System and method for communicating over a network with a medical device
AssigneeeVent Medical, Inc.
InventorsJohnny Yat Ming Chan, Brent Chamblee
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Abstract
A device is provided for connecting a medical apparatus to a network. The device collects data from the medical apparatus and performs a variety of processing functions, such as trending, protocol translation, generating reports, etc. related to the collected data. The device then transmits the collected data over a network to interested parties. In some implementations, the device can transmit the collected data as an email message.
Claims11
A computer-implemented method of communicating with a client system over a network, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a network device and from the client system over the network using a first protocol, an email message comprising a command;
- formatting the received email message so that the command can be communicated to a medical apparatus using a second protocol;
- transmitting the command to the medical apparatus, wherein the network device is physically connected to the medical apparatus;
- receiving a response from the physically connected medical apparatus after the physically connected medical apparatus has processed the command;
- generating a response email message comprising the received response;
- generating a report related to the received response;
- and
- transmitting the response email message and the report to the client system over the network.
A computer-implemented method of communicating with a client system over a network, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a network device, medical data from a medical apparatus, wherein the medical apparatus is physically connected to the network device;
- generating an applet for displaying the received medical data;
- generating an email message comprising the received medical data;
- and
- sending the email message and the applet to the client system over the network.
A device for connecting a medical apparatus to a network, the device comprising:
- a first port for physically connecting the device to the medical apparatus;
- a second port for connecting the device to the network;
- a data storage system for storing medical data received from the physically connected medical apparatus;
- and
- a computer system configured to:
- receive an email message including a request for medical data associated with the physically connected medical apparatus;
- transmit the request to the physically connected medical apparatus;
- receive medical data from the physically connected medical apparatus using a first protocol;
- store the received medical data for future analysis;
- format the received medical data for transmission using a second protocol;
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- generate an applet for displaying the received medical data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.