IP Library Granted Patent US 12,272,457
Granted Patent B2
US 12,272,457 · App. 18/388,137 · Granted Apr 8, 2025

Ventilation system

Inventors: Tom Steinhauer (San Diego, CA); Willis Lam (San Diego, CA); Mark Rogers (Irvine, CA); Terry Blansfield (Orange, CA); Stephen J. Birch (Mission Viejo, CA)
Assignee: ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION
G16H40/67A61M16/0051A61M16/0057A61M16/021A61M16/024G16H20/40G16H40/63A61M2205/3553A61M2205/3584A61M2205/3592A61M2205/505A61M2205/6009A61M2205/6018A61M2205/6054A61M2205/6072A61M2205/609A61M2230/202A61M2230/432A61M2230/435
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Patent No.
US 12,272,457
App. No.
18/388,137
Granted
Apr 8, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A ventilation system operates in one of a plurality of modes for communicating ventilation information with a computing device, and operating parameters of a ventilation device are remotely modified based on system data. Ventilation data is received from a ventilation device and an alarm associated with the ventilation device or the patient associated with the ventilation device is determined based on at least a portion of the ventilation data. Responsive to determining the alarm, the alarm is transmitted to the computing device before the ventilator data is transmitted to the computing device.

Claims (64)

1. A ventilation system comprising:

non-transitory machine readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon; and

one or more processors configured to execute the instructions and to perform operations comprising:

causing the ventilation system to operate in one of a plurality of modes for communicating ventilation information with a computing device;

causing one or more operating parameters of a ventilation device to be modified based on system data comprising ventilation configuration data, patient data, user data, or rules or clinical protocols associated with operation of the ventilation system;

receiving, from the ventilation device, ventilator data associated with the ventilation device or a patient associated with the ventilation device, the ventilator data comprising a notification, scalar, operating parameter, physiological information associated with a ventilated patient, settings, patient information, a ventilation waveform, loop or trend data, or ventilation monitoring information;

determining an alarm associated with the ventilation device or the patient based on at least a portion of the received ventilator data; and

responsive to determining the alarm, transmitting the alarm to the computing device before transmitting the ventilator data to the computing device.

2. The ventilation system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a request for the ventilation data from the computing device, the computing device being remote from the ventilation system; and

providing the ventilation data to the computing device responsive to the request.

3. The ventilation system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving, from the computing device, a request to modify the one or more operating parameters; and

causing one or more operating parameters of the ventilation device to be modified responsive to the request.

4. The ventilation system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:

providing ventilation data to the computing device from an information queue;

sending the alarm to a beginning of the information queue; and

transmitting at least a portion of the ventilator data to the computing device from the information queue after the alarm is transmitted.

5. The ventilation system of claim 4 , wherein the operations further comprise:

transmitting all of the ventilator data to the computing device at periodic intervals after the alarm is transmitted.

6. The ventilation system of claim 1 , wherein causing the ventilation system to operate in one of the plurality of modes comprises:

causing the ventilation system to operate in a passive mode in which the ventilation data is provided to the computing device responsive to requests from the computing device, or in an active mode configured to both respond to requests from the computing device and to send the ventilation data to the computing device as the ventilation data becomes available to the ventilation system, the plurality of modes comprising the passive mode and the active mode.

7. The ventilation system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

receiving, from the computing device, a request to modify the one or more operating parameters before causing the one or more operating parameters of the ventilation device to be modified.

8. The ventilation system of claim 7 , wherein the operations further comprise:

providing to the computing device for display by the computing device, a user interface including a display of configuration information for the ventilation device, the displayed configuration information including a current mode of operation of the ventilation device and one or more ventilation settings affecting a current ventilation of a patient associated with the ventilation device.

9. The ventilation system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving configuration data for the ventilation device, the configuration data indicating a capability of the ventilation device or the one or more operating parameters of the ventilation device;

modifying the configuration data based on historical patient data; and

providing the modified configuration data to the ventilation device to cause the one or more operating parameters to be modified.

10. The ventilation system of claim 1 , wherein the computing device comprises a mobile device remote from the ventilation system and the ventilation device.

11. A method for communicating ventilation data, comprising:

causing a ventilation system to operate in one of a plurality of modes for communicating ventilation information with a computing device;

causing one or more operating parameters of a ventilation device to be modified based on system data comprising ventilation configuration data, patient data, user data, or rules or clinical protocols associated with operation of the ventilation system;

receiving, from the ventilation device, ventilator data associated with the ventilation device or a patient associated with the ventilation device, the ventilator data comprising a notification, scalar, operating parameter, physiological information associated with a ventilated patient, settings, patient information, a ventilation waveform, loop or trend data, or ventilation monitoring information;

determining an alarm associated with the ventilation device or the patient based on at least a portion of the received ventilator data; and

responsive to determining the alarm, transmitting the alarm to the computing device before transmitting the ventilator data to the computing device.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

receiving a request for the ventilation data from the computing device, the computing device being remote from the ventilation system; and

providing the ventilation data to the computing device responsive to the request.

13. The method claim 11 , further comprising:

receiving, from the computing device, a request to modify the one or more operating parameters; and

causing one or more operating parameters of the ventilation device to be modified responsive to the request.

14. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

providing the ventilation data to the computing device from an information queue;

sending the alarm to a beginning of the information queue; and

transmitting at least a portion of the ventilator data to the computing device from the information queue after the alarm is transmitted.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein causing the ventilation system to operate in one of the plurality of modes comprises:

causing the ventilation system to operate in a passive mode in which the ventilation data is provided to the computing device responsive to requests from the computing device, or in an active mode configured to both respond to requests from the computing device and to send the ventilation data to the computing device as the ventilation data becomes available to the ventilation system, the plurality of modes comprising the passive mode and the active mode.

16. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

receiving, from the computing device, a request to modify the one or more operating parameters before causing the one or more operating parameters of the ventilation device to be modified.

17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

providing to the computing device for display by the computing device, a user interface including a display of configuration information for the ventilation device, the displayed configuration information including a current mode of operation of the ventilation device and one or more ventilation settings affecting a current ventilation of a patient associated with the ventilation device.

18. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

receiving configuration data for the ventilation device, the configuration data indicating a capability of the ventilation device or the one or more operating parameters of the ventilation device;

modifying the configuration data based on historical patient data; and

providing the modified configuration data to the ventilation device to cause the one or more operating parameters to be modified.

19. The method of claim 11 , wherein the computing device comprises a mobile device remote from the ventilation system and the ventilation device.

20. A non-transitory machine readable memory comprising instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

causing a ventilation system to operate in one of a plurality of modes for communicating ventilation information with a computing device;

causing one or more operating parameters of a ventilation device to be modified based on system data comprising ventilation configuration data, patient data, user data, or rules or clinical protocols associated with operation of the ventilation system;

receiving, from the ventilation device, ventilator data associated with the ventilation device or a patient associated with the ventilation device, the ventilator data comprising a notification, scalar, operating parameter, physiological information associated with a ventilated patient, settings, patient information, a ventilation waveform, loop or trend data, or ventilation monitoring information;

determining an alarm associated with the ventilation device or the patient based on at least a portion of the received ventilator data; and

responsive to determining the alarm, transmitting the alarm to the computing device before transmitting the ventilator data to the computing device.

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 2, 2024
From: VYAIRE MEDICAL CAPITAL LLC
To: ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 069455/0906 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 26, 2024
From: STEINHAUER, TOM; LAM, WILLIS; ROGERS, MARK; BLANSFIELD, TERRY; BIRCH, STEPHEN J.
To: CAREFUSION 303, INC.
Reel/Frame 069414/0908 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 26, 2024
From: CAREFUSION 303, INC,
To: CAREFUSION 2200, INC.
Reel/Frame 069414/0963 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 26, 2024
From: CAREFUSION 2200, INC.
To: KINGSTON RESPIRATORY 102 LLC
Reel/Frame 069414/0968 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 26, 2024
From: KINGSTON RESPIRATORY 102 LLC
To: KINGSTON RESPIRATORY CAPITAL LLC
Reel/Frame 069414/0973 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 26, 2024
From: KINGSTON RESPIRATORY CAPITAL LLC
To: VYAIRE MEDICAL CAPITAL LLC
Reel/Frame 069451/0328 →