Systems and methods for storage and forwarding of medical data
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1. A method comprising:
- transitioning, by a medical data interchange device, from a quiescent state to an active state in response to a signal transmitted from a medical device to prepare the medical data interchange device to receive data from the medical device, wherein the data comprises at least one of patient data, a device identifier and a patient identifier;
broadcasting, by the medical data interchange device, an authorization code stored in the medical data interchange device in response to a request for authorization;
authenticating, by the medical device, the medical data interchange device by determining that the broadcast authorization code matches a code stored by the medical device;
automatically detecting, based on a voltage of the signal from the medical device, a communication protocol used by the medical device;
automatically configuring a medical device interface of a plurality of medical device interfaces to communicate with the medical device using the detected communication protocol, wherein each medical device interface is configured to receive patient data via a wired connection from a plurality of different medical devicesreceiving data, at the medical data interchange device, from a medical device through a wired connection, wherein the medical device collects the data from a patient;
storing the data;
transmitting the data to an intermediary device;
formatting a message for transmission to a medical data server, wherein the message includes the received data;
selecting a transmission method from a plurality of transmission methods based at least partially on a cost associated with the transmission method;
in response to determining that the cost associated with the transmission is below a predetermined level, delaying the transmission of the data to the medical data server for a predetermined time period;
determining that the predetermined time period has elapsed; and
in response to determining that the time period has elapsed;
determining that the cost associated with the transmission is at or above the predetermined level, and transmitting the data to the medical data server.
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Abstract
A method according to an aspect of the present invention includes receiving data through a wired connection from a medical device, storing the data, transmitting the data to an intermediary device, and formatting a message including the received data for transmission to a medical data server. This method can be practiced automatically to allow a medical device for a patient or other subject to be monitored without requiring the patient to manually enter information. This method allows the data to be stored for any desired length of time, and/or until a particular event occurs.
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1. A method comprising:
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transitioning, by a medical data interchange device, from a quiescent state to an active state in response to a signal transmitted from a medical device to prepare the medical data interchange device to receive data from the medical device, wherein the data comprises at least one of patient data, a device identifier and a patient identifier; broadcasting, by the medical data interchange device, an authorization code stored in the medical data interchange device in response to a request for authorization; authenticating, by the medical device, the medical data interchange device by determining that the broadcast authorization code matches a code stored by the medical device; automatically detecting, based on a voltage of the signal from the medical device, a communication protocol used by the medical device; automatically configuring a medical device interface of a plurality of medical device interfaces to communicate with the medical device using the detected communication protocol, wherein each medical device interface is configured to receive patient data via a wired connection from a plurality of different medical devices receiving data, at the medical data interchange device, from a medical device through a wired connection, wherein the medical device collects the data from a patient; storing the data; transmitting the data to an intermediary device; formatting a message for transmission to a medical data server, wherein the message includes the received data; selecting a transmission method from a plurality of transmission methods based at least partially on a cost associated with the transmission method; in response to determining that the cost associated with the transmission is below a predetermined level, delaying the transmission of the data to the medical data server for a predetermined time period; determining that the predetermined time period has elapsed; and in response to determining that the time period has elapsed;
determining that the cost associated with the transmission is at or above the predetermined level, and transmitting the data to the medical data server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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transitioning, by a first device, from a quiescent state to an active state in response to a signal transmitted from a medical device to prepare the first device to receive data from the medical device, wherein the data comprises at least one of patient data, a device identifier and a patient identifier; broadcasting, by the first device, an authorization code stored in the first device in response to a request for authorization; authenticating, by the medical device, the first device by determining that the broadcast authorization code matches a code stored by the medical device; automatically detecting, based on a voltage of the signal from the medical device, a communication protocol used by the medical device; automatically configuring a medical device interface of a plurality of medical device interfaces to communicate with the medical device using the detected communication protocol, wherein each medical device interface is configured to receive patient data via a wired connection from a plurality of different medical devices receiving data through a wired connection from a medical device by the first device; storing the data by the first device; transmitting the data to a second device by the first device; selecting a transmission method from a plurality of transmission methods based at least partially on a cost associated with the transmission method; in response to determining that the cost associated with the transmission is below a predetermined level, delaying the transmission of the data to the medical data server for a predetermined time period; determining that the predetermined time period has elapsed; and in response to determining that the time period has elapsed;
determining that the cost associated with the transmission is at or above the predetermined level and transmitting the data to the medical data server.- View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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