Accessory dock for wireless medical accessories

A system comprising:

• a medical device comprising an accessory dock having at least one docking receptacle configured to receive a wireless accessory;
• and
• the wireless accessory comprising a battery and a transceiver, wherein the wireless accessory is configured to:
• dock in the at least one docking receptacle;
• receive power from the medical device upon being positioned within a threshold distance of the medical device to charge the battery;
• and
• communicate wirelessly with the medical device via the transceiver, wherein the medical device further comprises a processor configured to:
• determine an amount of data collected by the wireless accessory;
• and
• based on the amount of the data satisfying a threshold amount of the data, wait to upload the data to a remote computing system until at least one of:
• determining that the wireless accessory is docked in the at least one docking receptacle;
• or
• determining that a charge level of the battery satisfies a threshold charge level.

A system comprising:

• a medical device comprising an accessory dock having at least one docking receptacle configured to receive a wireless accessory;
• and
• the wireless accessory comprising a battery and a transceiver, wherein the wireless accessory is configured to:
• dock in the at least one docking receptacle;
• pair with the medical device upon being positioned within a threshold distance of the medical device;
• and
• communicate wirelessly with the medical device via the transceiver after pairing with the medical device,
• wherein the medical device further comprises a processor configured to:
• determine an amount of data collected by the wireless accessory;
• and
• based on the amount of the data satisfying a threshold amount of the data, wait to upload the data to a remote computing system until at least one of:
• determining that the wireless accessory is docked in the at least one docking receptacle;
• or
• determining that a charge level of the battery satisfies a threshold charge level.