System For Communication Of Data

• US 20200135333A1
• Filed: 12/30/2019
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Stryker Corporation
• Original Assignee: Stryker Corporation
• Inventors: Becker, David
• Granted Patent: US 11,791,039 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/40 for the management of medical equipment or devices, e.g. scheduling maintenance or upgrades
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/60 for the operation of medical equipment or devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1036 at the edge
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/08 Protocols for interworking; Protocol conversion

Abstract

A system for communication of data is provided. The system includes a medical device. A data consuming device is positioned at a first network layer. An edge communication device is positioned at a second network layer. The edge communication device is in communication with the medical device to receive data from the medical device. The edge communication device has a profile. The profile defines a data format for the data and a communication path for transmitting the data between the network layers. A gateway device is configured to route the data from the edge communication device to the data consuming device via the communication path. The edge communication device is also configured to modify the data format to correspond to the data consuming device and to format the data according to the data format.

Claims

1. A system for medical data communication in a surgical or medical environment, the system comprising:

a medical device comprising a primary processor configured to perform operational functions, a primary memory device programmed for performing operational functions, a first circuit board, one of the primary processor and primary memory device being mounted to the first circuit board;

an edge communication device comprising;

a secondary memory device, the secondary memory device storing a profile,

a transceiver configured to communicate with at least one data consuming device,

a second circuit board, the secondary memory device and the transceiver mounted to the second circuit board, wherein the first circuit board is isolated from the second circuit board such that the secondary memory device is updateable without impacting regulated functions of the medical device, and

a plurality of adapters configured to enable data communication between the transceiver and the at least one data consuming device, and

an edge framework comprising a data collection and processing service and a business rules service, wherein the data collection and processing service is configured to pull data from the medical device, identify a data format of the data from the medical device, and reformat the data; and

wherein the business rules service is configured to implement a rule stored in the profile regarding the data communication between the transceiver and the at least one data consuming device;

wherein the edge communication device is configured to select at least one adapter from the plurality of adapters to exchange data regarding the medical device with the at least one data consuming device; and

a housing configured to encase the medical device and the edge communication device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the edge communication device further comprises an application programming interface (API) configured to enable bidirectional communication between the edge communication device and at least one of the medical device or the at least one data consuming device.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the API includes software configured to enable communication between the edge communication device and a second data consuming device using a different communication protocol than that used between the edge communication device and the medical device.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the edge communication device is configured to select a first adapter and a second adapter from the plurality of adapters to communicate with the medical device and a second data consuming device, respectively, the first adapter being configured to enable communication between the edge communication device and the medical device using a first protocol, and the second adapter being configured to enable communication between the edge communication device and the second data consuming device using a second protocol different from the first protocol.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the data collection and processing service is further configured to reformat the data into a data format expected by the at least one data consuming device.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the data collection and processing service is configured to pull data from the medical device at a specified time interval.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the rule defines that all data corresponding to a particular data type should be transmitted to a particular data consuming device.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the rule defines an algorithm and wherein the edge communication device is configured to apply the algorithm to the data from the medical device to create a new data set.

9. A system for medical data communication in a surgical or medical environment, the system comprising:

a medical device;

a data consuming device positioned at a first network layer;

an edge communication device positioned at a second network layer and configured to communicate with the medical device, the edge communication device having a profile defining a communication path for transmitting data between the first and second network layers, the edge communication device having a data collection and processing service and a business rules service, wherein the data collection and processing service configures the edge communication device to pull data from the medical device, identify a data format of the data received from the medical device, and reformat the data; and

wherein the business rules service configures the edge communication device to implement a rule stored in the profile regarding the communication path for transmitting data between the first and second network layers; and

a gateway device configured to route data from the edge communication device to the data consuming device via the communication path.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the profile further defines a data format to be used to exchange information between the edge communication device and at least one of the medical device, the data consuming device, or the gateway device.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the edge communication device is configured to receive configuration information modifying at least one data collection parameter associated with the medical device, the at least data collection parameter comprising one of a type of data or a frequency at which the type of data is to be communicated to the data consuming device.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the profile further defines a security policy requiring the edge communication device to encrypt one or more particular types of data according to an encryption algorithm defined by the security policy to be transmitted to the data consuming device.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the edge communication device further comprises an application programming interface (API) configured to enable communication between the edge communication device and a second data consuming device using a different communication protocol than that used between the edge communication device and the medical device.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the edge communication device comprises a plurality of adapters configured to enable data communication via a plurality of protocols and wherein the edge communication device is configured to select a first adapter and a second adapter from the plurality of adapters to communicate with the medical device and a second data consuming device, respectively;

and wherein the first adapter is configured to enable communication between the edge communication device and the medical device using a first protocol, and wherein the second adapter is configured to enable communication between the edge communication device and the second medical device using a second protocol different from the first protocol.

15. A system for medical data communication in a surgical or medical environment, the system comprising:

a medical device;

at least one data consuming device;

an edge communication device including a memory and a plurality of adaptors, the edge communication device being in communication with the medical device and each of the adaptors being configured to enable data communication with the at least one data consuming device via one or more of a plurality of protocols; and

a profile stored in the memory, the profile being at least partially writable by a device remote from the edge communication device and the profile configuring the edge communication device to select one of the adaptors to enable data communication with the at least one data consuming device;

the edge communication device comprising a data collection and processing service and a business rules service, wherein the data collection and processing service and a business rules service, wherein the data collection and processing service is configured to pull data from the medical device, identify a data format of the data from the medical device and reformat the data; and

wherein the business rules service is configured to implement a rule stored in the profile regarding the communication with the at least one data consuming device.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the profile is configurable to enable data communication of a plurality of data types, wherein the data types include at least one of patient information and usage information of the medical device.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the profile configures the edge communication device to select one of the adaptors based upon one or more of the types of data communication.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the profile configures the edge communication device to select two or more adapters of the plurality of adaptors to enable data communication with the at least one data consuming device, each of the two or more adaptors being enabled to simultaneously communicate with the at least one data consuming device.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the medical device is configured to transmit a set of data to the edge communication device, and wherein the two or more adaptors are enabled to simultaneously communicate the same set of data to the at least one data consuming device.

20. The method of claim 15, wherein the data collection and processing service is further configured to reformat the data into a data format expected by the at least one data consuming device;

the data collection and processing service is further configured to pull data from the medical device at a specified time interval;

wherein the rule defines that all data corresponding to a particular data type should be transmitted to a particular data consuming device; and

wherein the edge communication device is configured to apply an algorithm defined by the rule to the data from the medical device to create a new data set.