Medical device association systems and methods
First Claim
1. A method for associating medical devices, the method comprising:
- mounting a plurality of medical devices to a common support structure;
providing the plurality of medical devices, each of the plurality of medical devices including an accelerometer configured to measure spatial accelerations of the medical device;
imparting a mechanical impulse to the plurality of medical devices, the mechanical impulse being transmitted between all of the plurality of medical devices through the common support structure to provide an acceleration pattern, wherein the imparting the mechanical impulse includes a component of one of the plurality of medical devices producing the mechanical impulse;
measuring with the accelerometer included in each of at least two of the plurality of medical devices the acceleration pattern with respect to time;
comparing for correspondence, according to a defined correspondence criteria, the acceleration patterns measured by the at least two of the plurality of medical devices;
associating all of the at least two of the plurality of medical devices that measured the acceleration patterns that satisfy the defined correspondence criteria.
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Abstract
A method for associating medical devices is provided. The method can include providing a plurality of medical devices and each of the medical devices can include an accelerometer configured to measure spatial accelerations of the medical device. Each of at least two of the medical devices can measure with its accelerometer an acceleration pattern with respect to time. The method can include comparing for correspondence, according to defined correspondence criteria, the measured acceleration patterns, and associating all of the medical devices that measured acceleration patterns that satisfy the defined correspondence criteria. The method can also include modifying a parameter of each member of a set of devices that are associated.
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1. A method for associating medical devices, the method comprising:
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mounting a plurality of medical devices to a common support structure; providing the plurality of medical devices, each of the plurality of medical devices including an accelerometer configured to measure spatial accelerations of the medical device; imparting a mechanical impulse to the plurality of medical devices, the mechanical impulse being transmitted between all of the plurality of medical devices through the common support structure to provide an acceleration pattern, wherein the imparting the mechanical impulse includes a component of one of the plurality of medical devices producing the mechanical impulse; measuring with the accelerometer included in each of at least two of the plurality of medical devices the acceleration pattern with respect to time; comparing for correspondence, according to a defined correspondence criteria, the acceleration patterns measured by the at least two of the plurality of medical devices; associating all of the at least two of the plurality of medical devices that measured the acceleration patterns that satisfy the defined correspondence criteria. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system of medical devices, comprising:
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a plurality of medical devices, each of the plurality of medical devices including; an accelerometer configured to measure spatial accelerations of the medical device; a controller operatively coupled to the accelerometer; and a communication interface operatively coupled to the controller; and an information system communicatively coupled to the communication interface of each of the plurality of medical devices, wherein; the controller of each of the plurality of medical devices is configured and programmed to; process an acceleration pattern measured by the accelerometer of the medical device; and communicate information related to the acceleration pattern to the information system via the communication interface; the information system is configured and programmed to; receive the information related to the acceleration patterns communicated by members of the plurality of medical devices; compare for correspondence, according to a defined correspondence criteria, the information related to the acceleration patterns received by the information system; maintain a list of at least each of the plurality of medical devices that communicated information related to the acceleration patterns that satisfies the defined correspondence criteria; wherein at least one of the plurality of medical devices includes a selectively actuatable component capable of producing measurable accelerations in others of the plurality of medical devices when the plurality of medical devices are mounted to a common support structure. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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