System and method for communicating over a network with a medical device
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1. A computer-implemented method of communicating with a client system over a network, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a network device and from the client system over the network, an email message comprising a command;
performing protocol translation on the received email message so that the command can be communicated to a medical apparatus;
transmitting the command to the medical apparatus, wherein the network device is physically connected to the medical apparatus;
receiving a response from the medical apparatus after the medical apparatus has processed the command;
generating a response email message comprising the received response; and
transmitting the response email message to the client system over the network;
wherein three layers of ASCII based security based measures are used to communicate over the network;
the first layer relating to cryptographic hash functions;
the second level relating to data blocking and stuffing;
the third level relating to private-key stream ciphering.
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Abstract
A device is provided for connecting a medical apparatus to a network. The device collects data from the medical apparatus and performs a variety of processing functions, such as trending, protocol translation, generating reports, etc. related to the collected data. The device then transmits the collected data over a network to interested parties. In some implementations, the device can transmit the collected data as an email message.
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1. A computer-implemented method of communicating with a client system over a network, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a network device and from the client system over the network, an email message comprising a command; performing protocol translation on the received email message so that the command can be communicated to a medical apparatus; transmitting the command to the medical apparatus, wherein the network device is physically connected to the medical apparatus; receiving a response from the medical apparatus after the medical apparatus has processed the command; generating a response email message comprising the received response; and transmitting the response email message to the client system over the network; wherein three layers of ASCII based security based measures are used to communicate over the network;
the first layer relating to cryptographic hash functions;
the second level relating to data blocking and stuffing;
the third level relating to private-key stream ciphering. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A device for connecting a medical apparatus to a network, the device comprising:
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a first port for physically connecting the device to the medical apparatus; a second port for connecting the device to the network; a data storage system for storing medical data received from the physically connected medical apparatus; and a computer system configured to; receive an email message including a request for medical data associated with the physically connected medical apparatus; transmit the request to the physically connected medical apparatus; receive medical data from the physically connected medical apparatus using a first protocol; store the received medical data for future analysis; format the received medical data for transmission using a second protocol; generate a report related to the received medical data; and generate an email message comprising the received medical data; wherein three layers of ASCII based security based measures are used to communicate over the network;
the first layer relating to cryptographic hash functions;
the second level relating to data blocking and stuffing;
the third level relating to private-key stream ciphering.
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7. A computer-implemented method of communicating with a network device over a network, the method comprising:
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generating a first email message including a request for medical data; transmitting the first email message over the network to the network device; receiving data over the network from the network device, the data comprising a second email message including the requested medical data and an applet for displaying the requested medical data; and outputting the requested medical data for display using the applet; wherein the network device is physically connected to a medical apparatus and the network device generates the second email message including the requested medical data and the applet for viewing the requested medical data; wherein three layers of ASCII based security based measures are used to communicate over the network;
the first layer relating to cryptographic hash functions;
the second level relating to data blocking and stuffing;
the third level relating to private-key stream ciphering.
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8. A device for connecting a ventilator to a network, the device comprising:
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a first port for physically connecting the device to the ventilator; a second port for connecting the device to the network; a data storage system for storing medical data received from the physically connected ventilator; and a computer system configured to; receive an email message including a request for medical data associated with the physically connected ventilator; transmit the request to the physically connected ventilator; receive medical data from the physically connected ventilator using a first protocol; store the received medical data for future analysis; format the received medical data for transmission using a second protocol; generate a report related to the received medical data; and generate an email message comprising the received medical data; wherein three layers of ASCII based security based measures are used to communicate over the network;
the first layer relating to cryptographic hash functions;
the second level relating to data blocking and stuffing;
the third level relating to private-key stream ciphering.
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