Protocol Analyzer System And Method For Medical Monitoring Module

• US 20110078596A1
• Filed: 03/16/2010
• Published: 03/31/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Covidien LP (Medtronic Plc)
• Original Assignee: Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC (Medtronic Plc)
• Inventors: Orian, David, Buxton, Kip, Wilmering, Tom, Rawlins, Robert
• Application Number:
  US12/725,217
• Publication Number:
  US 20110078596A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/764
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/261 by simulating additional hardware, e.g. fault simulation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/40 for the management of medical equipment or devices, e.g. scheduling maintenance or upgrades
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

A protocol analyzer and a host simulator for a medical monitoring module testing system are provided. The protocol analyzer may monitor communication in a first protocol from the medical monitoring module to a host or host simulator. The protocol analyzer may parse and display the messages of the first protocol on a display of a computer. The host simulator may receive data from the medical monitoring module and display data corresponding to a physiological parameter on the display.

Claims

1. A tangible computer-readable medium, comprising code adapted to:

monitor communication in a first protocol between a medical monitoring module and a first device, wherein the medical monitoring module and the first device are coupled to an evaluation board; and

display messages of the first protocol on a display of the first device.

2. The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 1, comprising code adapted to cause a display to display text corresponding to the messages of the first protocol.

3. The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 1, comprising code adapted to filter the messages based on the contents of the messages.

4. The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 1, comprising code adapted to filter messages based on a source of the messages.

5. The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 1, comprising code adapted to send messages in the first protocol to the medical monitoring module.

6. The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 1, comprising code adapted to cause the messages to be stored in a log file.

7. The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 6, comprising code adapted to playback messages from the log file to the medical monitoring module.

8. The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 1, comprising code adapted to transmit messages in the first protocol to the first device.

9. The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the first device comprises a host simulator.

10. The tangible computer-readable medium, wherein the first device comprises a medical monitor.

11. The tangible computer-readable medium, wherein the first protocol comprises Standard Host Interface Protocol.

12. A tangible computer-readable medium, comprising code adapted to

receive data in a first protocol from a medical monitoring module coupled to an evaluation board;

transmit data in the first protocol to the medical monitoring module from a computer coupled to the evaluation board; and

display data corresponding to a physiological parameter received from the medical monitoring module on a display of the computer.

13. The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 12, comprising code adapted to cause a display of the computer to display a plethysmographic waveform based on the data received from the medical monitoring module on the display of the computer.

14. The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 12, comprising code adapted to send messages in the first protocol to the medical monitoring module.

15. The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 12, comprising code adapted to cause a display of the computer to display a numeric SpO2 value, a numeric BPM value, or a combination thereof on the display of the computer.

16. A computer, comprising:

a display;

a host simulator configured to receive data corresponding to a physiological parameter from a medical monitoring module coupled to the computer by an evaluation board, and further configured to display data corresponding to the physiological parameter on the display; and

a protocol analyzer configured to monitor messages in a first protocol sent from the medical monitoring module to the host simulator and display the messages on the display.

17. The computer of claim 16, wherein the protocol analyzer is configured to monitor messages in the first protocol sent from the host simulator to the module.

18. The computer of claim 16, wherein the first protocol comprises Standard Host Interface Protocol.

19. The computer of claim 16, wherein the protocol analyzer is configured to parse messages in the first protocol and display text corresponding to the contents of the messages.

20. The computer of claim 16, wherein the protocol analyzer is configured to provide a first connection from the computer to the medical monitoring module.