Remote control of dialysis machines
AssigneeFresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.
InventorsAiyuan Wang, Martin Joseph Crnkovich, Fei Wang, Sue-Jane Lee, David Yuds, Hak Kan Leung, Jeffrey Tarn
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to remote control of dialysis machines. In certain aspects, a method includes receiving a request for a network connection from a dialysis machine and establishing the network connection with the dialysis machine. The method also includes receiving, from a client device, a request to access the dialysis machine, authorizing the client device to access the dialysis machine, receiving, from the dialysis machine, information pertaining to an operation of the dialysis machine, and providing, to the client device, the received information.
Claims44
A method performed by a data processor, the method comprising:
- receiving a request for a network connection from a dialysis machine;
- establishing the network connection with the dialysis machine;
- establishing a proxy for the dialysis machine;
- receiving a designation of a level of access among a plurality of levels of access to the dialysis machine granted to the data processor;
- receiving, from a client device, a request to access the dialysis machine;
- authorizing the client device to access the dialysis machine based on an identity of one or both of the client device and a user of the client device;
- receiving, from the dialysis machine, information pertaining to an operation of the dialysis machine;
- and
- providing, from the proxy, to the client device, the received information.
A method performed on a data processor of a dialysis machine, the method comprising:
- sending a request, to a server, to establish a network connection with the server;
- receiving an access request from the server, the access request requesting access to the dialysis machine by the server;
- providing a response to the access request;
- establishing a proxy for the dialysis machine;
- receiving a designation of a level of access among a plurality of levels of access to the dialysis machine granted to the server;
- authorizing a client device to access the dialysis machine based on an identity of one or both of the client device and a user of the client device;
- providing data to the server comprising information pertaining to an operation of the dialysis machine, wherein the information is provided from the proxy to the client device.
A system comprising:
- a server;
- a dialysis machine configured to connect to the server through a network, wherein a proxy is established for the dialysis machine;
- and
- a client device configured to connect to the server through the network,
- wherein the server is configured to
- receive a designation of a level of access among a plurality of levels of access to the dialysis machine granted to the server,
- authorize the client device to access the dialysis machine based on an identity of one or both of the client device and a user of the client device, and
- provide a connection for transfer of data between the dialysis machine and the client device through the proxy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.