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

• Current Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals Incorporated (Linde Plc)
• Original Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals Incorporated (Linde Plc)
• Inventors: Barbieri, Robert S., Glick, Gregory Robert, Magent, Michael Andrew, Toth, Michael S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Le, Hung
• Application Number:
  US12/284,931
• Publication Number:
  US 20100082707A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,244 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 707/670
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/20 for electronic clinical trials or questionnaires
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records

Abstract

A method for archiving biomedical data generated by a data collection device, includes the steps of automatically determining a data format in which the collection device is configured to store the biomedical data onto a computer-readable storage medium, based on the data format, extracting the biomedical data from the storage medium, and transmitting the extracted data to a database in which the extracted data is archived.

Claims

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.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one of a manufacturer of the collection device and a model number of the collection device is obtained from a content of the biomedical data, as stored on the storage medium.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

archiving the extracted data together with an additional data record associated with the same individual.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

associating the extracted data with the additional data record by assigning a research identifier to the extracted data, resulting in a sharing of the research identifier by the extracted data and the additional data record.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting the extracted data to the database via one of a local client application and a Web application.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the biomedical data includes one of statistical data, device information and abnormal clinical events.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the biomedical data includes electrocardio data and the clinical events are one of atrial events and ventricular events.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the file is a binary file having a data format specific to a manufacturer of the data collection device.

8. A data extraction device for archiving biomedical data generated by a data collection device, the extraction device being constructed and arranged to:

read 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 extraction device;

analyze the file to determine a data format of the file, wherein the extraction device performs the analyzing by 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, locate and extract the biomedical data from within the file;

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

transmit the extracted data to a data processing device configured to transmit the extracted data to a database in which the extracted data is archived.

9. The extraction device of claim 8, wherein the extraction device is configured to obtain the at least one of a manufacturer of the collection device and a model number of the collection device from a content of the biomedical data, as stored on the storage medium.

10. The extraction device of claim 8, wherein the extracted data is archived together with an additional data record associated with the same individual.

11. The extraction device of claim 10, wherein the extracted data is associated with the additional data record by assigning a research identifier to the extracted data, resulting in a sharing of the research identifier by the extracted data and the additional data record.

12. The extraction device of claim 8, wherein the extracted data is transmitted to the database via one of a local client application and a Web application.

13. The extraction device of claim 8, wherein the biomedical data includes one of statistical data, device information and abnormal clinical events.

14. The extraction device of claim 13, wherein the biomedical data includes electrocardio data and the clinical events are one of atrial events and ventricular events.

15. A system for archiving biomedical data, comprising:

a data collection device configured to collect and store biomedical data onto a computer-readable storage medium in the form of a file having a predetermined data format;

a data extraction device configured to;

read the file from the computer-readable storage medium, wherein the data format of the file has not been identified to the extraction device;

analyze the file to determine the data format of the file, wherein the extraction device performs the analyzing by 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; and

based on the data format, locate and extract the biomedical data from within the file; and

a data processing device configured to;

receive the extracted data,

remove any identifying information associated with an individual from whom the extracted data was collected, to generate a de-identified data record, and

transmit the de-identified data record to a database in which the data record is archived.

16. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a series of instructions executable by a processor of a computer for archiving biomedical data generated by a data collection device, the instructions configured to cause the processor to perform the steps of:

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 the processor, 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 for archiving in a database.