Medical communication system and commuication method
First Claim
1. A medical communication system, comprising:
- a plurality of medical devices;
a gateway configured for establishing at least one wireless link to an access point;
wherein each one of the medical devices comprises a unit for establishing a communication connection to the gateway and a unit for establishing a direct wireless link to the access point; and
a communication line connected to the gateway, wherein the unit for establishing a communication connection to the gateway is configured to establish a communication connection to the gateway via the communication line and the communication line is a communication bus,and wherein the medical devices are configured to detect whether or not a communication connection to the gateway via the communication line is established and to set up a direct wireless communication link to the access point if a communication connection to the gateway via the communication line is not established, wherein the medical communication system is configured to set up a communication link between the medical devices and the access point via the communication line and the gateway if a communication connection between the medical devices and the gateway is established via the communication line.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a medical communication system, comprising at least one medical device (2a, 2b, 2c); a gateway (31) configured for establishing at least one wireless link to an access point; wherein the medical device (2a, 2b, 2c) comprises a unit (22a, 22b, 22c) for establishing a communication connection to the gateway (31) and a unit (21a, 21b, 21c) for establishing a direct wireless link to the access point, and wherein the medical device (2a, 2b, 2c) is configured to detect whether or not a communication connection to the gateway (3) is established and to set up a direct wireless communication link to the access point if a communication connection to the gateway (31) is not established, wherein the medical communication system is configured to set up a communication link between the medical device (2a, 2b, 2c) and the access point via the gateway (31) if a communication connection between the medical device (2a, 2b, 2c) and the gateway (31) is established.
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13 Claims
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1. A medical communication system, comprising:
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a plurality of medical devices; a gateway configured for establishing at least one wireless link to an access point; wherein each one of the medical devices comprises a unit for establishing a communication connection to the gateway and a unit for establishing a direct wireless link to the access point; and a communication line connected to the gateway, wherein the unit for establishing a communication connection to the gateway is configured to establish a communication connection to the gateway via the communication line and the communication line is a communication bus, and wherein the medical devices are configured to detect whether or not a communication connection to the gateway via the communication line is established and to set up a direct wireless communication link to the access point if a communication connection to the gateway via the communication line is not established, wherein the medical communication system is configured to set up a communication link between the medical devices and the access point via the communication line and the gateway if a communication connection between the medical devices and the gateway is established via the communication line. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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