US 11,752,245 B2
System and method for automated collection of dialysis data
Alex Anping Yu, Safety Harbor, FL (US); Robert W. Childers, Trinity, FL (US); and Peter A. Hopping, Luiz, FL (US)
Assigned to Baxter International Inc., Deerfield, IL (US); and Baxter Healthcare SA, Glattpark (CH)
Filed by BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC., Deerfield, IL (US); and BAXTER HEALTHCARE SA, Glattpark (CH)
Filed on Jun. 7, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/340,680.
Application 15/192,062 is a division of application No. 13/646,340, filed on Oct. 5, 2012, granted, now 9,381,290, issued on Jul. 5, 2016.
Application 17/340,680 is a continuation of application No. 16/436,346, filed on Jun. 10, 2019, granted, now 11,027,053.
Application 16/436,346 is a continuation of application No. 15/192,062, filed on Jun. 24, 2016, granted, now 10,314,958, issued on Jun. 11, 2019.
Application 13/646,340 is a continuation of application No. 12/469,371, filed on May 20, 2009, granted, now 8,282,829, issued on Oct. 9, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2021/0290831 A1, Sep. 23, 2021
Int. Cl. A61M 1/16 (2006.01); B01D 61/30 (2006.01); B01D 61/32 (2006.01); G16H 20/40 (2018.01); B01D 61/24 (2006.01); A61M 1/28 (2006.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01); G16H 10/65 (2018.01)
CPC A61M 1/1611 (2014.02) [A61M 1/28 (2013.01); B01D 61/24 (2013.01); B01D 61/30 (2013.01); B01D 61/32 (2013.01); G16H 20/40 (2018.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01); A61M 2205/12 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3553 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3569 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3584 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3592 (2013.01); A61M 2205/52 (2013.01); A61M 2230/005 (2013.01); A61M 2230/201 (2013.01); A61M 2230/30 (2013.01); A61M 2230/50 (2013.01); A61M 2230/65 (2013.01); G16H 10/65 (2018.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for recording continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (“CAPD”) data, the system comprising:
a dialysis machine; and
a data transfer unit including:
an input device for receiving dialysis data from a patient, the dialysis data including a fill volume amount and a drain volume amount for at least one CAPD cycle;
a transceiver for communicative coupling to the dialysis machine; and
a processor communicatively coupled to the input device and the transceiver, wherein the processor in conjunction with the input device and the transceiver are configured to:
aggregate the received dialysis data over a defined time period, and
after the transceiver is communicatively coupled to the dialysis machine, transmit the aggregated dialysis data to the dialysis machine to enable the aggregated dialysis data to be combined with additional dialysis data generated by the dialysis machine for determining total dialysis data for the defined time period,
wherein the processor is configured to automatically transmit the aggregated dialysis data after detecting the communicative coupling to the dialysis machine.