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Method and system for archiving biomedical data generated by a data collection device

  • US 8,121,984 B2
  • Filed: 09/25/2008
  • Issued: 02/21/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2008
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for archiving biomedical data generated by a data collection device, comprising:

  • at a computer, reading a file containing the biomedical data from a computer-readable storage medium, wherein a data format of the file, as stored on the storage medium, has not been identified to the computer;

    at a processor of the computer, analyzing the file to determine the data format of the file, wherein the analyzing includes obtaining, from the file, at least one of a manufacturer of the collection device and a model number of the collection device and determining the data format as a function of the at least one of a manufacturer of the collection device and a model number of the collection device;

    based on the data format, locating and extracting the biomedical data from within the file;

    prior to transmitting, removing any identifying information associated with an individual from whom the biomedical data was collected; and

    transmitting the extracted data to a database in which the extracted data is archived.

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