Communicating Medical Event Information
First Claim
1. A method for communicating medical event information collected during a response to a medical emergency comprising:
- detecting a device via a wireless communication medium;
determining whether the detected device is a medical device;
determining whether the detected device is associated with a patient; and
if the device is determined to be a medical device and is determined to be associated with a patient, establishing a local wireless communication session with the device, and receiving medical event information from the detected device.
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Abstract
In general, the invention provides techniques for wireless communication of medical event information between medical devices that treat a particular patient. In general, medical event information describes the condition and treatment of a patient. A medical device may detect another medical device via a wireless communications medium, and establish a local wireless communication session the other device in order to receive medical event information stored by the other device for a patient. The wireless communications medium may be a radio frequency communications medium, and the medical devices may establish a local wireless communication session according to any of a number of local wireless data communication standards. The medical event information received from the other medical device may be used to select a therapy, or to generate a report or patient chart detailing the condition and treatment of the patient.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for communicating medical event information collected during a response to a medical emergency comprising:
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detecting a device via a wireless communication medium;
determining whether the detected device is a medical device;
determining whether the detected device is associated with a patient; and
if the device is determined to be a medical device and is determined to be associated with a patient, establishing a local wireless communication session with the device, and receiving medical event information from the detected device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A medical device comprising:
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a transceiver to transmit and receive signals via a wireless medium;
a processor which controls the transceiver; and
a memory associated with processor which stores instructions that are capable of causing the medical device to;
detect a device via a wireless communications medium;
determine whether the detected device is a second medical device, determine whether the detected device is associated with a patients and if the detected device is determined to be a second medical device and is determined to be associated with a patient, establish a local wireless communication session with the detected device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions that cause a processor to:
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detect a device via a wireless communication medium;
determining whether the detected device is a medical device;
determine whether the detected device is associated with a patient; and
if the device is determined to be a medical device and is determined to be associated with a patient, a) establish a local wireless communication session with the device; and
b) receive medical event information from the detected device via the local wireless communication session with the medical device;
c) select a therapy to deliver to a patient based on the medical event information; and
d) deliver the selected therapy to the patient, - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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