Systems and methods for processing and transmittal of data from a plurality of medical devices
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1. A method comprising:
- transitioning, by a medical data interchange device, from a quiescent state to an active state in response to a signal transmitted from a medical device to prepare the medical data interchange device to receive data from the medical device, wherein the data comprises at least one of patient data, a device identifier and a patient identifier;
broadcasting, by the medical data interchange device, an authorization code stored in the medical data interchange device in response to a request for authorization;
authenticating, by the medical device, the medical data interchange device by determining that the broadcast authorization code matches a code stored by the medical device;
automatically detecting, based on a voltage of the signal from the medical device, a communication protocol used by the medical device;
automatically configuring a medical device interface of a plurality of medical device interfaces to communicate with the medical device using the detected communication protocol, wherein each medical device interface is configured to receive patient data via a wired connection from a plurality of different medical devices;
receiving, by the medical data interchange device and via the configured medical device interface, the data from the medical device;
transmitting, by the medical data interchange device, the data to an intermediary device, wherein the intermediary device formats a message for transmission to a medical data server, wherein the message includes the data received from the medical device.
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Abstract
A method according to an aspect of the present invention includes receiving data from a plurality of medical devices through a wired connection, transmitting the data to an intermediary device, and formatting a message including the received data for transmission to a medical data server. This method can be practiced automatically to allow a medical device for a patient or other subject to be monitored without requiring the patient to manually enter information. This method also allows any number of different medical devices to be monitored, even where such devices each communicate using different wired connections and/or using different communication protocols.
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1. A method comprising:
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transitioning, by a medical data interchange device, from a quiescent state to an active state in response to a signal transmitted from a medical device to prepare the medical data interchange device to receive data from the medical device, wherein the data comprises at least one of patient data, a device identifier and a patient identifier; broadcasting, by the medical data interchange device, an authorization code stored in the medical data interchange device in response to a request for authorization; authenticating, by the medical device, the medical data interchange device by determining that the broadcast authorization code matches a code stored by the medical device; automatically detecting, based on a voltage of the signal from the medical device, a communication protocol used by the medical device; automatically configuring a medical device interface of a plurality of medical device interfaces to communicate with the medical device using the detected communication protocol, wherein each medical device interface is configured to receive patient data via a wired connection from a plurality of different medical devices; receiving, by the medical data interchange device and via the configured medical device interface, the data from the medical device; transmitting, by the medical data interchange device, the data to an intermediary device, wherein the intermediary device formats a message for transmission to a medical data server, wherein the message includes the data received from the medical device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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transitioning, by a medical data interchange device, from a quiescent state to an active state in response to a signal transmitted from a medical device to prepare the medical data interchange device to receive data from the medical device, wherein the data comprises at least one of patient data, a device identifier and a patient identifier; broadcasting, by the medical data interchange device, an authorization code stored in the medical data interchange device in response to a request for authorization; authenticating, by the medical device, the medical data interchange device by determining that the broadcast authorization code matches a code stored by the medical device; automatically detecting, based on a voltage of the signal from the medical device, a communication protocol used by the medical device; automatically configuring a medical device interface of a plurality of medical device interfaces to communicate with the medical device using the detected communication protocol, wherein each medical device interface is configured to receive patient data via a wired connection from a plurality of different medical devices; receiving, by the medical data interchange device and via the configured medical device interface, the data from the medical device; encrypting at least one of;
the received data;
a portion of the received data; and
a digest of the received data; andtransmitting, by the medical data interchange device, the data to an intermediary device, wherein the intermediary device formats a message for transmission to a medical data server, wherein the message includes the data received from the medical device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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