Wireless medical data communication system and method
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A system for reporting on integrity of a wireless communication link within a healthcare facility comprising:
- a module associated with a medication treatment application device, the module having a status information output responsive to a signal output generated by the medication treatment application device;
a wireless remote device within the healthcare facility having a visual display and having a message indicator responsive to the status information output transmitted over the wireless communication link and representative of the signal generated by the medication treatment application device; and
software installed on the wireless remote device, the software configured to report upon the integrity of the wireless communication link by;
(i) sending a signal to the wireless communication link,(ii) waiting a predetermined amount of time for a response to the signal sent to the wireless communication link,(iii) generating a time-out output that indicates loss of the wireless communication link when the response is not received within the predetermined amount of time; and
(iv) providing on the visual display at least one of (a) an icon responsive to the time-out output or (b) a pop-up window in response to the time-out output.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A system and method is disclosed for indicating the loss of a wireless communication link within a healthcare facility.
70 Citations
46 Claims
-
1. A system for reporting on integrity of a wireless communication link within a healthcare facility comprising:
-
a module associated with a medication treatment application device, the module having a status information output responsive to a signal output generated by the medication treatment application device; a wireless remote device within the healthcare facility having a visual display and having a message indicator responsive to the status information output transmitted over the wireless communication link and representative of the signal generated by the medication treatment application device; and software installed on the wireless remote device, the software configured to report upon the integrity of the wireless communication link by; (i) sending a signal to the wireless communication link, (ii) waiting a predetermined amount of time for a response to the signal sent to the wireless communication link, (iii) generating a time-out output that indicates loss of the wireless communication link when the response is not received within the predetermined amount of time; and (iv) providing on the visual display at least one of (a) an icon responsive to the time-out output or (b) a pop-up window in response to the time-out output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
-
-
15. A method for reporting on integrity of a wireless communication link within a healthcare facility comprising the steps of:
-
generating a status information output responsive to a signal output generated by a medication treatment application device; operating a message indicator in response to the status information output transmitted over a wireless communication link and representative of the signal generated by the medication treatment application device; and installing software on a wireless remote device that is configured to report upon the integrity of the wireless communication link by;
(i) sending a signal to the wireless communication link, (ii) waiting a predetermined amount of time for a response to the signal sent to the wireless communication link, (iii) generating a time-out output that indicates loss of the wireless communication link when the response is not received within the predetermined amount of time, and (iv) in response to the time-out output, performing at least one of (a) modifying an icon on a visual display of the wireless remote device or (b) generating a pop-up window on the visual display of the wireless remote device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
-
-
28. A method for reporting on integrity of a wireless communication link within a healthcare facility comprising the steps of:
-
providing for generating a status information output responsive to a signal output generated by a medication treatment application device; providing for operating a message indicator in response to the status information output transmitted over a wireless communication link and representative of the signal generated by the medication treatment application device; and providing for the installation of software on a wireless remote device that is configured to report upon the integrity of the wireless communication link by;
(i) sending a signal to the wireless communication link (ii) waiting a predetermined amount of time for a response to the signal sent to the wireless communication link, (iii) generating a time-out output that indicates loss of the wireless communication link when the response is not received within the predetermined amount of time, and (iv) in response to the time-out output, causing at least one of (a) an icon or (b) a pop-up window to appear on a visual display of the wireless remote device. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
-
-
37. A system for reporting on integrity of a wireless communication link within a healthcare facility comprising:
-
a wireless remote device within the healthcare facility having a visual display responsive to status information transmitted over a wireless communication link, the status information responsive to a signal output generated by an infusion pump; and software installed on the wireless remote device, the software configured to report upon the integrity of the wireless communication link by; (i) sending a signal to the wireless communication link; (ii) waiting a predetermined amount of time for a response to the signal sent to the wireless communication link, (iii) generating a time-out output that indicates loss of the wireless communication link when the response is not received within the predetermined amount of time, wherein the time-out output indicates loss of the wireless remote device to receive the status information transmitted over the wireless communication link, and wherein an icon responsive to the time-out output is provided on the visual display, and (iv) providing on the visual display at least one of (a) an icon responsive to the time-out output or (b) a pop-up window in response to the time-out output. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
-
Specification