Remote medical device access
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1. A method for accessing a medical device operably coupled to a computing device, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving identification information from the computing device that is indicative of a medical device type;
transferring a protocol component to the computing device based upon the identification information; and
receiving measurement data from the medical device in response to the computing device communicating with the medical device via the protocol component.
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Abstract
Systems, client computing devices, server computing devices, and methods are disclosed for accessing medical devices, providing remote access to medical devices and/or remotely accessing medical devices. In one exemplary embodiment, client computing devices utilize protocol components that may be obtained from a server computing device via a network to communicate with medical devices in a communications protocol supported by the medical device.
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56 Claims
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1. A method for accessing a medical device operably coupled to a computing device, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving identification information from the computing device that is indicative of a medical device type;
transferring a protocol component to the computing device based upon the identification information; and
receiving measurement data from the medical device in response to the computing device communicating with the medical device via the protocol component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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14. A method of accessing a medical device operably coupled to a computing device, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving identification information from the computing device indicative of a medical device type of the medical device;
providing the computing device with protocol component information which identifies a protocol component for the computing device to use to communicate with the medical device from a plurality of protocol components; and
receiving data from the medical device in response to the computing device communicating with medical device via the protocol component identified by the protocol component information.
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21. A method of providing a computing device with access to a medical device, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing the computing device with identification information from which a protocol component for use with the medical device is determined;
receiving the proper protocol component from the computing device in response to providing the computing device with the identification information; and
communicating with the medical device via the proper protocol component. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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28. A method of providing a computing device with access to a medical device, the method comprising the steps of:
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establishing communication with the computing device via a network address associated with the medical device;
receiving protocol component information from the computing device which identifies the protocol component to communicate with the medical device from a plurality of protocol components; and
communicating with medical device via the protocol component identified by the protocol component information.
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35. A first computing device for accessing a medical device operably coupled to a second computing device via a network, the first computing device comprising:
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a storage device comprising a plurality of protocol components that configure second computing device to communicate with a plurality of medical devices in accordance with a plurality of communications protocols supported by the plurality of medical devices;
a transport agent operably coupled to the storage device and the network, the transport agent being adapted to receive from the second computing device identification information associated with a particular medical device operably coupled to the second computing device, to select from the plurality of protocol components of the storage device a protocol component to configure the second computing device for communications with the particular medical device, and transfer to the second computing device via the network the protocol component selected from the plurality of protocol components.
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41. A first computing device for accessing a medical device operably coupled to a second computing device via a network, the first computing device comprising:
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a storage device comprising a plurality of protocol components that configure the second computing device to communicate with a plurality of medical devices in accordance with communications protocols supported by the plurality of medical devices;
a memory comprising a plurality of instructions;
a network interface adapted to communicate with the second computing device via the network; and
a processor operably coupled to the storage device, the memory, and the network interface and adapted to execute the plurality of instructions to cause the processor to receive from the second computing device via the network interface identification information from which a medical device type of the medical device coupled to the second computing device is determined, to provide protocol component information to the second computing device via the network interface which identifies the protocol component from the plurality of protocol components for the second computing device to use to communicate with the medical device, and to receive measurement data from the medical device via the network interface in response to the second computing device communicating with medical device via the protocol component identified by the protocol component information. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49)
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47. A first computing device for providing a second computing device with access to a medical device via a network, the first computing device comprising:
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a memory comprising a plurality of instructions;
a network interface adapted to communicate with the second computing device via the network;
a medical device interface adapted to establish a communications link with the medical device; and
a processor operably coupled to the memory, the network interface, and the medical device interface and adapted to execute the plurality of instructions to cause the processor to provide to the second computing device via the network interface identification information from which a protocol component for use with the medical device is determined;
to receive the protocol component from the second computing device via the network interface in response to providing the second computing device with the identification information;
to execute instructions of the protocol component to obtain measurement data from the medical device via the medical device interface; and
transfer to the second computing device via the network interface, the measurement data obtained from the medical device.
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50. A first computing device for providing a second computing device with access to a medical device via a network, the first computing device comprising:
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a transport agent adapted to provide the second computing device with identification information from which a protocol component from a plurality of protocol components for communicating with the medical device is determined, and to receive from the second computing device protocol component information which identifies the protocol component of to communicate with the medical device; and
an update component in communication with the transport agent, the update component adapted to receive the protocol component information, and to obtain from the second computing device the protocol component identified by the protocol component information. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53)
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54. A first computing device for providing a second computing device with access to a medical device via a network, the first computing device comprising:
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a storage device;
memory comprising a plurality of instructions that define a web browser;
a network interface adapted to communicate with the second computing device via the network;
a medical device interface adapted to establish a communications link with the medical device; and
a processor operably coupled to the storage device, the network interface, and the memory and adapted to execute the plurality of instructions of the memory to cause the processor to provide identification information to the second computing device via the network interface from which a protocol component for communicating with the medical device is determined, to receive protocol component information from the second computing device via the network interface which identifies the protocol component that should be used to communicate with the medical device, determine whether the storage device includes the protocol component identified by the protocol component information, and obtain the protocol component from the second computing device via the network interface if the storage device does not include the protocol component identified by the protocol component information.
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55. A system for providing access to a medical device, the system comprising:
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a first computing device;
a second computing device in communication with the first computing device, the second computing device being adapted to obtain identification information from the medical device, to transfer the identification information to the first computing device, to receive protocol component information from the first computing device that identifies a protocol component to be used by the second computing device to communicate with the medical device, to determine whether the second computing device already has the protocol component identified by the protocol component information, and obtain the protocol component identified by the protocol component information from the first computing device if the second computing device does not already have the protocol component identified by the protocol component information, and wherein the first computing device is adapted to receive the identification information from the second computing device, to identify the protocol component of a plurality of protocol components, to transfer the protocol component information to the second computing device, and to transfer the protocol component to the second computing device if the second computing device does not already have the protocol component identified by the protocol component information. - View Dependent Claims (56)
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