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US 12,311,087 · App. 18/244,639 · Granted May 27, 2025

System for automated collection of dialysis data

Inventors: Alex Anping Yu (Safety Harbor, FL); Robert W. Childers (New Port Richey, FL); Peter A. Hopping (Luiz, FL)
Assignees: Baxter International Inc.; Baxter Healthcare SA
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Patent No.
US 12,311,087
App. No.
18/244,639
Granted
May 27, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system is disclosed for the automated collection of dialysis and physiological data. An example system includes a dialysis machine configured to generate dialysis data and a wireless peripheral device configured to generate physiological data. The system also includes a personal digital device including an application configured to communicatively couple to the dialysis machine. The application is further configured to detect being within a wireless range of the wireless peripheral device, pair with the wireless peripheral device, receive the physiological data from the wireless peripheral device, and transmit the received physiological data to the dialysis machine. The dialysis machine is configured to store the received physiological data in conjunction with the dialysis data.

Claims (42)

1. A system for recording dialysis data and physiological data, the system including:

a dialysis machine configured to generate dialysis data;

a wireless peripheral device configured to generate physiological data; and

a personal digital device including an application configured to:

communicatively couple to the dialysis machine,

detect being within a wireless range of the wireless peripheral device,

pair with the wireless peripheral device by:

displaying on a screen of the personal digital device a prompt to enter an identifier of the wireless peripheral device, and

transmitting at least one pairing message to the wireless peripheral device with the entered identifier,

receive the physiological data from the wireless peripheral device, and

transmit the received physiological data to the dialysis machine,

wherein the dialysis machine is configured to store the received physiological data and the dialysis data.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the wireless peripheral device includes at least one of a bioelectric impedance analysis device, a blood pressure monitor, a weight scale, a glucometer, or a thermometer.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the dialysis machine is an automated peritoneal dialysis machine.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the dialysis data includes an amount of ultrafiltration removed.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the application is configured to use at least one of ZigBee® or Bluetooth® to wirelessly pair with the wireless peripheral device.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the application is configured to simulate the dialysis machine.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the wireless peripheral device is configured to encrypt the physiological data before transmission to the application.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the application transmits the identifier to the dialysis machine, and

wherein the dialysis machine uses the identifier to decrypt the physiological data.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the identifier is a patient identification number.

10. A system for recording dialysis data and physiological data, the system including:

a wireless peripheral device configured to generate physiological data; and

a personal digital device communicatively coupled to a dialysis machine, the personal digital device including an application configured to:

detect being within a wireless range of the wireless peripheral device,

pair with the wireless peripheral device by:

displaying on a screen of the personal digital device a prompt to enter an identifier of the wireless peripheral device, and

transmitting at least one pairing message to the wireless peripheral device with the entered identifier,

receive the physiological data from the wireless peripheral device, and

transmit the received physiological data to the dialysis machine,

wherein the dialysis machine is configured to store the received physiological data and dialysis data that is generated by the dialysis machine.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the application is further configured to:

receive second dialysis data that is input into the personal digital device by at least one of a patient or a clinician; and

transmit the second dialysis data to the dialysis machine.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the second dialysis data relates to a continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis treatment that is performed without the dialysis machine.

13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the wireless peripheral device includes at least one of a bioelectric impedance analysis device, a blood pressure monitor, a weight scale, a glucometer, or a thermometer.

14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the dialysis machine is an automated peritoneal dialysis machine.

15. The system of claim 10 , wherein the wireless peripheral device is configured to encrypt the physiological data before transmission to the application.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the application transmits the identifier to the dialysis machine, and

wherein the dialysis machine uses the identifier to decrypt the physiological data.

17. The system of claim 10 , wherein the identifier is a patient identification number.

18. The system of claim 10 , wherein the application is configured to use at least one of ZigBee® or Bluetooth® to wirelessly pair with the wireless peripheral device.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 31, 2025
From: BAXTER HEALTHCARE SA
To: VANTIVE HEALTH GMBH
Reel/Frame 074042/0275 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 31, 2025
From: BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.
To: VANTIVE US HEALTHCARE LLC
Reel/Frame 074047/0140 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 28, 2025
From: YU, ALEX ANPING; CHILDERS, ROBERT W.; HOPPING, PETER A.
To: BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.; BAXTER HEALTHCARE SA
Reel/Frame 070958/0392 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2025
From: VANTIVE US HEALTHCARE LLC; GAMBRO RENAL PRODUCTS, INC.
To: ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 070076/0701 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation 17340680 · Jun 7, 2021
Continuation 16436346 · Jun 10, 2019
Continuation 15192062 · Jun 24, 2016
Division 13646340 · Oct 5, 2012
Continuation 12469371 · May 20, 2009
Related Publication 20230414847A1 · Dec 28, 2023
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