IP Library Granted Patent US 9,101,306
Granted Patent B2
US 9,101,306 · App. 13/240,092 · Granted Aug 11, 2015

Medical system having plug and play function

Inventors: Nicole Bernini (Burgdorf, CH); Harvey B. Buck, Jr. (Indianapolis, IN); Andreas Eberhart (Baar, CH); Sybille Froech (Mannheim, DE); Otto Gaa (Worms, DE); Michael Marquant (Mannheim, DE); Juergen Rasch-Menges (Schwetzingen, DE); Bernd Roesicke (Mannheim, DE); Joerg Scherer (Aalen, DE)
Assignees: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.; Roche Diagnostics International AG
A61B5/14532A61B5/0015A61B5/0031A61B5/14503A61B2560/045A61B2560/0406A61N1/37235
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Patent No.
US 9,101,306
App. No.
13/240,092
Granted
Aug 11, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A medical system is disclosed, which can be useable in particular for monitoring and/or controlling at least one bodily function of a user. The medical system comprises a control device and at least one medical user element embodied separately from the control device. The medical user element and the control device are designed to exchange data wirelessly. The medical system is designed to enable an automatic assignment step, wherein an exchange of personal data between the medical user element and the control device is enabled by the automatic assignment step. The medical system is furthermore designed to automatically initiate the automatic assignment step by means of an assignment coupling between the medical user element and the control device. The medical system is furthermore designed to enable a separation of the assignment coupling for medical operation of the medical system after the assignment step.

Claims (55)

1. A medical system for monitoring and/or controlling at least one bodily function of a user, comprising:

a control device; and,

at least one medical user element embodied separately from the control device,

wherein the medical user element and the control device are configured to exchange data wirelessly,

wherein the medical system exchanges personal data between the medical user element and the control device in response to an automatic assignment step,

wherein the medical system automatically initiates the automatic assignment step in response to an assignment coupling between the medical user element and the control device, and

wherein the medical system is operable to perform a medical operation when the medical user element is uncoupled from the control device and personal data is exchanged during a medical operation;

wherein the assignment coupling comprises a temporary predefined coupling alignment between the medical user element and the control device and the alignment coupling is different than an alignment during a medical operation, wherein the medical user element and the control device have external shapes configured to create the temporary predefined coupling alignment there between, and the control device has a housing and the housing has at least one depression or an elevation corresponding to an external shape of the medical user element and the medical user element is temporarily introduced into the depression or can be applied to the elevation to create the assignment coupling.

2. The medical system as in claim 1 , wherein the assignment coupling additionally comprises one or more of the following couplings between the medical user element and the control device,

a temporary physical coupling connection between the medical user element and the control device, via a coupling interface, a docking station, a wire-based connection, a wireless near-field connection or an infrared connection; and

an indirect assignment coupling via at least one coupling element, wherein the medical user element and the control device can be temporarily connected to the coupling element simultaneously or successively.

3. The medical system as in claim 1 ,

wherein the medical system is configured to exchange at least one assignment identification via the assignment coupling, and

wherein the control device is configured to assign, in the medical operation, personal data, communicated by the medical user element on the basis of the assignment identification to said medical user element.

4. The medical system as in claim 1 ,

wherein the control device and the medical user element each have a detection device for detecting a biometric feature of the user,

wherein the assignment coupling additionally comprises a handling of the medical user element and of the control device by the user, and

wherein the medical system is configured to initiate the assignment step upon recognition of the same biometric feature by the detection devices.

5. The medical system as in claim 1 ,

wherein the medical system is configured to automatically start the medical operation upon or after successful completion of the assignment step.

6. The medical system as in claim 1 ,

wherein a plurality of medical user elements are provided and the control device and the medical user elements form a medical network.

7. The medical system as in claim 1 ,

wherein the medical system is configured to enable an automatic inclusion of further medical user elements by means of further automatic assignment steps.

8. The medical system as in claim 1 , wherein the control device comprises at least one data processing device and the data processing device is configured to process the personal data at least in part.

9. The medical system as in claim 1 , wherein the control device has at least one measurement function independent of the medical user element.

10. The medical system as in claim 1 ,

wherein the medical user element comprises one or more of the following elements,

a sensor for detecting at least one analyte in a body fluid that can be implanted into a body tissue,

a measuring device for detecting at least one bodily function;

an insulin pump, and a medical actuator device comprising at least one actuator for controlling a bodily function.

11. The medical system as in claim 1 ,

wherein the medical system is furthermore configured to enable an automatic separating step, and

wherein a further exchange of personal data between the medical user element and the control device is prevented by the automatic separating step.

12. The medical system as in claim 1 ,

wherein the medical system is configured to exchange complementary data records at least upon repeated momentary establishment of proximity between the control device and the medical user element in the medical operation.

13. A method for operating a medical system, comprising:

exchanging data wirelessly between a medical user element and a control device;

initiating an assignment step automatically with an assignment coupling between the medical user element and the control device;

exchanging personal data between the medical user element and the control device in response to the assigning step; and

separating the assignment coupling for subsequently medical operation of the medical system, wherein the assignment coupling comprises a temporary predefined coupling alignment between the medical user element and the control device and the alignment coupling is different than an alignment during the subsequent medical operation, wherein the medical user element and the control device have external shapes configured to create the temporary predefined coupling alignment there between, and the control device has a housing and the housing has at least one depression or an elevation corresponding to an external shape of the medical user element and the medical user element is temporarily introduced into the depression or can be applied to the elevation to create the assignment coupling.

14. The method as in claim 13 , further comprising,

coupling temporarily physically between the medical user element and the control device, using one or more of a coupling interface, a docking station, a wire-based connection, a wireless near-field connection or an infrared connection; and

assigning indirectly coupling with at least one coupling element, wherein the medical user element and the control device can be temporarily connected to the coupling element simultaneously or successively.

15. A medical system for monitoring and/or controlling at least one bodily function of a user, comprising:

a control device;

a medical user element embodied separately from the control device;

means for exchanging data wirelessly between the medical user element and the control device;

means for automatic assignment to exchange personal data between the medical user element and the control device;

means for automatic initiation with assignment coupling between the medical user element and the control device; and

means for performing a medical operation of the medical system after the assignment step and after the separation of the assignment coupling

wherein the assignment coupling comprises a temporary predefined coupling alignment between the medical user element and the control device and the alignment coupling is different than an alignment during the medical operation, wherein the medical user element and the control device have external shapes which define the temporary predefined coupling alignment there between, and the control device has a housing and the housing has at least one depression or an elevation corresponding to an external shape of the medical user element and the medical user element is temporarily introduced into the depression or can be applied to the elevation to create the assignment coupling.

16. The method as in claim 15 , the assignment coupling further comprising

means for temporary physical coupling connection between the medical user element and the control device via a coupling interface, a docking station, a wire-based connection, a wireless near-field connection or an infrared connection; and,

means for an indirect assignment coupling via at least one coupling element, wherein the medical user element and the control device can be temporarily connected to the coupling element simultaneously or successively.

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 28, 2017
From: ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS INTERNATIONAL AG
To: ROCHE DIABETES CARE, INC.
Reel/Frame 043687/0741 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 23, 2015
From: ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC.
To: ROCHE DIABETES CARE, INC.
Reel/Frame 036008/0670 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 23, 2011
From: FROECH, SYBILLE; GAA, OTTO; MARQUANT, MICHAEL; RASCH-MENGES, JUERGEN; ROESICKE, BERND; SCHERER, JOERG
To: ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS GMBH
Reel/Frame 027443/0139 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 23, 2011
From: BERNINI, NICOLE; EBERHART, ANDREAS
To: ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS INTERNATIONAL AG
Reel/Frame 027443/0204 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 23, 2011
From: ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS GMBH
To: ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 027443/0273 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 23, 2011
From: BUCK, HARVEY B., JR.
To: ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 027443/0297 →
Priority Claims (1)
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Continuity (2)
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