Medical device adjusting operation when used with non-authenticated patient parameter collecting accessory
First Claim
1. A system for a medical device for use with an accessory capable of collecting a parameter of a patient, the medical device capable of at least one of a basic functionality, an advanced functionality, and of defibrillating the patient, the system comprising:
- a data storage device in the accessory configured to store a data set;
a reader structured to read a data set from the data storage device;
a processor coupled to the reader and structured to determine whether the data set from the data storage device confirms a preset authentication criterion about the accessory,in which the defibrillating and the basic functionality of the medical device are enabled and the advanced functionality of the medical device is disabled when the accessory is coupled to the medical device and it is determined that the preset authentication criterion is not confirmed, andin which the medical device is capable of the defibrillation, the basic functionality and the advanced functionality when the accessory is coupled to the medical device and it is determined that the preset authentication criterion is confirmed.
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Abstract
Embodiments are directed to a medical device, such as a defibrillator, for use with an accessory capable of collecting a parameter of a patient. The medical device is capable of at least performing a basic functionality, an advanced functionality, and of defibrillating the patient. The medical device includes an energy storage module within a housing for storing an electrical charge that is to be delivered to the patient for the defibrillating. The medical device includes a processor structured to determine whether a data set received from the accessory confirms or not a preset authentication criterion about the accessory. Although when the accessory is coupled to the housing the medical device is capable of the defibrillating and the basic functionality, the medical device is capable of the advanced functionality only when the accessory is coupled to the housing and it is determined that the preset authentication criterion is confirmed. Embodiments also include methods of operation and a programmed solution.
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1. A system for a medical device for use with an accessory capable of collecting a parameter of a patient, the medical device capable of at least one of a basic functionality, an advanced functionality, and of defibrillating the patient, the system comprising:
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a data storage device in the accessory configured to store a data set; a reader structured to read a data set from the data storage device; a processor coupled to the reader and structured to determine whether the data set from the data storage device confirms a preset authentication criterion about the accessory, in which the defibrillating and the basic functionality of the medical device are enabled and the advanced functionality of the medical device is disabled when the accessory is coupled to the medical device and it is determined that the preset authentication criterion is not confirmed, and in which the medical device is capable of the defibrillation, the basic functionality and the advanced functionality when the accessory is coupled to the medical device and it is determined that the preset authentication criterion is confirmed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for enabling advanced functionality in a medical device, the method comprising:
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collecting patient parameter data by an accessory operatively coupled to a patient and to a medical device, the medical device comprising a defibrillator and further comprising basic functionality and advanced functionality, both basic and advanced functionality related to patient parameter data collected by the accessory; receiving by the accessory a query from the medical device; responsive to the query, transmitting an authentication data set from the accessory to the medical device; and wherein the authentication data set is configured to cause advanced functionality of the medical device to be enabled or disabled responsive to whether the authentication data set confirms a preset authentication criterion, wherein the advanced functionality is in addition to the medical device'"'"'s basic functionality. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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