Patent ID: 8219982
Filing Date: 2012-07-10
Classification: G06F,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method for organizing the software of a fluid management system comprising at least one processor system with a CPU, a memory means and software stored therein, executing, by the fluid management system, a treatment software for controlling and monitoring fluid flow of the fluid management system during a treatment period of a patient, the treatment software being installed in a first memory device of the processor system as resident software which is maintained when a power supply of the fluid management system is turned off; and executing, by the fluid management system, tool software for testing an operation of the fluid management system during a testing period of the fluid management system and for updating the treatment software in the first memory device, the tool software being loaded from an external device and installed in a second memory device of the processor system as non-resident software which is not maintained when the power supply of the fluid management system is turned off; wherein the tool software is loaded by system software of the fluid management system after the fluid management system is turned on.