INTERFACE DEVICE FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A MEDICAL DEVICE AND A COMPUTER

• US 20100217803A1
• Filed: 01/26/2010
• Published: 08/26/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/29/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ivy Biomedical Systems Inc
• Original Assignee: Ivy Biomedical Systems Inc
• Inventors: Engler, Michael G., Tuccillo, Mark Joseph, McGuire, Joseph P., Biondi, James W.
• Application Number:
  US12/694,148
• Publication Number:
  US 20100217803A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/385 for adaptation of a particular data processing system to different peripheral devices
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

The present invention relates to an interface device and a method for communication between a medical device and a computer system. In some embodiments, the interface device comprises a conversion device and/or a processor-transceiver and a memory in electrical communication with the conversion device, wherein the memory contains data to instruct the conversion device and/or the processor transceiver how to communicate with the medical device.

Claims

1. A wireless interface device for communication between an medical device and a bridge comprising:

a processor-transceiver;

a memory in electrical communication with the processor-transceiver; and

a wireless transmitter in electrical communication with the processor-transceiver and in wireless communication with the bridge,

wherein the memory contains communication data to instruct the processor-transceiver how to communicate with the medical device.

2. The wireless interface device of claim 1, wherein the processor-transceiver comprises a micro-controller.

3. A system for communication between a computer and an medical device comprising:

a bridge;

a processor-transceiver in wireless communication with the bridge;

a memory in electrical communication with the processor-transceiver; and

the medical device in electrical communication with the processor-transceiver,

wherein the memory contains communication data to instruct the processor-transceiver on how to communicate with the medical device.

4. A method of communicating between an medical device and a bridge comprising the steps of:

storing communication data to communicate with the medical device;

receiving medical device data from the medical device;

using the communication data to convert medical device data from the medical device to permit the medical device to communicate with the bridge; and

transmitting the communication data wirelessly to the bridge.

5. A system for communication between a medical device and a bridge comprising:

a medical device;

a conversion circuit in electrical communication with the medical device;

a processor-transceiver in electrical communication with the medical device;

an antenna in electrical communication with the processor-transceiver;

a multiplexer in electrical communication with both the conversion circuit and the processor-transceiver; and

a memory in electrical communication with the multiplexer,

wherein the multiplexer permits either the conversion circuit or the processor-transceiver to communicate with the memory, and

wherein the memory contains communication data to instruct the processor-transceiver on how to communicate with the medical device.