Method and apparatus for communicating with a medical device
First Claim
1. A method of communicating with a medical device, in which an interface is provided to which either measurement means or an external device can be connected and via which measured signals or data are transmitted from the measurement means or the external device to the medical device.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method of communicating with a medical device (10), in which an interface (12) is provided to which either measurement means (14) or an external device (16) can be connected and via which measured signals or data are transmitted from the measurement means (14) or the external device (16) to the medical device (10). By virtue of the invention, only one interface is required to use the medical device both in the measurement mode and in the communication mode, in which, for example, a software update can be performed in the medical device via the interface.
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- 1. A method of communicating with a medical device, in which an interface is provided to which either measurement means or an external device can be connected and via which measured signals or data are transmitted from the measurement means or the external device to the medical device.
- 8. An apparatus for communicating with a medical device, which apparatus comprises an interface that is designed such that either measurement means or an external device can be connected to it and measured signals or data can be transmitted from the measurement means or the external device to the medical device via it.
- 9. A medical device with an apparatus for communication, which apparatus comprises an interface that is designed such that either measurement means or an external device can be connected to it and measured signals or data can be transmitted from the measurement means or the external device to the medical device via it.
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