Methods, apparatus and systems for medical device communication, control and localization
First Claim
1. A system for localizing medical devices, said system comprising:
- a medical device comprising;
a therapeutic component;
a wireless transceiver;
wherein said medical device is configured to deactivate said therapeutic component and said wireless transceiver during a deep sleep mode of said medical device;
a controller configured to periodically initiate, when said medical device is in the deep sleep mode, a scan mode, in which said controller;
a. activates said transceiver and causes said transceiver to;
i. transmit a first wireless signal carrying an identifier associated with said medical device;
ii. scan for a second wireless signal indicating a localization request addressed to said medical device; and
iii. signal said controller if the second wireless signal is detected;
b. in the event the second wireless signal is detected, cause said medical device to emit a localization signal; and
c. in the event a wireless signal indicating a localization request addressed to said medical device is not detected within a pre-defined time period, cause said medical device to return to the deep sleep mode;
anda computing platform comprising;
a registry of identifiers of sought after medical devices; and
communication circuitry for receiving the first wireless signal transmitted by said medical device and transmitting a localization request addressed to said medical device if the identifier carried by the first wireless signal matches an identifier of a sought after device in said registry.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a medical device including a therapeutic component to provide one or more therapeutic functionalities during whilst in therapeutic mode, and may further enter into a device sleep mode (DSM), a transceiver configured to provide the medical device with wireless connectivity and which may further transition into a transceiver sleep mode (TSM) substantially concurrent with transition into DSM, the transceiver may intermittently transition between TSM and a scan mode, during which scan mode the transceiver may listen for a wireless packet addressed to the transceiver, and a localization module which may emit a discovery signal upon receipt of the wireless packet addressed to the transceiver.
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11 Claims
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1. A system for localizing medical devices, said system comprising:
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a medical device comprising; a therapeutic component; a wireless transceiver; wherein said medical device is configured to deactivate said therapeutic component and said wireless transceiver during a deep sleep mode of said medical device; a controller configured to periodically initiate, when said medical device is in the deep sleep mode, a scan mode, in which said controller; a. activates said transceiver and causes said transceiver to; i. transmit a first wireless signal carrying an identifier associated with said medical device; ii. scan for a second wireless signal indicating a localization request addressed to said medical device; and iii. signal said controller if the second wireless signal is detected; b. in the event the second wireless signal is detected, cause said medical device to emit a localization signal; and c. in the event a wireless signal indicating a localization request addressed to said medical device is not detected within a pre-defined time period, cause said medical device to return to the deep sleep mode; and a computing platform comprising; a registry of identifiers of sought after medical devices; and communication circuitry for receiving the first wireless signal transmitted by said medical device and transmitting a localization request addressed to said medical device if the identifier carried by the first wireless signal matches an identifier of a sought after device in said registry. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system for localizing medical devices, said system comprising:
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a set of medical devices, each having alternative operating modes including a deep sleep mode, a scan mode and an active mode, each of said medical devices comprising; a therapeutic component; a wireless transceiver; wherein each of said medical devices is configured to deactivate said therapeutic component and said wireless transceiver during the deep sleep mode; a controller configured to periodically initiate, when said medical device is in the deep sleep mode, the scan mode, in which said controller; a. activates said transceiver and causes said transceiver to; i. transmit a first wireless signal carrying an identifier associated with said medical device; ii. scan for a second wireless signal indicating a request addressed to said medical device; and iii. signal said controller if the second wireless signal is detected; b. in the event the second wireless signal is detected, cause said medical device to transition to the active mode and receive instructions; and c. in the event a wireless signal indicating a request addressed to said medical device is not detected within a pre-defined time period, cause said medical device to return to the deep sleep mode; and a computing platform comprising; a registry of identifiers of said set of medical devices; communication circuitry for receiving the first wireless signals transmitted by said medical devices and deriving a location of each of said medical devices from the first wireless signals; a listing of current locations of each of the medical devices, compiled and updated based on the received first wireless signals; communication circuitry for transmitting requests addressed to said medical devices, each timed to match a scan mode of a respective medical device of said set of medical devices by transmitting the requests in response to receiving the first wireless signal from the respective medical device. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A self-localizing medical device comprising:
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a therapeutic component; a wireless transceiver; wherein said medical device is configured to deactivate said therapeutic component and said wireless transceiver during a deep sleep mode of said medical device; a controller configured to periodically initiate, when said medical device is in the deep sleep mode, a scan mode, in which said controller; a. activates said transceiver and causes said transceiver to; i. transmit a first wireless signal carrying an identifier associated with said medical device to a computing platform containing a registry of sought after medical devices; ii. scan for a second wireless signal transmitted by the computing platform indicating the identifier associated with said medical device is listed in the registry of sought after devices; and iii. signal said controller if the second wireless signal is detected; b. in the event the second wireless signal is detected, cause said medical device to emit a localization signal; and c. in the event a wireless signal, indicating the identifier associated with said medical device is listed in the registry of sought after devices, is not detected within a pre-defined time period, cause said medical device to return to the deep sleep model. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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