Ventilator Settings Transfer via Wireless Intermediary
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current medical ventilator systems require significant manual effort and expertise to transfer patient settings between different ventilators, leading to potential errors and inefficiencies, especially during patient transfers between varying ventilator types.
Innovation Solution
The development of a method and system allowing for the direct transfer of ventilator settings and patient data between medical ventilators, utilizing wireless communication and graphical user interfaces to facilitate seamless setting transitions, including the generation of recommended settings for compatible modes and performance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual transfer of ventilator settings is performed, then clinician control and customization are maintained, but time consumption and potential for errors increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically detecting the receiving ventilator's capabilities and pre-configuring compatible settings before the actual patient transfer occurs. This includes identifying available modes, alarm functions, and performance parameters on the receiving device and preparing appropriate setting mappings in advance, so that when transfer is initiated, the process is already optimized and ready to execute quickly and accurately.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary automated system that acts as a mediator between the transferring and receiving ventilators. This intermediary automatically detects device types, compares settings compatibility, performs intelligent mapping between different ventilator parameter systems, and executes the transfer process. This intermediary eliminates the need for manual clinician intervention while ensuring accurate translation of settings across different device platforms.
2Ease of operation
If manual transfer of ventilator settings is performed, then complex expert knowledge can be applied, but complexity of operation and potential for human error increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service by enabling the ventilators to automatically perform the transfer process without clinician intervention. The transferring ventilator autonomously detects the receiving ventilator's capabilities, identifies compatible settings, performs intelligent mapping, and executes the transfer. This self-service capability eliminates manual operation complexity while maintaining high reliability through automated validation and error checking.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical manual process of settings transfer with an automated electronic system. Instead of clinicians manually configuring each parameter, the system uses automated detection, comparison, and mapping algorithms to translate settings between different ventilator platforms. This substitution of manual mechanical operation with automated electronic processes simplifies user interaction while improving transfer accuracy.
3Adaptability or versatility
If ventilator settings are transferred between different ventilator types, then patient care continuity is maintained, but compatibility issues and loss of functionality may occur
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically changes parameters by adapting settings based on the specific characteristics of the receiving ventilator. It detects the receiving device's capabilities and modifies the transferred settings to match available modes, alarm functions, and performance parameters. This parameter adaptation ensures full utilization of the receiving ventilator's functionality while maintaining the clinical intent of the original settings, preventing loss of information through intelligent parameter transformation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements universality by creating a platform-independent settings transfer system that can operate between any ventilator types. The system identifies common functional elements across different ventilator platforms and establishes universal mapping rules that preserve core ventilation functions regardless of the specific device model. This multi-functional approach ensures compatibility across diverse ventilator types while maintaining essential patient care capabilities.
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AI summary
Systems and methods for transfer of ventilator settings from one ventilator to another ventilator are disclosed. a method for transferring ventilator settings from one medical ventilator to another medical ventilator. An example method includes receiving a selection to initiate a transfer of current ventilator settings to a receiving ventilator, the current ventilator settings corresponding to settings currently being used by the medical ventilator to provide ventilation to a patient; exchanging identification data with the receiving ventilator; based on the exchanged identification data, establishing communication with the receiving ventilator; and prior to the patient being disconnected from the medical ventilator, transmitting the current ventilator settings to the receiving ventilator.