Dialysis device

Abstract

A dialysis device comprising a prescriber interface and a programming means configured to allow, via the prescriber interface, input of a set of therapeutic objectives and a treatment plan and a re-evaluation means configured to, as a function of the therapeutic objectives and the treatment plan, suggest at least one treatment option comprising a set of settings of a treatment session to achieve said set of therapeutic objectives.

1 .- 54 . (canceled) 
     
     
         55 . A dialysis device receiving, via a prescriber interface, data representing a set of therapeutic objectives and a treatment plan, which comprises a treatment schedule for a number of consecutive treatment sessions and a set of settings of a treatment session, the dialysis device comprising:
 a patient interface, and   a computer system receiving input data, indicative of a modified setting, via the patient interface, wherein the computer system:   modifies at least one of the settings of the set of settings based on the input data received via the patient interface, and   re-evaluates the treatment plan as a function of the at least one modified setting to generate a suggestion including at least one treatment option comprising a suggested set of settings of a treatment session to achieve said set of therapeutic objectives.   
     
     
         56 . The dialysis device according to  claim 55 , wherein the computer system further causes the dialysis device to measure clinical or therapeutic parameters during a treatment session using the dialysis system, wherein the suggestion of the at least one treatment option generated during the re-evaluation step is based on a function of the measured parameters. 
     
     
         57 . The dialysis device according to  claim 56 , wherein the treatment session includes at least one preceding treatment session. 
     
     
         58 . The dialysis device according to  claim 56  or  57 , wherein the suggestion of the at least one treatment option generated during the re-evaluation step is generated based on the at least one modified setting and the at least one measured parameter. 
     
     
         59 . The dialysis device according to  claim 56 , wherein the suggestion of the at least one treatment option generated during the re-evaluation step is generated based on a function of the measured parameters during an on-going treatment session and of the measured parameters of at least one preceding treatment session. 
     
     
         60 . The dialysis device according to  claim 55 , wherein the suggestion of the at least one treatment option generated during the re-evaluation step is presented on the patient interface, and the computer system receives a selection inputted via the patient interface of one of the treatment options, whereby the computer system in response to the selection adjusts the settings as a consequence of the selection to carry out the treatment session in accordance with the selected treatment option. 
     
     
         61 . The dialysis device according to  claim 55 , wherein the computer system receives data via the prescriber interface of limits of variation of the at least one setting and the computer system limits the modification of each setting to be within the limits. 
     
     
         62 . The dialysis device according to  claim 56 , wherein the received data via the prescriber interface includes limits of variation of the measured clinical or therapeutic parameters. 
     
     
         63 . The dialysis device according to  claim 62 , comprising an alert configured to issue an alert upon a deviation above or below a predefined limit of variation. 
     
     
         64 . The dialysis device according to  claim 55 , wherein the therapeutical objective is set to be reached over a period of a number of treatment sessions, and wherein the re-evaluation step is configured to take into account a treatment history and several future treatment sessions when suggesting said at least one treatment option, to secure that the treatment objective is reached while allowing flexibility in the individual treatment sessions. 
     
     
         65 . The dialysis device according to  claim 55 , wherein said at least one of said settings is modified via the patient interface during an on-going treatment session, and wherein the re-evaluation step, as a consequence of the modification, generates a suggestion of at least one treatment option at one or more consecutive treatment sessions. 
     
     
         66 . The dialysis device according to  claim 55 , which comprises a hemodialysis machine. 
     
     
         67 . A computer program product comprising computer code which, when executed on a data-processing system, is adapted to carry out a method of operating a dialysis device, said dialysis device comprising a computer system and a patient interface, the method comprising:
 receiving a set of therapeutic objectives and a treatment plan, which comprises a treatment schedule for a number of consecutive treatment sessions and a set of settings of a treatment session, wherein the dialysis device is adapted to execute the treatment plan;   receiving via a patient interface a modification to at least one of the settings of the set of settings of the treatment session;   re-evaluating the treatment plan based on the received modification of at least one of said settings, wherein the re-evaluation includes generation of a suggestion of at least one treatment option determined based on the modification of at least one setting, the set of therapeutic objectives and the treatment plan, wherein the at least one treatment option comprising a suggested set of settings of a treatment session to achieve said set of therapeutic objectives.   
     
     
         68 . The computer program product according to  claim 67 , wherein the method further comprises measuring clinical or therapeutic parameters during a treatment session and the re-evaluation step determines the at least one treatment option as a function of the measured parameters. 
     
     
         69 . The computer program product according to  claim 68 , wherein the clinical or therapeutic parameters are measured during at least one preceding treatment session. 
     
     
         70 . The computer program product according to  claim 68  or  69 , wherein the at least one treatment option suggested in the re-evaluation step is a function of the at least one modified setting and the measured parameters. 
     
     
         71 . The computer program product according to  claim 68 , wherein the re-evaluation step determines the at least one treatment option as a function of the measured parameters of an on-going treatment session and of at least one preceding treatment session. 
     
     
         72 . The computer program product according to  claim 67 , wherein the re-evaluation step suggests treatment options, and the method further comprises receiving an input from the patient interface indicating a selection of one of the suggested treatment options and adjusting the settings in response to the selection to carry out the treatment session in accordance with the selected treatment option. 
     
     
         73 . The computer program product according to  claim 67 , further comprising receiving data indicating limits of variation of each of the at least one setting that are allowed to be modified via the patient interface, thereby allowing modification of each setting within these limits. 
     
     
         74 . The computer program product according to  claim 68 , further comprising receiving data indicating limits of variation of the measured clinical or therapeutic parameters. 
     
     
         75 . A dialysis device receiving data representing a set of therapeutic objectives and a prescribed treatment plan, wherein the prescribed treatment plan includes a treatment schedule for consecutive treatment sessions and a set of settings to the dialysis device for the treatment sessions, the dialysis device comprising:
 a patient interface, and   a computer system receiving input data from the patient interface and storing the input data and the received set of therapeutic objectives and the received prescribed treatment plan in a memory, wherein the computer system executes a computer code stored in the memory to:   modify at least one of the settings of the set of settings based on the input data received from the patient interface, and   in response to the modification of said at least one of the settings, re-evaluate the prescribed treatment plan and generate at least one suggested treatment option for achieving the set of therapeutic objectives, wherein each of the at least one suggested treatment option includes a set of settings to the dialysis device for one or more of the consecutive treatment sessions.   
     
     
         76 . The dialysis device of  claim 75  wherein the re-evaluation of the treatment plan includes adjusting at least one of the other of the settings of the set of settings in the treatment plan. 
     
     
         77 . A computer program product comprising computer code which, when executed on a data-processing system of a dialysis device, is adapted to carry out a method of operating the dialysis device, the method comprising:
 receiving by the dialysis device a set of therapeutic objectives and a treatment plan, which comprises a treatment schedule for consecutive treatment sessions and a set of settings of the dialysis device for the treatment sessions;   receiving from a patient interface for the dialysis device a modification to at least one of the settings of the set of settings of the treatment session;   re-evaluating the treatment plan based on the received modification of the at least one of said settings, wherein the re-evaluation includes generating a suggestion of at least one treatment option, wherein the treatment option is determined based on the modification of the at least one setting, the set of therapeutic objectives and the treatment plan, and wherein the at least one treatment option comprises a suggested set of settings of a treatment session to achieve said set of therapeutic objectives.   
     
     
         78 . The computer program of  claim 76  wherein the re-evaluation of the treatment plan includes adjusting at least one of the other of the settings of the set of settings in the treatment plan.