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Method for generating a medical network

  • US 9,923,644 B2
  • Filed: 10/23/2012
  • Issued: 03/20/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for setting up a medical network for carrying out at least one medical function, said medical network including at least two network nodes set up for communicating with one another, comprising:

  • at least one initialization step, wherein at least two network nodes exchange at least one item of initialization information, wherein the initialization information includes at least one item of information characterizing the network nodes;

    at least one self-organization step, wherein the network nodes define a role distribution of the network nodes; and

    at least one work step, wherein the network carries out the at least one medical function in the work step, wherein at least two of the network nodes interact in accordance with the role distribution defined in the self-organization step, wherein the self-organization step is carried out in such a way that the role distribution comprises an interaction of at least two network nodes for carrying out at least one function which cannot be achieved individually by the network nodes, wherein a warning is issued to a user if, in the self-organization step, it is identified that a sufficient functionality of the remaining network no longer exists, wherein the self-organization step is carried out such that the network node having the most time-critical function is defined as a master node and wherein the most time-critical function comprises requiring the immediate attention by a user, when the network node generates abnormal results.

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