System and method for determining locations of medical devices
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1. A method of determining a location of a medical device, comprising:
- receiving, over a first communication connection, one or more signals at the medical device transmitted by one or more beacons, respectively, at known locations;
sending, over a second communication connection different from the first communication connection, from the medical device the received one or more signals to a processor; and
determining, by the processor, the location of the medical device based on the received one or more signals.
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Abstract
The location of a medical device is determined by receiving one or more signals at the medical device transmitted by one or more beacons, respectively, at known locations. The one or more signals received at the medical device are sent from the medical device to a processor, which determines the location of the medical device based on the received one or more signals. One of the beacons may be a portable patient beacon, the location of which is determined when its signal is received by a medical device, the location of which was previously determined.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of determining a location of a medical device, comprising:
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receiving, over a first communication connection, one or more signals at the medical device transmitted by one or more beacons, respectively, at known locations; sending, over a second communication connection different from the first communication connection, from the medical device the received one or more signals to a processor; and determining, by the processor, the location of the medical device based on the received one or more signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for determining a location of a medical device, comprising:
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one or more transmitting units at known locations to transmit one or more signals, respectively; a receiver at the medical device to receive the one or more signals over a first communication connection; and a transceiver, communicatively coupled to the receiver, to send the received one or more signals to a processor over a second communication connection different from the first communication connection, the processor determining the location of the medical device based on the received one or more signals. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus for determining a location of one or more items within an institution, comprising:
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one or more beacons at known locations transmitting one or more signals, respectively; a receiver at an item receiving the one or more signals over a first communication connection; a transceiver sending the received one or more signals to a processor over a second communication connection different from the first communication connection, the processor determining the location of the item based on the received one or more signals; and a portable patient beacon transmitting a signal received by the receiver, wherein the transceiver sends the signal transmitted by the portable patient beacon to the processor to determine a location of the portable patient beacon, based on the determined location of the item.
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