Medical Monitor With Network Connectivity
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1. A physiological monitor comprising:
- a network port or an antenna; and
a processor capable of at least communicating with other devices on a network via the network port or the antenna, wherein the processor is capable of at least communicating using a network layer protocol that utilizes addresses that are greater than 32 bits in length.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides for the use of physiological monitors capable of communicating over a network. In one embodiment, the physiological monitors may utilize a network layer protocol having an address space for each packet that is greater than 32 bits in length. In one such embodiment, address exhaustion on a network may be addressed by using addresses greater than 32 bits in length at the network layer.
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1. A physiological monitor comprising:
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a network port or an antenna; and a processor capable of at least communicating with other devices on a network via the network port or the antenna, wherein the processor is capable of at least communicating using a network layer protocol that utilizes addresses that are greater than 32 bits in length. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A physiological monitor comprising:
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a network port or an antenna; a processor capable of at least communicating with other devices on a network via the network port or the antenna; and a networking chipset capable of at least implementing a network layer protocol that utilizes addresses that are greater than 32 bits in length to facilitate the communication between the processor and the network. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of transmitting data between a monitor and a network,
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utilizing a network layer protocol to handle data packets having addresses that are greater than 32 bits in length; and transmitting and receiving data packets generated in accordance with the network layer protocol. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system, comprising:
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one or more networks; one or more monitors capable of at least communicating across the one or more networks utilizing a network layer protocol that employs an address space for data packets that is greater than 32 bits in length; and one or more additional devices capable of at least communicating with the one or more monitors using the network layer protocol. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A pulse oximeter, comprising:
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at least one of a network port or an antenna capable of at least exchanging data packets over a network; and a processor or a networking chipset capable of at least formatting the data packets to each have an address greater than 32 bits in length in accordance with a network layer protocol. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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