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Method and apparatus for communicating data between a medical device and a central data repository

  • US 7,375,647 B2
  • Filed: 10/15/2001
  • Issued: 05/20/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of transmitting metric data from a medical data collecting device having a unique resistor value via an intermediate device having a fixed resistor value to a server computer, the method comprising:

  • receiving the unique resistor value from the medical data collecting device;

    determining a cable type of a medical data collecting device by dividing the fixed resistor value by the unique resistor value of the intermediate device, thereby deriving an analog value;

    transmitting a cable type value corresponding to the cable type to a server computer;

    receiving device configuration instructions from the server computer, the server computer using the cable type value to identify the medical data collecting device and storing configuration data for a plurality of medical devices;

    configuring a multiplexer in the intermediate device to an appropriate output level and to an appropriate bit rate to enable communication with the medical data collecting device; and

    receiving metric data from the medical data collecting device at the intermediate device for transmission to the server computer.

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