Regulatory Compliant Transmission of Medical Data Employing a Patient Implantable Medical Device and a Generic Network Access Device
First Claim
1. An interface device for facilitating transfer of medical information between a patient implantable medical device (PIMD) and a remote network server via public network infrastructure using any of a plurality of generic network access devices having disparate communication protocols, the interface device comprising:
- a housing configured for portability by an ambulatory patient;
first communication circuitry provided in the housing and configured to effect communication between the PIMD and the interface device;
second communication circuitry provided in the housing and configured to effect communication between the interface device and a selected generic network access device of the plurality of generic network access devices;
a processor coupled to memory, the first communication circuitry and the second communication circuitry, the processor and memory provided in the housing, and the processor configured to;
translate medical information acquired from the PIMD via the interface device to account for the disparate communication protocols;
control transmission of data including the translated medical information between the interface device and the selected generic network access device; and
provide isolation between the PIMD and the selected generic network access device in compliance with a predetermined medical information regulatory standard governing the PIMD.
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Abstract
Various embodiments concern a method which may include communicating medical information between a PIMD and an interface module via a first channel in compliance with a predetermined medical information regulatory standard, preventing access to the PIMD via the interface module other than through the first channel, detecting a communication protocol used by an available generic network access device, selecting a communication protocol rule set from a plurality of communication protocol rule sets to effect communication between the interface device and an available generic network access device of a plurality of generic network access devices, and transferring at least some of the medical information to the remote network via a second channel established between the interface module and the available generic network access device using the selected communication protocol rule set.
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1. An interface device for facilitating transfer of medical information between a patient implantable medical device (PIMD) and a remote network server via public network infrastructure using any of a plurality of generic network access devices having disparate communication protocols, the interface device comprising:
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a housing configured for portability by an ambulatory patient; first communication circuitry provided in the housing and configured to effect communication between the PIMD and the interface device; second communication circuitry provided in the housing and configured to effect communication between the interface device and a selected generic network access device of the plurality of generic network access devices; a processor coupled to memory, the first communication circuitry and the second communication circuitry, the processor and memory provided in the housing, and the processor configured to; translate medical information acquired from the PIMD via the interface device to account for the disparate communication protocols; control transmission of data including the translated medical information between the interface device and the selected generic network access device; and provide isolation between the PIMD and the selected generic network access device in compliance with a predetermined medical information regulatory standard governing the PIMD. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An interface device for facilitating transfer of medical information between a patient implantable medical device (PIMD) and a remote network server via public network infrastructure using any of a plurality of generic network access devices having disparate communication protocols, the interface device comprising:
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a housing configured for portability by an ambulatory patient; first communication circuitry provided in the housing and configured to effect communication between the PIMD and the interface device; second communication circuitry provided in the housing and configured to effect communication between the interface device and a selected generic network access device of the plurality of generic network access devices; a processor coupled to memory, the first communication circuitry and the second communication circuitry, the processor and memory provided in the housing, and the processor comprising; a unit configured to translate medical information acquired from the PIMD via the interface device to account for the disparate communication protocols; a unit configured to control transmission of data including the translated medical information between the interface device and the selected generic network access device; and means for isolating the PIMD and the selected generic network access device in compliance with a predetermined medical information regulatory standard governing the PIMD. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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