Dialysis Parameter Management System Decoupling Patient and Machine Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current dialysis treatment systems require reconfiguration of treatment parameters when the type of dialysis machine changes, leading to inflexibility in managing patient treatment data across different machines.
Innovation Solution
A data management system that allows for flexible configuration of treatment parameters by separating patient-related and machine-related data records, enabling the creation of standardized treatment profiles that can be adapted based on the specific dialysis machine used, ensuring consistent treatment delivery regardless of machine type.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If treatment parameters are configured specifically for each dialysis machine type, then the treatment parameters are optimized for that machine, but reconfiguration is required when machine type changes
Solution Approach 1:
The treatment parameter configuration is segmented into two independent parts: machine-type-specific parameters and patient-specific parameters. This segmentation allows the system to maintain optimized machine-specific settings while enabling flexible patient parameter adaptation across different machine types without requiring complete reconfiguration.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a universal patient-specific parameter configuration that can be applied across multiple dialysis machine types. By separating patient-specific parameters from machine-type-specific parameters, the same patient treatment profile can be universally applied to different machines, eliminating the need for reconfiguration when machine types change.
2Adaptability or versatility
If treatment parameters are standardized across all machines, then flexibility is improved, but machine-specific optimization is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by allowing different levels of parameter specificity: machine-type-specific parameters maintain precise, optimized settings for each machine type, while patient-specific parameters provide standardized, flexible configurations that can be universally applied. This layered approach ensures both precision and flexibility in the appropriate contexts.
3Reliability
If machine-specific data formats are used, then machine compatibility is ensured, but data portability between machines is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces an intermediary layer that translates between machine-specific data formats and a universal patient parameter format. This intermediary structure allows data to be stored in a portable, machine-independent format while maintaining compatibility with specific machine types through translation, enabling both data portability and machine compatibility.
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AI summary
A method of supplying treatment parameters for a dialysis treatment includes supplying a predetermined machine-related data record of machine-related treatment parameters that are stipulated independently of the treatment of a specific patient, supplying a patient-related data record from patient-related treatment parameters of a patient to be treated, independently of a dialysis machine or a type of device provided for the treatment, selecting a machine-related data record for a specified dialysis treatment, and using the machine-related data record and the patient-related data record to generate a treatment data record for defining treatment parameters of the dialysis treatment to be performed.