquid in the medical device,
wherein the check includes a comparison of the property thus detected with a preselected value.

15. The medical device according to claim 1 , wherein the device is a device for a blood treatment selected from the group consisting of an extracorporeal blood treatment machine and a dialysis machine.

16. The medical device according to claim 1 , wherein the information displayed includes an interactive input element which causes the control unit, on activation by the user, to start a cleaning process.

Assignees

• Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland Gmbh
• Fresenius Medical Care Deutsch And Gmbh

Inventors

• Bardorz Christoph
• Pfeuffer Matthias
• Schmitt Thomas
• Mueller Carsten

Classifications

• A61L2103/15

  Laboratory, medical or dentistry appliances, e.g. catheters or sharps · CPC title

• A61M2205/502

  User interfaces, e.g. screens or keyboards · CPC title

• A61M1/3643

  Priming, rinsing before or after use · CPC title

• A61M1/168

  Sterilisation or cleaning before or after use · CPC title

• G16H40/63

  for local operation · CPC title