Health hub system and method of use

• US 20020184415A1
• Filed: 05/29/2002
• Published: 12/05/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Board of Regents of the University of Texas System (University of Texas System)
• Original Assignee: Board of Regents of the University of Texas System (University of Texas System)
• Inventors: Naghavi, Morteza, Mohammadi, Reza, Robinson, David J., Madjid, Mohammad, Mirhaji, Parsa
• Application Number:
  US10/157,311
• Publication Number:
  US 20020184415A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 710/64
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A device to communicate data received from a medical device disclosed. The device comprises a hosting assembly; an input data port accessible through the hosting assembly and capable of acquiring medical data from a medical device; an output data port accessible through the hosting assembly; and a bi-directional data buffer operatively connected to the plurality of input data ports and the output data port. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope of meaning of the claims.

Claims

1. A device to communicate data received from a medical device, comprising:

a. a hosting assembly;

b. an input data port accessible through the hosting assembly and capable of acquiring medical data from a medical device;

c. an output data port accessible through the hosting assembly; and

d. a bi-directional data buffer operatively connected to the plurality of input data ports and the output data port.

2. A method of communicating received from a medical device, comprising:

a. connecting a hosting assembly to a medical device, the connection capable of bi-directionally communicating data between the hosting assembly and the medical device;

b. connecting the hosting assembly to a computer, the connection capable of bi-directionally communicating data between the hosting assembly and the computer;

c. acquiring medical data from the medical device;

d. buffering the acquired data in a bi-directional data buffer;

e. transmitting the acquired data to the computer at a first predetermined time;

f. acquiring a second set of data from the computer;

g. buffering the second set of data in the bi-directional data buffer; and

h. transmitting the second set of data to the medical device at a second predetermined time.