Patent ID: 9375527
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: A61B,A61M,G05B,G08B,G16H,G16Z

Claim Text:
1. A method for verifying proper use of a medical treatment device during a patient treatment session at a treatment location, comprising: generating, by a controller, attached to, embedded in, or collocated with said medical treatment device, an enabling signal, based on an authentication of an authorized person other than a patient to be treated using an authentication device attached to said medical treatment device used to treat said patient, to cause said medical treatment device to become operable during said patient treatment session at said treatment location; generating, by said controller, automatically and at predefined time intervals during said patient treatment session, one or more verification request signals requesting an individual other than said patient to manually input a verification response into a user interface of said controller attached to, embedded in, or co-located with the treatment device; prompting said individual to input said verification responses into said controller via said user interface; upon receipt of said verification response from said individual, verifying that said individual is present at said treatment location and identifying that said individual is an authorized individual other than said patient based on said verification response; generating an alarm signal to indicate an impending termination of the treatment session within a specified time if said verifying failed to confirm that the individual is present at the treatment location and that the individual is the authorized individual; waiting for the authorized individual to input a verification response within said specified time; and terminating said treatment session responsively to a lack of confirmation of the presence and identity of said individual at the treatment location after said waiting.