Renal therapy machine and system with blood pressure monitor

A renal therapy machine comprising:

• a dialysis fluid pump;
• a user interface including a patient blood pressure cuff inflation button;
• and
• a blood pressure monitor including a blood pressure cuff positioned and arranged to receive air pressurized from within the renal therapy machine for the purpose of taking a patient's blood pressure when the blood pressure cuff inflation button is selected,
• wherein the user interface is programmed to prompt an actuation of the patient blood pressure cuff inflation button before or after a treatment performed by the renal therapy machine.

A renal therapy system comprising:

• a renal therapy machine including
• a dialysis fluid pump,
• a control processor for controlling a treatment performed by the dialysis fluid pump;
• a user interface in operable communication with the control processor, and
• a blood pressure monitor in operable communication with the control processor, the blood pressure monitor including a blood pressure cuff positioned and arranged to receive pressurized air from within the renal therapy machine for the purpose of taking a patient's blood pressure, wherein the user interface is configured to enable a patient to initiate a pressurization of the blood pressure cuff;
• and
• a server in operable communication with the renal therapy machine such that patient blood pressure data from the blood pressure monitor is deliverable from the renal therapy machine to the server,
• wherein the server is configured to display on a clinician dashboard a first flag if the blood pressure data is greater than a first value and a second flag if the blood pressure data is greater than the first value and a second value.

A renal therapy system comprising:

• a renal therapy machine including
• a dialysis fluid pump,
• a control processor for controlling a treatment performed by the dialysis fluid pump,
• a blood pressure monitor in operable communication with the control processor, the blood pressure monitor including a blood pressure cuff positioned and arranged to receive pressurized air from within the renal therapy machine for the purpose of taking a patient's blood pressure, and
• a pneumatic tube connected to the pneumatic air pump and the blood pressure cuff, the pneumatic tube configured to deliver the pressurized air to the blood pressure cuff, wherein the pneumatic air pump is enclosed within the renal therapy machine and hidden from view, and wherein the pneumatic tube and the blood pressure cuff extend from the renal therapy machine to a patient;
• a user interface in operable communication with the control processor of the renal therapy machine;
• and
• a network accessible by the renal therapy machine such that patient blood pressure data from the blood pressure monitor is deliverable from the renal therapy machine via the network,
• wherein a device connected to the network is configured to display on a dashboard a first flag if the blood pressure data is greater than a first value and a second flag if the blood pressure data is greater than the first value and a second value.