MEDICAL DEVICE WIRELESS NETWORK ARCHITECTURES

Title:

MEDICAL DEVICE WIRELESS NETWORK ARCHITECTURES

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/097113

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

An architecture for networked communications between a series of medical devices and a remote monitoring device. An interface circuit coupled to each medical device communicates with one of a plurality of relay modules via a wireless relay network. The relay modules communicate with the remote monitoring device over an internet-accessible wireless communication network. Each relay module includes a receiver coupled to the wireless relay network, a first transmitter coupled to the wireless relay network, a second transmitter coupled to the internet- accessible wireless communications network; and a controller. The controller determines a status of the internet-accessible wireless communications network. When the status indicates that the internet-accessible wireless communications network is accessible to the wireless relay module, the second transmitter is selected for transmitting medical device data. When the internet-accessible wireless communications network is not accessible, the first transmitter is selected for transmitting the data to another wireless relay module.

Inventors:

GAINES ROBERT B (US)
WIESNER JOEL D (US)
HOLSTE JOHN (US)

Application Number:

PCT/US2012/021008

Publication Date:

September 13, 2012

Filing Date:

January 12, 2012

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Assignee:

TYCO HEALTHCARE (US)
GAINES ROBERT B (US)
WIESNER JOEL D (US)
HOLSTE JOHN (US)

International Classes:

G16H40/67

Foreign References:

US20090105549A1	2009-04-23
US20050201300A1	2005-09-15

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