Remote ventilator adjustment

Abstract

Aspects of the technology include methods and systems for performing remote adjustments to a ventilator with a remote device. A remote device may include an interactive display including a remote position indicator. The remote position indicator may be associated or correlated with a local ventilator position indicator. A selection and/or adjustment at the remote device (or an activation at the remote device) at the interactive display may result in a selection, adjustment, or activation at the ventilator. Information may be transmitted to the ventilator from the remote device to remotely adjust the ventilator. Additionally or alternatively, the remote device may additionally display a view of, or replicate, some or all portions of the ventilator display.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for remotely adjusting a ventilator, the system comprising:
 a display;   a processor;   memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to perform a set of operations comprising:
 receiving ventilator data from a relay transceiver communicatively coupled to a ventilator; 
 based on the ventilator data, displaying, on the display, a remote user interface including a remote ventilator user interface replicating at least a portion of a ventilator user interface of the ventilator; 
 receiving, at the remote user interface, a selection of a ventilator setting; 
 receiving, at the remote user interface, a settings change to the selected ventilator setting; and 
 transmitting the settings change to the relay transceiver. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , the set of operations further comprising:
 receiving updated ventilator data from the relay transceiver associated with the settings change caused at the ventilator; and   updating the remote user interface based on the updated ventilator data.   
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the set of operations further comprise:
 displaying, on the display, a plurality of relay icons corresponding to a plurality of relay transceivers;   receiving a selection of a particular relay icon; and   based on the received selection of the particular relay icon, establishing a connection with a particular relay transceiver corresponding to the particular relay icon.   
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the system is located outside a of a room in which the relay transceiver and the ventilator are located. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the ventilator data is received over a wireless network of a hospital. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the remote ventilator user interface includes at least one ventilator settings icon, and wherein the selected ventilator setting is the at least one ventilator settings icon. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the remote interface includes a virtual bezel key representing at least one physical bezel key on the ventilator, and wherein the selected ventilator setting is the virtual bezel key. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the remote user interface includes an adjustment element, and wherein the settings change is defined by a received interaction with the adjustment element. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the adjustment element is a slide bar. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the remote user interface comprises three panels:
 a changeable panel including the remote ventilator user interface;   a selection panel including the virtual bezel key; and   an adjustment panel including the adjustment element.   
     
     
         11 . A relay transceiver for remotely adjusting a ventilator, the relay transceiver comprising:
 a processor;   memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the relay transceiver to perform a set of operations comprising:
 receiving a request, from a remote device over a wireless connection between the remote device and the relay transceiver, to access ventilator data of a ventilator; 
 receiving the ventilator data from the ventilator over a wired connection between the ventilator and the relay transceiver; 
 transmitting the ventilator data to the remote device over the wireless connection, the ventilator data causing a portion of a ventilator user interface of the ventilator to be replicated at a remote user interface of the remote device; 
 receiving, from the remote device over the wireless connection, a settings change of at least one adjustable ventilator setting; and 
 transmitting the settings change to the ventilator over the wired connection. 
   
     
     
         12 . The relay transceiver of  claim 11 , wherein the wireless connection between the remote device and the relay transceiver is over a hospital network. 
     
     
         13 . The relay transceiver of  claim 11 , wherein the wired connection between the ventilator and the relay transceiver is established with at least one of:
 an HDMI-to-USB adapter;   a dongle;   a self-supported HDMI connection; and   a smart cable.   
     
     
         14 . The relay transceiver of  claim 11 , the set of operations further comprising:
 receiving a patient video feed from a camera; and   transmitting the patient video feed to the remote device for display at the remote user interface.   
     
     
         15 . The relay transceiver of  claim 11 , wherein the ventilator data includes a video of the ventilator user interface. 
     
     
         16 . The relay transceiver of  claim 11 , wherein the at least one adjustable ventilator setting is associated with one of:
 a physical bezel key on the ventilator; and   a ventilator user interface element on the ventilator user interface.   
     
     
         17 . The relay transceiver of  claim 16 , wherein the at least one adjustable ventilator setting associated with the physical bezel key is one of:
 a display brightness;   a display lock;   an alarm volume;   a manual inspiration;   an inspiratory pause;   an expiratory pause;   an alarm reset; and   an audio pause.   
     
     
         18 . The relay transceiver of  claim 16 , wherein the at least one adjustable ventilator setting associated with the ventilator user interface element is one of:
 an inhalation flow;   a respiratory rate;   a tidal volume; and   a positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP).   
     
     
         19 . The relay transceiver of  claim 11 , the set of operations further comprising:
 in response to receiving the request to access ventilator data of the ventilator, transmitting a usage agreement to the remote device over the wireless connection; and   receiving an acceptance of the usage agreement from the remote device over the wireless connection.   
     
     
         20 . A method for remotely accessing a ventilator, comprising:
 receiving ventilator data from a relay transceiver communicatively coupled to a ventilator;   based on the ventilator data, displaying a remote user interface including a remote ventilator user interface replicating at least a portion of a ventilator user interface of the ventilator;   receiving, at the remote user interface, a selection of a ventilator setting;   receiving, at the remote user interface, a settings change to the selected ventilator setting; and   transmitting the settings change to the relay transceiver.