Analysis and presentation of aggregated patient and device data within a system that includes a medical device
In one example, a method to aggregate information from one or more medical devices comprises collecting information from one or more medical devices used by a patient, aggregating the information from the one or more medical devices into a patient record, storing the patient record to be accessible by a care station server, and providing access to the patient record to via the care station server. Other examples and related methods and apparatuses are also disclosed herein.
1. A method to aggregate information from a plurality of wearable cardioverter defibrillators (WCDs), wherein the WCDs comprise sensing electrodes, a processor coupled to the sensing electrodes, an energy storage module, a discharge circuit, and defibrillation electrodes, the method comprising:
collecting information from the plurality of WCDs used by a patient, wherein each WCD is customized for the patient;
wherein:
information is collected from a first WCD including a first cardiovascular record for the patient measured with the first WCD, wherein the first WCD is worn by the patient over a first period;
information is collected from a second WCD including a second cardiovascular record for the patient measured with the second WCD, wherein the second WCD is worn by the patient over a second period subsequent to the first period;
aggregating the information from the first WCD and the second WCD into a single patient record for the patient, wherein the single patient record includes a combined cardiovascular record for the patient based at least in part on the first cardiovascular record and the second cardiovascular record;
storing the patient record to be accessible by a care station server;
providing access to the patient record via the care station server;
sending a parameter change to the second WCD based at least in part on the combined cardiovascular record, wherein the parameter change includes changing a cardiovascular measurement obtained by the second WCD, and the cardiovascular measurement is used to determine, with the processor of the second WCD, whether to deliver a therapeutic electrical charge to the patient using the second WCD; and
delivering the therapeutic electrical charge to the patient with the energy storage module, discharge circuit, and the defibrillation electrodes of the second WCD based on the changed cardiovascular measurement.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the patient record is accessible via the care station server from a care station terminal.
3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising: receiving an instruction for the patient from the care station terminal, and forwarding the instruction to one of the plurality of WCDs to be received by the patient.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the patient record is accessible via the care station server from an admin station terminal.
5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising: receiving a WCD configuration from the admin station terminal, and forwarding the WCD configuration to the corresponding one of the plurality of WCDs.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the patient record is stored in the care station server.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the patient record is stored external to the care station server.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information is collected from two or more WCDs used by the patient, and the information from the WCDs is aggregated into the patient record to allow operation of one of the WCDs to be compared with operation of another one of the WCDs.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: collecting information from one or more non-medical devices, and aggregating the non-medical device information with the WCD information in the patient record.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the patient wears a first WCD of the plurality of WCDs for a first period of time, and a second WCD of the plurality of WCDs for a second period of time responsive to the first WCD having an error condition, and the second WCD replaces the first WCD.
11. A method to collect data from a plurality of wearable cardioverter defibrillators (WCDs), wherein the WCDs comprise sensing electrodes, a processor coupled to the sensing electrodes, an energy storage module, a discharge circuit, and defibrillation electrodes, the method comprising:
designating a first WCD for a first patient;
collecting patient data for the first patient with the first WCD;
storing the patient data for the first patient from the first WCD in a first patient record;
designating a second WCD for the first patient;
collecting patient data for the first patient with the second WCD;
storing the patient data for the first patient from the second WCD in the first patient record, wherein the patient data in the first patient record comprises an aggregation of data from the first WCD and the second WCD, and wherein the first patient record is accessible by a care station server;
providing access to the first patient record including the aggregation of data via a care station server;
sending a parameter change to the second WCD based at least in part on the aggregated data, wherein the parameter change includes changing a cardiovascular measurement obtained by the second WCD, and the cardiovascular measurement is used to determine, with the processor of the second WCD, whether to deliver a therapeutic electrical charge to the first patient using the second WCD; and
delivering the therapeutic electrical charge to the first patient with the energy storage module, discharge circuit, and the defibrillation electrodes of the second WCD based on the changed cardiovascular measurement.
12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising: designating the first WCD for a second patient; collecting patient data for the second patient with the first WCD; and storing the patient data for the second patient from the first WCD in a second patient record.
13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first WCD and the second WCD are both configured to be used interchangeably by the first patient.
14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the second WCD replaces the first WCD.
15. A care station server to aggregate information from one or more medical devices including a wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD), wherein the WCD comprises sensing electrodes, a WCD processor coupled to the sensing electrodes, an energy storage module, a discharge circuit, and defibrillation electrodes, the care station server comprising:
a care station server processor and a memory coupled to the care station server processor, wherein instructions in the memory configure the care station server processor to:
collect information from one or more of the medical devices including the WCD used by a patient, wherein the WCD is customized for the patient;
wherein:
information is collected from a first one of the medical devices including a first cardiovascular record for the patient measured with the first one of the medical devices, wherein the first one of the medical devices is worn by the patient over a first period;
information is collected from a second one of the medical devices including a second cardiovascular record for the patient measured with the second one of the medical devices, wherein the second one of the medical devices is worn by the patient over a second period subsequent to the first period;
aggregate the information from the first one of the medical devices and the second one of the medical devices into a single patient record for the patient, wherein the single patient record includes a combined cardiovascular record for the patient based at least in part on the first cardiovascular record and the second cardiovascular record;
store the patient record including the aggregated information to be accessible by the care station server processor of the care station server;
provide access to the patient record via the care station server processor of the care station server; and
send a parameter change to the second one of the medical devices based at least in part on the combined cardiovascular record, wherein the parameter change includes changing a cardiovascular measurement obtained by the second one of the medical devices, and the cardiovascular measurement is used by the WCD to determine, with the WCD processor, whether to provide a therapeutic electrical charge to the patient; and
delivering the therapeutic electrical charge to the patient with the energy storage module, discharge circuit, and the defibrillation electrodes of the WCD based on the changed cardiovascular measurement.
16. The care station server of claim 15 , wherein the patient record is accessible via the care station server processor of the care station server from a care station terminal.
17. The care station server of claim 16 , wherein the care station server processor is further configured to: receive an instruction for the patient from the care station terminal, and forward the instruction to one of the medical devices including the WCD to be received by the patient.
18. The care station server of claim 15 , wherein the patient record is accessible via the care station server processor from an admin station terminal.
19. The care station server of claim 18 , wherein the care station server processor is further configured to: receive a device configuration from the admin station terminal for the one or more medical devices including a WCD, and forward the device configuration to the corresponding one of the medical devices.
20. The care station server of claim 15 , wherein performance of the one or more medical devices including the WCD as used by the patient can be monitored remotely via the patient record.