Patient network with wireless medical apparatuses and allocation thereof to a patient and his network
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorsKarin Klabunde, Heribert Baldus
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Abstract
Wireless medical apparatus (3) having a transceiver unit (23), an indicating device (27) and an input device (25) and having a function for automatic integration of the medical apparatus (3) into the nearest patient network (13) Allocation of the medical apparatus (3) can be effected by a method in which the apparatus is integrated into the nearest patient network after enabling of the apparatus The patient network can be in the form of a personal area network
Claims22
A method for integration of a medical wireless apparatus into a patient network, comprising the following steps:
- bringing the medical apparatus into a vicinity of the patient network to which the medical apparatus is to be allocated,
- detecting a current local position of the medical apparatus,
- determining the patient network closest to the medical apparatus and communicating the closest patient network to the medical apparatus,
- after enabling, integrating the medical apparatus into the patient network.
A wireless medical apparatus having a transceiver unit, an indicating device and an input device and having a means for automatic integration of the medical apparatus into a patient network.
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A medical apparatus comprising:
- means for detecting a current location of the medical apparatus;
- means for locating a closest patient network when the medical apparatus is in the same current location for a predetermined time period;
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- means for integrating the medical apparatus into the located closest patient network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.