Medical device including setup option reporting
AssigneePhysio-Control, Inc.
InventorsKevin C. Drew, James S. Neumiller
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Abstract
A medical device for use with a patient is described. The medical device includes a component for administering a treatment to the patient or receiving data of the patient. The component is configured to operate according to an internal setting. The medical device also includes a user interface through which a user can modify the internal setting, as well as a settings signature generator for generating a settings signature that represents a present state of the internal setting. A gateway is also provided for communicating a version of the settings signature out of the medical device.
Claims16
A method for use with a medical device having a component for administering a treatment to a patient or for receiving data of the patient, the component configured to operate according to an internal setting, the medical device generating a settings signature that represents a present state of the internal setting, the method performed by a remote monitoring facility coupled to a communication network, the method comprising:
- receiving a version of the settings signature generated by the medical device over the communication network;
- and
- outputting a warning if it is determined from the settings signature that the internal setting deviates from an expected state of the internal setting.
A system for use with a medical device having a component for administering a treatment to a patient or for receiving data of the patient, the system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory storing instructions which, when executed by the processor result in:
- sending a version of the settings signature generated by the medical device over a communication network;
- and
- outputting a warning if it is determined from the settings signature that the internal setting deviates from an expected state of the internal setting.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.