Repeater providing data exchange with a medical device for remote patient care and method thereof
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1. A repeater for relaying data to a repository from a medical device coupled to a patient, comprising:
- a receiver configured to communicate with the medical device to obtain data;
a memory to maintain the data once it has been received;
a transmission device configured to send the data over a wireless medium to a data repository; and
a processing device configured to detect conditions in respect of an associated communication medium that could affect data exchange, wherein the processing device is configured to send the data based at least in part on the conditions, and the processing device is configured to analyze the data from the medical device to detect a problem with the medical device.
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Abstract
A repeater providing data exchange with a medical device for remote patient care and method thereof are provided. The repeater includes a transmission device configured to send the data over a wireless medium to a data repository and a processing device configured to detect conditions in respect of an associated communication medium that could affect data exchange, where the processing device is configured to send the data based at least in part on the conditions. The processing device is further configured to analyze the data from the medical device to detect a problem with the medical device.
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1. A repeater for relaying data to a repository from a medical device coupled to a patient, comprising:
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a receiver configured to communicate with the medical device to obtain data; a memory to maintain the data once it has been received; a transmission device configured to send the data over a wireless medium to a data repository; and a processing device configured to detect conditions in respect of an associated communication medium that could affect data exchange, wherein the processing device is configured to send the data based at least in part on the conditions, and the processing device is configured to analyze the data from the medical device to detect a problem with the medical device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A medical device system comprising:
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a medical device providing a patient data set for use in automated patient care, comprising;
one or more sensors to monitor data of a patient enrolled in automated patient care and generate a patient data set, a memory to store the data set for a short term, and an interface providing external access to the data set, wherein the data set are periodically retrieved; anda repeater for retrieving the data set from the medical device and relaying the data set to a repository, wherein the repeater is configured to analyze the data set to detect a problem with the medical device, wherein the repeater is further configured to detect conditions in respect of an associated communication medium that could affect data exchange, wherein the repeater is further configured to transmit to the repository based on the conditions. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A process for transmitting a patient data set for use in automated patient care, comprising:
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storing a plurality of sets of collected device data regularly recorded by a medical device for a patient enrolled in automated patient care; analyzing the collected device data sets to detect a problem with the medical device; and detecting and analyzing conditions in respect of an associated communication medium that could affect data exchange; transmitting the collected device data sets from a repeater over a wireless medium. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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