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EXCLUSIVE PAIRING TECHNIQUE FOR BLUETOOTH COMPLIANT MEDICAL DEVICES

  • US 20080285626A1
  • Filed: 05/17/2007
  • Published: 11/20/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for exclusively pairing wireless devices in a medical environment, comprising:

  • providing a Bluetooth connection between at least two wireless devices, wherein a master wireless device is configured with Bluetooth master device functionality and a slave wireless device is configured with Bluetooth slave device functionality, said wireless devices employed in performing a medical procedure;

    acquiring a stored unique address from the slave wireless device over said Bluetooth connection;

    comparing the stored unique address to a master wireless device unique address available at the master wireless device; and

    exclusively pairing said master wireless device and the slave wireless device when the unique address acquired from the slave wireless device is found to identically match the master wireless device unique address.

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