SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING OVER A NETWORK WITH A MEDICAL DEVICE
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1. A device for connecting a medical apparatus to a network, the device comprising:
- a first port for physically connecting the device to the medical apparatus;
a second port for connecting the device to the network;
a data storage system for storing medical data received from the physically connected medical apparatus; and
a computer system configured to;
receive an email message including a request for medical data associated with the physically connected medical apparatus;
transmit the request to the physically connected medical apparatus;
receive medical data from the physically connected medical apparatus using a first protocol;
store the received medical data for future analysis;
format the received medical data for transmission using a second protocol;
generate a report related to the received medical data; and
generate an email message comprising the received medical data.
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Abstract
A device is provided for connecting a medical apparatus to a network. The device collects data from the medical apparatus and performs a variety of processing functions, such as trending, protocol translation, generating reports, etc. related to the collected data. The device then transmits the collected data over a network to interested parties. In some implementations, the device can transmit the collected data as an email message.
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1. A device for connecting a medical apparatus to a network, the device comprising:
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a first port for physically connecting the device to the medical apparatus; a second port for connecting the device to the network; a data storage system for storing medical data received from the physically connected medical apparatus; and a computer system configured to; receive an email message including a request for medical data associated with the physically connected medical apparatus; transmit the request to the physically connected medical apparatus; receive medical data from the physically connected medical apparatus using a first protocol; store the received medical data for future analysis; format the received medical data for transmission using a second protocol; generate a report related to the received medical data; and generate an email message comprising the received medical data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A computer-implemented method of communicating with a network device over a network, the method comprising:
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generating a first email message including a request for medical data; transmitting the first email message over the network to the network device; receiving data over the network from the network device, the data comprising a second email message including the requested medical data and an applet for displaying the requested medical data; and outputting the requested medical data for display using the applet; wherein the network device is physically connected to a medical apparatus and the network device generates the second email message including the requested medical data and the applet for viewing the requested medical data. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A device for connecting a ventilator to a network, the device comprising:
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a first port for physically connecting the device to the ventilator; a second port for connecting the device to the network; a data storage system for storing medical data received from the physically connected ventilator; and a computer system configured to; receive an email message including a request for medical data associated with the physically connected ventilator; transmit the request to the physically connected ventilator; receive medical data from the physically connected ventilator using a first protocol; store the received medical data for future analysis; format the received medical data for transmission using a second protocol; generate a report related to the received medical data; and generate an email message comprising the received medical data. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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