Wireless patient communicator for use in a life critical network
First Claim
1. A portable patient communicator (PPC) for effecting communications via a wireless network connection and for communicating with a patient implantable medical device (PIMD), the portable patient communicator comprising:
- a housing configured for portability for an ambulatory patient;
a processor coupled to memory, the processor and the memory provided in the housing, the memory storing medical firmware and wireless radio firmware;
a first radio provided in the housing and configured to effect communications with the PIMD in accordance with program instructions of the medical firmware;
a second radio provided in the housing and configured to effect communications via the wireless network connection in accordance with program instructions of the wireless radio firmware;
the processor configured to execute program instructions for performing a self diagnostic using the first and the second radios cooperatively; and
a power source configured to supply power for components of the portable patient communicator.
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Abstract
A portable housing supports a processor coupled to memory for storing medical firmware and wireless radio firmware, first and second radios, a processor, and a power source. Communications are effected between an implantable medical device and the first radio in accordance with program instructions of the medical firmware, and between the second radio and the wireless network in accordance with program instructions of the wireless radio firmware. The first and second radios are configured to operate cooperatively in a first testing configuration, by which the first radio operates as a transmitter and the second radio operates as a receiver, and cooperatively in a second testing configuration, by which the second radio operates as a transmitter and the first radio operates as a receiver. Functional testing of the first and second radios is implemented using one or both of the first and second testing configurations.
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27 Claims
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1. A portable patient communicator (PPC) for effecting communications via a wireless network connection and for communicating with a patient implantable medical device (PIMD), the portable patient communicator comprising:
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a housing configured for portability for an ambulatory patient; a processor coupled to memory, the processor and the memory provided in the housing, the memory storing medical firmware and wireless radio firmware; a first radio provided in the housing and configured to effect communications with the PIMD in accordance with program instructions of the medical firmware; a second radio provided in the housing and configured to effect communications via the wireless network connection in accordance with program instructions of the wireless radio firmware; the processor configured to execute program instructions for performing a self diagnostic using the first and the second radios cooperatively; and a power source configured to supply power for components of the portable patient communicator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for effecting communications via a wireless network connection and for communicating with a patient implantable medical device, the method comprising:
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providing a housing configured for portability for an ambulatory patient, the housing supporting a processor coupled to memory for storing medical firmware and wireless radio firmware, first and second radios, a processor, and a power source; effecting communications between the patient implantable medical device and the first radio in accordance with program instructions of the medical firmware; effecting communications between the second radio and the wireless network in accordance with program instructions of the wireless radio firmware; configuring the first and second radios to operate cooperatively in a first testing configuration by which the first radio operates as a transmitter and the second radio operates as a receiver; configuring the first and second radios to operate cooperatively in a second testing configuration by which the second radio operates as a transmitter and the first radio operates as a receiver; and performing functional testing of the first and second radios using one or both of the first and second testing configurations. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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