Repeater Providing Data Exchange With A Medical Device For Remote Patient Care And Method Thereof
First Claim
1. An auto-configurable repeater for remote patient care, comprising:
- a store maintaining data exchanged with a patient medical device; and
a processor, comprising;
a plurality of interfaces to an external device, comprising a wireless interface and a wired interface;
a selection module automatically specifying one of the wireless interface and the wired interface based on conditions in respect of an associated communication medium that could affect data exchange; and
a transfer module to access the data in the store and to exchange the data with an external device over the specified interface.
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Abstract
A repeater providing data exchange with a medical device for remote patient care and method thereof are provided. A plurality of interfaces include a medical device interface interconnected with a medical device, a wireless interface coupled to a wireless medium, and a wired interface coupled to a wired medium. An interface selector includes a test module operable over the wireless interface and the wired interface to evaluate conditions on each respective medium that could affect data exchange over each of the interfaces. The interface selector further includes a selection module specifying data exchange to occur using one of the wireless interface and the wired interface based on the evaluated conditions. An interrogator module exchanges data with the medical device over the medical device interface. A data transfer module exchanges the data with an external device over the specified interface.
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24 Claims
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1. An auto-configurable repeater for remote patient care, comprising:
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a store maintaining data exchanged with a patient medical device; and
a processor, comprising;
a plurality of interfaces to an external device, comprising a wireless interface and a wired interface;
a selection module automatically specifying one of the wireless interface and the wired interface based on conditions in respect of an associated communication medium that could affect data exchange; and
a transfer module to access the data in the store and to exchange the data with an external device over the specified interface. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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2. An auto-configurable repeater according to Claim I, further comprising:
a default interface comprising one of the wired interface and the wireless interface, which is specified prior to the exchange with the external device. - View Dependent Claims (3)
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5. A method for providing auto-configurable data exchange for remote patient care, comprising:
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maintaining data exchanged with a patient medical device;
providing a plurality of interfaces to an external device, comprising a wireless interface and a wired interface;
automatically specifying one of the wireless interface and the wired interface based on conditions in respect of an associated communication medium that could affect data exchange; and
exchanging the data with an external device over the specified interface. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A repeater providing data exchange with a medical device for remote patient care, comprising:
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a plurality of interfaces, comprising;
a medical device interface interconnected with a medical device;
a wireless interface coupled to a wireless medium; and
a wired interface coupled to a wired medium;
an interface selector, comprising;
a test module operable over the wireless interface and the wired interface to evaluate conditions on each respective medium that could affect data exchange over each of the interfaces; and
a selection module specifying data exchange to occur using one of the wireless interface and the wired interface based on the evaluated conditions;
an interrogator module to exchange data with the medical device over the medical device interface; and
a data transfer module to exchange the data with an external device over the specified interface. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for providing data exchange with a medical device for remote patient care, comprising:
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interconnecting a medical device interface to a medical device;
providing each of a wireless interface coupled to a wireless medium and a wired interface coupled to a wired medium;
evaluating conditions that could affect data exchange over each of the wireless interface and the wired interface;
specifying data exchange to occur using one of the wireless interface and the wired interface based on the evaluated conditions;
exchanging data with the medical device over the medical device interface; and
exchanging the data with an external device over the specified interface. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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