Router device for centralized management of medical device data
First Claim
1. A method for centralized processing of remote medical device data, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a network router device, a communication signal that conveys a sensor measurement value, where the sensor measurement value is generated by a physiological characteristic sensor;
obtaining, at the network router device, a patient calibration value corresponding to the sensor measurement value; and
calculating, at the network router device, a calibrated physiological characteristic measurement value from the patient calibration value and the sensor measurement value.
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Abstract
A fluid infusion system as described herein includes a number of local “body network” devices, such as an infusion pump, a handheld monitor or controller, a physiological sensor, and a bedside or hospital monitor. The body network devices can be configured to support communication of status data, physiological information, alerts, control signals, and other information between one another. In addition, the body network devices can be configured to support networked communication of status data, physiological information, alerts, control signals, and other information between the body network devices and “external” devices, systems, or communication networks. Such external communication allows the infusion system to be extended beyond the traditional short-range user environment. One particular system embodiment includes a network router device that functions as a centralized storage, processing, and routing unit for data received from the body network devices. The network router device is configured to generate HTML documents (web pages) to facilitate Internet-based setup, management, and control.
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51 Claims
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1. A method for centralized processing of remote medical device data, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a network router device, a communication signal that conveys a sensor measurement value, where the sensor measurement value is generated by a physiological characteristic sensor; obtaining, at the network router device, a patient calibration value corresponding to the sensor measurement value; and calculating, at the network router device, a calibrated physiological characteristic measurement value from the patient calibration value and the sensor measurement value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for centralized processing of medical device data, the method comprising:
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obtaining, at a network router device, a first sensor measurement value that corresponds to a first medical device; obtaining, at the network router device, a second sensor measurement value that corresponds to a second medical device; the network router device calculating a first calibrated physiological characteristic measurement value from the first sensor measurement value and a first patient calibration value; and the network router device calculating a second calibrated physiological characteristic measurement value from the second sensor measurement value and a second patient calibration value. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A network router device for centralized processing of medical device data, the network router device comprising:
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a first data communication interface configured to receive a plurality of wireless communication signals, each of the wireless communication signals conveying a sensor measurement value generated by a respective physiological characteristic sensor; a processing architecture coupled to the first data communication interface, the processing architecture being configured to generate network communications in compliance with a network data communication protocol, the network communications conveying calibrated physiological characteristic measurement values corresponding to sensor measurement values; and a second data communication interface coupled to the processing architecture, the second data communication interface being configured to transmit, in accordance with the network data communication protocol, the network communications to at least one network device. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A network router device for centralized processing of medical device data, the network router device comprising:
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a first data communication interface configured to receive a communication signal that conveys a sensor measurement value generated by a physiological characteristic sensor; a processing architecture coupled to the first data communication interface, the processing architecture being configured to calculate a calibrated physiological characteristic measurement value from the sensor measurement value and a patient calibration value; and a second data communication interface coupled to the processing architecture, the second data communication interface being configured to communicate the calibrated physiological characteristic measurement value to a network device that is coupled to the network router device. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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