Method and apparatus for remote wireless communication with a medical device
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Abstract
A medical device is configured to support two-way communication to remotely monitor and manage medical device parameter status and software. A two-way communication module is incorporated into the medical device. A remote monitoring service is configured to regularly communicate with the medical device to initiate status assessments of medical device parameters and perform software updates. The medical device then sends a return message to the remote monitoring service using the two-way communication network. The return message can include the requested information, parameter values, or information about the software updates. This system can be advantageously used to efficiently monitor a large number of portable or mobile medical devices in a manner that is transparent to the users of the medical devices.
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58 Claims
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1-9. -9. (canceled)
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10. A communication system comprising:
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a medical device having a communication module;
a two-way communication network; and
a remote monitoring service, wherein the remote monitoring service is configured to send a communication to the medical device using the two-way communication network, the communication including software update information to update software stored in the medical device, and wherein, in response to receiving the communication, the medical device is configured to update the software stored in the medical device in response to receiving the software update information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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21. A method for a remote monitoring service to communicate with a medical device having software using a two-way communication network, the method comprising:
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initiating a communication from the remote monitoring service to the medical device using the two-way communication network, the communication including software update information to update software stored in the medical device;
receiving the communication in the medical device;
performing a software update with the software update information in response to receiving the communication in the medical device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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34. A defibrillator comprising:
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a power source;
a charging circuit coupled to the power source;
an energy storage device coupled to the charging circuit;
an output circuit coupled to the energy storage device;
a pair of electrodes coupled to the output circuit;
a two-way communication module; and
a controller having a memory coupled to the two-way communication module, charging circuit and the output circuit, wherein the controller is configured to selectively cause the charging circuit to transfer energy from the power source to the energy storage device and to cause the output circuit to transfer energy from the energy storage device to the electrodes, and wherein the controller is further configured to operate the two-way communication module to receive a communication from a remote monitoring service via a two-way communication network, the communication including software update information to update software stored in the controller memory, and wherein the controller is further configured to perform the software update with the software update information in the communication. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
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43. A defibrillator comprising:
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a power source;
a charging circuit coupled to the power source;
an energy storage device coupled to the charging circuit;
an output circuit coupled to the energy storage device;
a pair of electrodes coupled to the output circuit;
a two-way communication module;
defibrillator control means for selectively causing the charging circuit to transfer energy from the power source to the energy storage device and to cause the output circuit to transfer energy from the energy storage device to the electrodes; and
communication module control means, coupled to the two-way communication module, for receiving and processing a communication from a remote monitoring service via a two-way communication network, the communication including software update information, wherein the defibrillator control means further includes means for updating defibrillator software with the software update information included in the communication. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47)
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52. A communication device for use in conjunction with a medical device having software, a two-way communication network and a remote monitoring service, the communication device comprising:
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a controller; and
a two-way communication circuit coupled to the controller, wherein in response to a communication from the remote monitoring service using the two-way communication network, the communication including software update information for the medical device, the communication device is configured to instruct the medical device to perform a software update. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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