Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.

Hospira, Inc.

Icu Medical Inc.

Greatcall, Inc.

John Arrizza

James R Shults

John Erik Michael Palmroos

Patrick Ward

Mihaela Cozmi

Thomas J Vaccaro

Marwan A Fathallah

Glenn Davis

Angela Marino

Suzanne Willey

Yu Xin

Wen Feng

Barry Neil Fulkerson

Nhan Viet Pham

Ernesto Trillanes De La Fuente, Jr

Palmer David Updyke

Michelle Bayly

Joel Stair

Phil Swenson

Christine Vivian Stonger

DaVeeda Callie Mason

Edward Royal

Gaudencio D Barredo, Jr

Sandra S Gadeyne

Gavin Sermona

Matthew Luscher

Jasen Cotton

Luis Sanchez

A system and method for providing updates to medical devices is disclosed. In one example, the medical devices are configured to pull update files in response to the reception of an update message from a server. Once the update files are downloaded by a medical device, the update files can be installed. While the medical device pulls the update files, the medical device can continue with its normal operation. If desired, a user can select which medical devices should be updated, based on any desired factors, such as the physical location of the device, the model of the device, the type of device, and the way the device is being used.

Medical device update system

The present specification discloses a portable dialysis system comprising a mechanism that allows the user to accurately position an air bubble in a venous line, so that it can be safely removed. When an air bubble is detected, the system automatically runs the blood pump in a direction such that the air bubble is placed close to the extraction point on the venous line, from where it can safely be removed using a needleless syringe.

System and method for performing a saline rinse back in a portable dialysis system

A method comprising: establishing a wireless connection between a first medical device and a second medical device, comprising: receiving, by the first medical device, via a short-range wireless technology protocol, connection information related to the second medical device; and establishing, by the first medical device, a wireless connection with the second medical device based on the connection information.

Remote monitoring and control of treatment parameters on a medical device

Remote monitoring and control of treatment parameters on a medical device during a medical treatment

A dialysis machine comprising: a first sensor for detecting motion of a patient; a second sensor for detecting a health condition of the patient; a processing module for: controlling dialysis functions of a dialysis treatment; receiving information related to a status of the dialysis treatment in which toxins are removed from blood of the patient; receiving, from the first sensor, information related to the motion of the patient; receiving, from the second sensor, information related to the health condition of the patient; and identifying an emergency condition based at least in part on the information related to the motion of the patient, the information related to the health condition of the patient, and the information related to the status of the dialysis treatment; and a transceiver for: in response to identifying an emergency condition, sending a notification that includes patient information to one or more remote entities.

Alert on a dialysis machine

System and method for controlling venous air recovery in a portable dialysis system

Wireless communication between medical devices using multiple communication protocols

Communications devices such as cellular telephones share resources, for example to conserve battery capacity or to enable a device to perform a function not available to another one of the devices. Such devices may find particular utility in a mobile personal emergency response (MPERS) environment, and may enable clients of an MPERS service to take better advantage of the service. The devices communicate over a local wireless communications system to determine which device may perform a particular function. Other resources that may be shared include cellular connectivity and global positioning capability.

Shared resource capacity among devices

Associating dialysis accessories using wireless communication

A method of operating a communications device to maintain a position fix of the communications device includes obtaining a position fix using a position determination capability of the device, such as a global positioning system capability. The method further includes emitting a first acoustic signal, and recording a baseline acoustic signature in response to the emission of the first acoustic signal. The method further includes emitting an additional acoustic signal and recording an additional acoustic signature resulting from the emission of the additional acoustic signal, comparing the baseline acoustic signature with the additional acoustic signature, and estimating, based at least in part on the comparison of the baseline and additional acoustic signatures, whether the communications device has moved between the recordings of the baseline and additional acoustic signatures.

Electronic device movement detection

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John Arrizza