Systems, devices, and methods for selectively preventing data transfer from a medical device
First Claim
1. A method for jamming communications between a medical device and an external device to prevent data transfer, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving an external input at a blocking device to begin jamming the communications between the medical device and the external device; and
transmitting a jamming signal from the blocking device to jam the communications between the medical device and the external device.
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Abstract
Systems and methods provide for the selective prevention of data transfer from a medical device to allow the patient to have privacy when desired. Theses systems and methods provide medical devices that can be instructed in various ways to stop recording data and/or transmitting data to external devices and systems. These systems and methods also provide external repeater devices that can also be instructed in various ways to stop recording data being received, stop forwarding data that is being or has already been received, and/or to stop soliciting data from the medical device. These systems and methods also provide for a blocking device that may be separate from the medical device and repeater to provide instruction to the medical device and/or repeater to prevent data transfer such as by stopping the recording or transmission of data. Further, the blocking device may be alternatively configured to provide a jamming signal to prevent data transmissions from being successfully communicated between the medical device and the repeater.
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49 Claims
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1. A method for jamming communications between a medical device and an external device to prevent data transfer, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving an external input at a blocking device to begin jamming the communications between the medical device and the external device; and
transmitting a jamming signal from the blocking device to jam the communications between the medical device and the external device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for inhibiting communications between a medical device and an external device to prevent data transfer, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving an external input to begin inhibiting the communications between the medical device and the external device; and
upon receiving the input, ceasing to establish data transmission of the data generated from the medical device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 34)
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23. A method for inhibiting recording of physiological data sensed by a medical device to prevent data transfer, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving an input to begin inhibiting the recording; and
upon receiving the input, ceasing to record the data that is sensed by the medical device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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35. A method for inhibiting communications involving data generated at a medical device between a local external device and a remote external device to prevent data transfer, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a data transmission from the medical device at the local external device;
receiving an external input to begin inhibiting the communications between the local external device and the remote external device; and
upon receiving the input, ceasing to establish data transmission from the local external device to the remote external device. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37)
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38. A medical device, comprising:
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a communications system that sends and receives signals;
at least one sensor that detects physiological information about a patient to produce data;
a controller configured to detect an input indicating that data transmission should cease, and to cease transmitting data through the communication system upon detecting the input. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 45)
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42. A medical device, comprising:
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a memory for recording data;
at least one sensor that detects physiological information about a patient to produce data;
a controller configured to detect an input indicating that data recording should cease, and to cease recording data to the memory upon detecting the input. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44)
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46. An external repeater device for communicating with a medical device, comprising:
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a communications system that sends and receives signals such that patient data is received from the medical device upon a solicitation for data being sent from the communications system;
a controller configured to detect an input indicating that data transmission should cease, and to cease transmitting the solicitation for data through the communications system to the medical device upon detecting the input.
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47. An external repeater device for communicating with a medical device, comprising:
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a communications system that sends and receives signals such that patient data is received from the medical device;
a memory that stores patient data received from the medical device; and
a controller configured to detect an input indicating that data recording should cease, and to cease recording to the memory the data received from the medical device upon detecting the input.
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- 48. A blocking device for preventing a medical device from transferring data, comprising a transmitter generating a blocking signal that is received by the medical device, and wherein the blocking signal being received at the medical device results in no transfer of data from the medical device.
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