# US 10,770,174 B2 · Monitoring system for a dialysis machine > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,770,174 B2 - Document ID: US10770174B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/896,695 - Filed: 2018-02-14 - Published: 2018-10-25 - Granted: 2020-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2017-04-24 - Assignees: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH - Applicants: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH - Inventors: Torsten Hochrein; Nadja Schubert; Frank Hedmann - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10770174B2 ## CPC - G16H 20/40: relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture - A61M 1/28: Peritoneal dialysis {; Other peritoneal treatment, e.g. oxygenation} - G16H 40/20: for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms - G16H 40/40: for the management of medical equipment or devices, e.g. scheduling maintenance or upgrades - G16H 40/60: for the operation of medical equipment or devices - G16H 40/67: for remote operation - A61M 1/1601: {Control or regulation} - A61M 2205/3553: remote, e.g. between patient's home and doctor's office - A61M 2205/3584: using modem, internet or Bluetooth® - A61M 2205/52: with memories providing a history of measured variating parameters of apparatus or patient - G16H 10/60: for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records - G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA - A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)} ## Abstract The invention relates to a monitoring system for at least one dialysis machine (e.g. a peritoneal dialysis machine), wherein the monitoring system receives data from a dialysis machine to be monitored via a first data communication network, wherein the data are selected from a group comprising machine data, error codes, operational data, environmental data, consumables data, network data, treatment data, wherein the data received are stored in a manner which is specific to the respective peritoneal dialysis machine, wherein for each machine, at least individual components of the stored data are analyzed wherein, on the basis of the analysis, an action selected from informing a patient, informing a medical professional, informing service personnel, informing a quality management representative is carried out via a second data communication network. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A monitoring system, wherein the monitoring system comprises a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable medium having processor-executable instructions stored thereon, wherein the processor-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, facilitate: receiving, by the monitoring system, data from a dialysis machine via a first data communication network, wherein the data includes machine data, error codes, operational data, environmental data, consumables data, network data, and/or treatment data; storing, by the monitoring system, the received data corresponding to the dialysis machine; analyzing, by the monitoring system, the stored data corresponding to the dialysis machine to determine a fault with respect to a first component of the dialysis machine; assigning, by the monitoring system, an error code to the determined fault; determining, by the monitoring system, a user or user group to which information relating to the fault to is to be sent based on the assigned error code; and sending, by the monitoring system, to the determined user or user group, the information relating to the fault via a second data communication network. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the dialysis machine is a peritoneal dialysis machine. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the first data communication network is a wired data communication network. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the first data communication network is a wireless data communication network. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the second data communication network is a wired data communication network. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the second data communication network is a wireless data communication network. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein analyzing the stored data corresponding to the dialysis machine is in response to a user request. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the stored data corresponding to the dialysis machine and a result of the analysis of the stored data corresponding to the dialysis machine are retrievable via a web browser. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the data is received from the dialysis machine in an encrypted manner. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein sending the information relating to the fault to the determined user or user group via the second data communication network includes sending a message via a messaging service. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the processor-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, further facilitate: analyzing, by the monitoring system, the stored data corresponding to the dialysis machine to determine a degree of wear associated with a second component of the dialysis machine. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The monitoring system according to claim 11, wherein the second component of the dialysis machine is a membrane pump, and wherein analyzing the stored data corresponding to the dialysis machine to determine a degree of wear associated with the second component of the dialysis machine comprises analyzing changes in pressure and/or channel profile(s) to determine the degree of wear associated with the membrane pump. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the processor-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, further facilitate: receiving, by the monitoring system, data from a plurality of dialysis machines. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The monitoring system according to claim 13, wherein the processor-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, further facilitate: determining, by the monitoring system, that faults occur with respect to a first dialysis machine more often within a specific time period relative to a second dialysis machine; and requesting, by the monitoring system, additional data from the first dialysis machine based on the determination that faults occur with respect to the first dialysis machine relatively more often. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein determining the user or user group to which information relating to the fault to is to be sent based on the assigned error code comprises: determining whether the information relating to the fault is to be sent to a patient, a medical professional, service personnel or a quality management representative based on the assigned error code. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The monitoring system according to claim 15, wherein the information relating to the fault is determined to be sent to service personnel based on the assigned error code corresponding to a fault which requires action by a service technician. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The monitoring system according to claim 15, wherein the information relating to the fault is determined to be sent to a quality management representative based on the assigned error code corresponding to a fault related to a lack of user training. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the processor-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, further facilitate: analyzing, by the monitoring system, the stored data corresponding to the dialysis machine to determine a lack of training with respect to the dialysis machine based on a number of recorded error messages; and sending, by the monitoring system, a notification to a quality management representative regarding the determined lack of training with respect to the dialysis machine. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the processor-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, further facilitate: analyzing, by the monitoring system, the stored data corresponding to the dialysis machine to determine a lack of training with respect to the dialysis machine based on a length of a time interval between initiating a treatment and commencement of the treatment; and sending, by the monitoring system, a notification to a quality management representative regarding the determined lack of training with respect to the dialysis machine.