Patent classifications
A61M2205/18
Renal failure therapy system having an electrically floating fluid pathway
A renal failure therapy system having an electrically floating fluid pathway is disclosed. The example system includes a dialyzer, a blood circuit in fluid communication with the dialyzer, and a dialysis fluid circuit in fluid communication with the dialyzer. The system also includes an electrically floating fluid pathway comprising at least a portion of the blood circuit and at least a portion of the dialysis fluid circuit. The only electrical path to ground is via used dialysis fluid traveling through the renal failure therapy system to earth ground. The disclosed system enables at least one electrical component in the at least a portion of the dialysis fluid circuit of the electrically floating fluid pathway to be electrically bypassed.
Dose measurement systems and methods
Embodiments described herein generally relate to devices, systems and methods for measuring a volume or number of doses remaining in a drug delivery device that is used for delivering a dose to a patient. In some embodiments, a dose measurement system for measuring the liquid volume in a container includes a light guide disposed and configured to reflect electromagnetic radiation toward the container. The dose measurement system also includes a light guide disposed and configured to emit electromagnetic radiation into the light guide. A plurality of sensors are located in the apparatus that are optically coupleable to the light guide and are disposed and configured to detect the electromagnetic radiation emitted by at least a portion of the light guide. The apparatus also includes a processing unit configured to receive data representing the portion of the detected electromagnetic radiation from each of the plurality of sensors. The processing unit is further operable to convert the received data into a signature representative of the electromagnetic radiation detected by the plurality of sensors.
Infusion systems and related personalized bolusing methods
Infusion systems, infusion devices, and related operating methods are provided. An exemplary method of operating an infusion device capable of delivering fluid to a patient involves obtaining, by a control system associated with the infusion device, an input meal indication, obtaining historical data for the patient associated with the input meal indication, determining an estimated carbohydrate amount corresponding to the input meal indication based at least in part on the historical data, determining a bolus dosage of the insulin based at least in part on the estimated carbohydrate amount, and operating an actuation arrangement of the infusion device to deliver the bolus dosage of the insulin to the patient.
Fluid removal management and control of wound closure in wound therapy
Embodiments of negative pressure wound therapy systems and methods for operating the systems are disclosed. In one embodiment, a negative pressure wound therapy apparatus can include a wound dressing, a negative pressure source, and a controller. The negative pressure source can provide negative pressure via a fluid flow path to the wound dressing. The controller can monitor a rate of fluid removal from the wound, wirelessly communicate the rate of fluid removal to a remote device, and output an indication when the rate of fluid removal meets a threshold.
HLM pump stop reaction
A heart lung machine (HLM) includes: a pump actuator; an actuator control unit (ACU) operably connected to the pump actuator; a processing unit configured to receive a set of parameter data from the actuator; a display device configured to present a subset of the set of parameter data; and an input control device operably connected to the pump actuator. The input control device includes a rotatable knob. The ACU may be configured to: determine that the pump actuator has been stopped in response to a pump-stop trigger event; determine that the rotatable knob has been rotated to a first position; and in response to determining that the rotatable knob has been rotated to the first position, starting the pump actuator.
Extended reality AR/VR system
A system includes a mobile device having one or more cameras to take images; a sensor detecting reflected light from one or more lasers and a diffuser to detect object range or dimension; code for motion tracking, environmental understanding by detecting planes in an environment, and estimating light and dimensions of the surrounding based on the one or more lasers; code to estimate a three-dimensional (3D) volume of an object from multiple perspectives and from projected laser beams to measure size or scale and determine locations of points on the object's surface in a plane or a slice using time-of-flight, wherein positions and cross-sections for different slices are correlated to construct a 3D model of the object, including object position and shape; the device receiving user request to select a content from one or more augmented, virtual, or extended reality contents and rendering a reality view of the environment.
Breathing air supply system with contactless vital parameter sensor measuring
A breathing air supply system (200) is configured to be carried by a person (300) and includes a breathing air supply device (130), a fastening device (1) for the breathing air supply device (130) and a vital parameter sensor (30.1). The vital parameter sensor (30.1) is mounted in or at a back section (22) belonging to a fastening section (20) of the fastening device (1). The vital parameter sensor (30.1) is configured to contactlessly measure a vital parameter of a user (300) of the breathing air supply system (200).
Continuous analyte sensor quality measures and related therapy actions for an automated therapy delivery system
Disclosed is a method of controlling operation of a medical device that regulates delivery of a fluid medication to a user. The method obtains a current sensor-generated value that is indicative of a physiological characteristic of the user, and is produced in response to operation of a continuous analyte sensor device. The method continues by: calculating a sensor quality metric that indicates reliability and trustworthiness of the current sensor-generated value; adjusting, in response to the calculated sensor quality metric, therapy actions of the medical device to configure a quality-specific operating mode of the medical device; managing generation of user alerts at the medical device in response to the calculated sensor quality metric; and regulating delivery of the fluid medication from the medical device, in accordance with the current sensor-generated value and the quality-specific operating mode of the medical device.
Notification system for low-level preventative LVAD alerts
A controller for an implantable blood pump including processing circuitry in communication with the implantable blood pump and configured to generate at least one preventative alert.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO REDUCE ALARM FATIGUE
A system for managing an alarm issued by a medical device being used to treat a patient is disclosed. The system includes a processor coupled to at least one of the medical device, a monitoring system being used to monitor the patient, and a hospital system. The system also includes a memory coupled to the processor. The memory contains data and instructions that, when loaded into the processor and executed, cause the processor to receive the alarm and retrieve information from one or more of the medical device, the monitoring system, and the hospital system. The information comprises a dynamic attribute associated with the patient. The system then assigns a sub-priority to the alarm based in part on evaluation of the dynamic attribute and provides an alert to a staff member.