Method and system for collecting and circulating data derived from medical appliances, useful in particular in intensive care units

• US 20030158746A1
• Filed: 04/15/2003
• Published: 08/21/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 04/06/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Capsule Technologie (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Capsule Technologie (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: Forrester, Steven
• Application Number:
  US10/257,098
• Publication Number:
  US 20030158746A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2213/0002 Serial port, e.g. RS232C
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 80/00 ICT specially adapted for facilitating communication between medical practitioners or patients, e.g. for collaborative diagnosis, therapy or health monitoring

Abstract

This invention relates to a process and system for collecting medical data originating from medical apparatus (1), for example located in intensive care units (2) and to distribute the said data to health practitioners (3);

The system comprises at least one data processing device (4) comprising:

reception means (4a) to receive data (7) originating from sending apparatus (1),

data processing means (4b) to translate the received data into a common format,

data sending means (4c) to distribute the data in a common format to users (3);

The users (3) have computer equipment (5) comprising:

reception means (5d) for reception of data sent by the said data processing device (4);

a data analysis software (5e).

Claims

1. Process for collecting data originating from sending apparatus (1), and particularly from medical apparatus like that used in intensive care units (2), and for distributing the said data to users, and particularly to health practitioners (3);

each user has at least one computer equipment (5) and particularly a personal microcomputer, connected to a display screen (5a) and/or to a printer (5b) and/or to a loudspeaker (5c);

the said computer equipment being associated with a data analysis software (5e), and particularly a clinical analysis software;

the said data being supplied by the said sending equipment (1), in different specific formats as a function of the different sending equipment;

the said process comprising the following steps;

the data are collected (7, 4a),

the data are translated (4b) into a common format,

the data are distributed (4c, 6, 5d) in the common format to the user'"'"'s computer equipment (5),

the data in the common format are converted (4d, 5f), before or after being distributed, into formatted data compatible with the computer equipment (5) and/or its data analysis software (5e),

(such that the user can access data sent by a sending apparatus, even if it these data are formatted according to standards different from the standards in their own computer equipment and the associated data analysis software).

2. Process according to claim 1, such that it also comprises the following steps:

collection of the data (4e) is configured using configuration—

collection data, as a function of the format of the data originating (7) from sending apparatus,

the said configuration—

collection data are saved (4f).

3. Process according to any one of claims 1 or 2, such that it also comprises the following step:

the data translated to a common format are stored (4g).

4. Process according to any one of claims 1 to 3, such that it also comprises the following steps:

sending or reception of the data translated into a common format is configured (4e, 5h) using configuration—

computer—

equipment data means, as a function of the specific features of the computer equipment (5) and/or the data analysis software (5e),

the said configuration—

computer—

equipment data are saved (4f, 5i).

5. System for collecting data produced by sending apparatus (1), and particularly medical data originating from medical apparatus, for example apparatus located in intensive care units (2), and for distributing the said data to users (3), and particularly to health practitioners;

the said system comprising at least one data processing device (4) comprising;

reception means (4a), particularly a reception software module, to receive data (7) originating from sending apparatus (1),

data processing means (4b), and particularly a data processing software module, for translating received data into a common format,

data sending means (4c), particularly a data sending software module, to distribute the data in a common format to users (3);

the said system being such that the user (3) has computer equipment (5), and particularly a personal microcomputer, connected to a display screen (5a) and/or a printer (5b) and/or a loudspeaker (5c);

each computer equipment comprising;

means (5d) for reception of data sent by the said data processing device (4);

a data analysis software (5e);

the said system being such that it converts data in a common format into formatted data compatible with the computer equipment (5) and/or other modules (5g) of the said data analysis software (5e), using the following procedure;

the said data analysis software (5e) of the said computer equipment comprises a conversion module (5f) and/or

the said data processing device (4) also comprises conversion means (4d), and particularly a conversion software module.

6. System according to claim 5 such that the data processing device (4) is integrated in the said computer equipment (5).

7. System according to claim 5 such that the reception means (5d) on the said computer equipment (5) are interconnected to the sending means (4c) of the said data processing device (4) through a computer communication network (6), particularly an Internet type network.

8. System according to any one of claims 5 to 8, such that the data processing device (4) comprises:

a configuration—

reception interface (4e), and particularly a configuration—

reception module, used to input configuration data for the reception means (4a) as a function of the format of data originating from sending apparatus (1),

a register (4f) containing the said reception means configuration data (4a).

9. System according to any one of claims 5 to 9, such that the data processing device (4) comprises:

means (4g) to store data translated into a common format.

10. System according to any one of claims 5 to 10, such that the said data analysis software (5e) on the said computer equipment (5) comprises:

a configuration—

reception module (5h) used to input configuration data for the reception means (5d) as a function of the specific features of the computer equipment (5) and/or the other modules (5g) of the data analysis software (5e),

a saving module (5i) containing the said configuration—

reception data of the reception means,

(such that users can access data sent by a remote sending apparatus, even if the data are formatted according to standards different from the standards for the computer equipment and the data analysis software that they use).

11. System according to any one of claims 5 to 11, such that the data processing device 4 comprises:

a configuration—

sending interface (4e), and particularly a configuration—

sending module, used to input configuration data for emission means (4c) as a function of the specific features of computer equipment (5) and the data analysis software (5e) with which they will be used,

a register (4f) containing the said sending means configuration data (4c),

(such that users can access data sent by a remote sending apparatus, even if these data are formatted according to standards different from the standards in their own computer equipment and the data analysis software that they use).