System and method for synchronous wireless communication with a medical device
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1. A method of communicating information between constituents of a network that includes at least one medical device, the method comprising:
- establishing a first constituent of the network as a conductor;
assigning time slots to each constituent of the network other than the conductor; and
communicating information between the constituents of the network, including between the conductor and the other constituents, and between the other constituents, in the assigned time slots.
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Abstract
Constituents of a network of medical devices communicate according to a synchronous communication protocol. A constituent of the network is established as a conductor. Time slots are assigned to each constituent of the network other than the conductor. Information is communicated between the constituents of the network in the assigned time slots.
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1. A method of communicating information between constituents of a network that includes at least one medical device, the method comprising:
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establishing a first constituent of the network as a conductor; assigning time slots to each constituent of the network other than the conductor; and communicating information between the constituents of the network, including between the conductor and the other constituents, and between the other constituents, in the assigned time slots. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A wireless network for communicating medical data among a plurality of devices, comprising:
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a plurality of constituent devices capable of wirelessly transmitting medical data; and one of the constituent devices configured as a conductor device to assign a time slot to each of the other constituent devices for transmission, wherein the constituent devices are configured to communicate medical data between each other, including between the conductor device and the other constituent devices, and between the other constituent devices, in the assigned time slots. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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