LOCATION BASED WIRELESS MEDICAL DEVICE
First Claim
1. A wireless medical device, comprising:
- at least one of a sensor which monitors physiological data of a patient and an actuator which delivers therapy to the patient;
a wireless transceiver which transmits and/or receives information packets related to at least one of the monitored physiological data and delivered therapy, the wireless transceiver having a plurality of selectable operating parameters;
location management module which ascertains a current geographical position of the wireless medical device, determines a corresponding geographical region associated with the current geographical position, and controls the wireless transceiver to operate according to one of the plurality of operating profiles based on the determined geographical region.
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Abstract
A personal area network (13) includes a plurality of wireless medical devices (12) which monitors physiological patient data and/or deliver therapy to the patient. The medical devices (12)each include a location management module (46) which controls a transceiver (40) to operate according to a operating profile associated with the geographical region in which the devices (12) currently reside. The operating profiles include at least one of transmission frequency, duty cycle, and maximum transmit power as mandated by local regulatory requirements. A wireless hub (10), as part of the personal area network (13), communicates with the wireless medical devices (12) and interfaces them with an infrastructure network (30). The hub (10) includes a location management module (46′) which receives a current geographical position and determines the corresponding geographical region and retrieves an operating profile(s) associated with the region. The hub advertises the operating profile to the wireless medical devices (12).
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1. A wireless medical device, comprising:
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at least one of a sensor which monitors physiological data of a patient and an actuator which delivers therapy to the patient; a wireless transceiver which transmits and/or receives information packets related to at least one of the monitored physiological data and delivered therapy, the wireless transceiver having a plurality of selectable operating parameters; location management module which ascertains a current geographical position of the wireless medical device, determines a corresponding geographical region associated with the current geographical position, and controls the wireless transceiver to operate according to one of the plurality of operating profiles based on the determined geographical region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20)
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15. A method for wirelessly transmitting medical information, comprising:
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at least one of monitoring physiological data of a patient and delivering therapy to the patient; via a wireless transceiver, wirelessly transmitting and/or receiving information packets related to at least one of the monitored physiological data and delivered therapy, the wireless transceiver having a plurality of selectable operating parameters; ascertaining a current geographical position of the wireless medical device; determining a corresponding geographical region associated with the current geographical position; and controlling the wireless transceiver to operate according to one the plurality of operating profiles based on the determined geographical region. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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