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Aircraft medical management system

  • US 10,157,264 B2
  • Filed: 03/20/2015
  • Issued: 12/18/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for providing medical assistance onboard an aircraft, the method comprising:

  • receiving, prior to a flight of the aircraft, in an airline computer system, an authorization to transfer medical data into a medical storage data infrastructure comprising policies;

    a policy in the policies comprising at least one of;

    a set of rules, a set of guidelines, a set of restrictions, a set of authorizations, or a set of criteria, determining which medical data may;

    be accessed by each of an onboard device located on the aircraft and a remote device located remotely from the aircraft, or transferred;

    from the medical storage data infrastructure to the onboard device or the remote device, or between the onboard device and the remote device;

    establishing a first wireless connection between the onboard device located on the aircraft and the airline computer system located remotely with respect to the aircraft and the remote device, the airline computer system comprising an intrusion prevention system for preventing unauthorized devices from connecting wirelessly to the airline computer system, and the onboard device comprising an authorization acceptable to the airline computer system for enabling communications with the onboard device;

    preventing, until completion of a security measure comprising the airline computer system authenticating at least one of an identity of the onboard device or of the aircraft comprising the onboard device, the onboard device from accessing a medical data storage infrastructure, the medical storage data infrastructure being located remote from the aircraft and the airline computer system, and comprising medical data, about a person on the aircraft, authorized, prior to the flight, for at least one of;

    transfer into the medical data storage infrastructure;

    transfer from the medical data storage infrastructure to the remote device; and

    transfer from the medical data storage infrastructure to a onboard device after the airline computer system accepts the authorization from the onboard device;

    preventing, until completion of a security measure comprising the medical data storage infrastructure authenticating at least one of the identity of the onboard device or of the aircraft comprising the onboard device, the onboard device from accessing the medical data storage infrastructure;

    the onboard device connecting to the medical data storage infrastructure via a second wireless connection comprising an intrusion prevention system for preventing unauthorized devices from connecting wirelessly to the medical data storage infrastructure, and the onboard device comprising a certificate acceptable to the medical data storage infrastructure for enabling communications with the onboard device;

    subsequently, establishing communications, using a third wireless connection, between the onboard device and the remote device in communication with a medical professional via;

    the onboard device comprising an intrusion prevention system for preventing unauthorized devices from connecting wirelessly to the onboard device via the onboard device validating a certificate from the remote device for enabling communications with the onboard device; and

    the remote device comprising an intrusion prevention system for preventing unauthorized devices from connecting wirelessly to the remote device via the remote device validating a certificate from the onboard device for enabling communications with the remote device;

    sending, information, comprising information about the aircraft and an output, from a medical device onboard the aircraft about a medical event onboard the aircraft from the onboard device to the remote device, the medical device communicating with the onboard device and selected from a group comprising;

    a digital thermometer, an electronic stethoscope, an electrocardiogram machine, a tympanometric instrument, a sphygmomanometer, an otoscope, an ophthalmoscope, a pulse oximeter, a vital signs monitor, and a diagnostic station;

    responsive to receiving a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act compliant authorization to transfer medical data related to the medical event from the medical data storage infrastructure to the remote device, transferring medical data related to the medical event from the medical data storage infrastructure to the remote device;

    receiving, at the onboard device, a medical assessment of the medical event and a medical professional directed action, from the remote device;

    executing the medical professional directed action onboard the aircraft;

    directing, using the medical assessment, a route for the aircraft; and

    flying the aircraft on the route.

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