Remote monitoring of medical device
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1. A medical device monitoring system comprising:
- a sensor associated with a medical device for sensing a state of the medical device and for generating a signal representative thereof; and
a notification device for providing a notification to a user, said notification device being located remotely from the medical device and receiving a message according to a messaging protocol, said message containing information representative of the sensed state of the medical device, said notification device further being responsive to said message for providing the notification to the user.
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Abstract
Remotely monitored medical device. A sensor associated with the device detects its state and generates a signal representative of the sensed state. Based on the sensor signal, a remote notification device receives information indicative of the device'"'"'s state according to a messaging protocol. The notification device informs a user of the sensed state so that appropriate action may be taken.
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52 Claims
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1. A medical device monitoring system comprising:
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a sensor associated with a medical device for sensing a state of the medical device and for generating a signal representative thereof; and
a notification device for providing a notification to a user, said notification device being located remotely from the medical device and receiving a message according to a messaging protocol, said message containing information representative of the sensed state of the medical device, said notification device further being responsive to said message for providing the notification to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A medical device comprising:
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a medical waste container configured to receive one or more medical waste items deposited therein;
a sensor associated with the waste container for sensing a state of the waste container and for generating a signal representative thereof; and
a transmitter responsive to the sensor signal for transmitting a message to a receiver located remotely from the transmitter, said message being transmitted according to a messaging protocol and containing information representative of the sensed state of the waste container. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method of monitoring one or more medical waste containers, said method comprising:
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sensing a state of a medical waste container;
communicating a message containing information representative of the sensed state of the waste container, said message being configured according to a messaging protocol and transported using a communications protocol; and
remotely notifying a user of the sensed state of the waste container in response to the communicated information. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. At least one computer-readable medium having a data structure stored thereon, said data structure comprising:
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a header for permitting messaging according to a selected communications protocol;
a data section, said data section containing information representative of a sensed state of a medical device; and
a message type for defining an operation to be performed on the data section;
wherein said header, data section, and message type define a message configured according to a messaging protocol for communication using the selected communications protocol. - View Dependent Claims (46)
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47. A method of monitoring one or more medical devices, said method comprising:
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sensing a state of a medical device;
communicating a message containing information representative of the sensed state of the medical device, said message being configured according to a messaging protocol and transported using a communications protocol; and
remotely notifying a user of the sensed state of the medical device in response to the communicated information. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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