Automated Remote Patient Care Setup via Centralized Server
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing remote patient care systems require manual configuration and setup, which can be challenging for elderly, infirm, or technically unsavvy patients, and necessitate frequent reconfiguration due to changes in devices or firmware, consuming time and resources.
Innovation Solution
An automated system that establishes connections between patient management devices and centralized servers, induces data reporting from medical devices, and reconfigures devices as needed, facilitating transparent and efficient setup and ongoing management of remote patient care environments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual configuration and setup is used for remote patient care systems, then patients can be directly involved in setup, but it becomes challenging for elderly, infirm, or technically unsavvy patients and consumes significant time and resources
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-configuration by automatically detecting available medical devices, establishing wireless connections, and configuring network parameters without requiring patient or caregiver intervention. The patient management device autonomously completes setup tasks that would otherwise require manual configuration.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-configures all necessary connections and settings before actual use begins. During initial setup, the patient management device establishes connections to the centralized server and all medical devices in advance, so that when remote care begins, everything is already configured and operational.
2Adaptability or versatility
If manual configuration is required for each device change, then setup can be customized, but frequent reconfiguration due to device or firmware changes consumes time and resources
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors the remote patient care environment for device additions, removals, or firmware changes. When changes are detected, the patient management device automatically receives updated configurations from the centralized server and reconfigures connections without manual intervention, maintaining adaptability while avoiding repetitive setup tasks.
Solution Approach 2:
The patient management device serves multiple functions including initial setup, ongoing configuration management, connection maintenance, and automated reconfiguration. This multi-functional approach eliminates the need for separate manual setup procedures for each device change.
3Loss of time
If automated setup is implemented, then setup time and resource consumption are reduced, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The centralized server acts as an intermediary that manages complex configuration logic remotely. The patient management device simply initiates connections and receives configuration instructions from the server, which handles the complexity of device detection, connection establishment, and parameter configuration without requiring complex local processing.
Data Source
AI summary
A system and method for providing automatic setup of a remote patient care environment. Connectivity to a centralized server over a network connection is confirmed. Data reporting for a patient by one or more monitoring devices that are wirelessly connectable is induced through control provided through a user interface. Each of the devices is registered as the device attempts to establish a wireless connection and report the data conditioned on permission for access. Upon granting of the permission for access, the device is wirelessly connected and the data is subsequently received over the wireless connection.