Establishing Secure Communication at an Emergency Care Scene
First Claim
1. A system for establishing secure dynamically reconfigurable wireless communications between a medical device and at least one other medical device or at least one computing device, for diagnosing or delivering therapy to a patient, comprising:
- at least one medical device and at least one computing device, the at least one medical device and the at least one computing device having;
a receiver and transmitter configured to establish a close proximity wireless communication channel having a range of less than 100 cm with another medical device;
a sensor configured to measure at least one feature from an immediate environment of the medical device; and
a processor having a memory, configured to;
detect a request for connection based at least in part on the at least one sensed feature of the immediate environment,determine whether spatial localization is achieved between each device relative to one another based at least in part on the sensed feature of the immediate environment,provide mutual authentication between each device based at least in part on the spatial localization, andestablish a secure communication channel between each device for exchanging patient data including one or more of (i) treatment data indicative of treatment provided to the patient and (ii) patient information.
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Abstract
Among other things, we describe a system that includes a first medical device for treating a patient at an emergency care scene, the first medical device including a processor and a memory configured to detect a request for a connection between the first medical device and a second medical device for treating the patient at the emergency care scene, the request for connection including an identifier of the second medical device, responsive to receiving the request for connection, enabling a wireless communication channel to be established between the first medical device and the second medical device based on the identifier of the second medical device and an identifier of the first medical device; and enabling transmission and/or exchange of patient data between the first medical device and the second medical device via the wireless communication channel. Such communications with more than two devices may also be possible.
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1. A system for establishing secure dynamically reconfigurable wireless communications between a medical device and at least one other medical device or at least one computing device, for diagnosing or delivering therapy to a patient, comprising:
at least one medical device and at least one computing device, the at least one medical device and the at least one computing device having; a receiver and transmitter configured to establish a close proximity wireless communication channel having a range of less than 100 cm with another medical device; a sensor configured to measure at least one feature from an immediate environment of the medical device; and a processor having a memory, configured to; detect a request for connection based at least in part on the at least one sensed feature of the immediate environment, determine whether spatial localization is achieved between each device relative to one another based at least in part on the sensed feature of the immediate environment, provide mutual authentication between each device based at least in part on the spatial localization, and establish a secure communication channel between each device for exchanging patient data including one or more of (i) treatment data indicative of treatment provided to the patient and (ii) patient information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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