Prioritization of communications from medical devices
AssigneeMedtronic, Inc.
InventorsChris Fuller, Javaid Masoud
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Abstract
Device data is generated at each medical device in a system including a plurality of medical devices. Priority information is dynamically assigned to the device data at each medical device based on the character of the device data. The device data and the priority information are transmitted from each medical device. Interfering communications of device data and priority information from multiple medical devices are processed successively based on the priority information.
Claims20
A method for prioritizing communications from a plurality of medical devices, the method comprising:
- generating device data at each medical device;
- dynamically assigning priority information to the device data at each medical device based on a character of the device data;
- communicating the device data and the priority information from each medical device;
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- processing simultaneous interfering communications of device data and priority information from the plurality of medical devices based on the priority information.
In a system including a plurality of medical devices each operable to communicate device data, wherein each medical device generates the device data and dynamically assigns a priority level to the device data based on a classification of the device data, a method of coordinating interfering communications of device data between multiple medical devices, the method comprising:
- comparing the relative priority levels assigned to the device data in each of the interfering communications;
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- processing each of the interfering communications based on the respective priority levels assigned to the device data in each of the interfering communications.
A system comprising:
- a plurality of medical devices, each medical device being operable to transmit device data and priority information about the device data, the priority information being dynamically updated at each medical device based on a character of the device data being transmitted;
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- a processing unit operable to receive the device data and priority information, wherein the processing unit processes interfering transmissions from the plurality of medical devices based on the priority information of the interfering transmissions.
A medical device comprising:
- sensor circuitry that generates device data;
- processing circuitry that dynamically assigns priority information to the device data based on a character of the device data;
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- communication circuitry operable to transmit the device data and the assigned priority information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.