Post-download patient data protection in a medical device
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a computing device; and
a medical device having;
a memory configured to store patient data collected by the medical device during treatment of a patient,a communications circuit configured to communicate with the computing device, anda processor that allows users to access the patient data stored in the memory, controls the communications circuit to transfer the patient data to the computing device, and, in response to the transfer, protects the patient data in the memory by making the patient data inaccessible to at least a subset of the users, wherein, to protect the patient data, the processor makes the data inaccessible to a first subset of authorized users while leaving the patient data accessible to a second subset of authorized users, wherein the patient data was accessible to the first subset of authorized users before the patient data was protected.
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Abstract
Patient data is stored in a medical device, such as an external defibrillator, and may be transferred, or downloaded, from the medical device to a computing device for storage or analysis. In response to the transfer, the medical device protects the patient data so that at least a subset of users cannot access the patient data from the medical device. The other device to which patient data is transferred from the medical device may be remote from the medical device or may be configured to be part of the medical device. The device to which the patient data is transferred from the medical device can be a remote computing device like a computer or server and/or may include or may be an intermediary data management device (DMD). The medical device may be a wearable medical device, such as a wearable defibrillator or a wearable automatic external defibrillator (AED).
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21 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a computing device; and a medical device having; a memory configured to store patient data collected by the medical device during treatment of a patient, a communications circuit configured to communicate with the computing device, and a processor that allows users to access the patient data stored in the memory, controls the communications circuit to transfer the patient data to the computing device, and, in response to the transfer, protects the patient data in the memory by making the patient data inaccessible to at least a subset of the users, wherein, to protect the patient data, the processor makes the data inaccessible to a first subset of authorized users while leaving the patient data accessible to a second subset of authorized users, wherein the patient data was accessible to the first subset of authorized users before the patient data was protected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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Current AssigneePhysio-Control Incorporated (Stryker Corporation)
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Original AssigneePhysio-Control Incorporated (Stryker Corporation)
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InventorsDuke, Steven B.
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Primary Examiner(s)Lavert, Nicole F
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Application NumberUS13/970,133Publication NumberTime in Patent Office197 DaysField of Search607/5, 607 30- 31US Class Current607/5CPC Class CodesA61N 1/3925 Monitoring; ProtectingA61N 1/3931 Protecting, e.g. back-up sy...G06F 21/6245 Protecting personal data, e...G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, ...G16H 20/40 relating to mechanical, rad...
