Medical Device Connectivity to Hospital Information Systems Using Device Server
AssigneeLantronix, Inc.
InventorDaryl R. Miller
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Abstract
The present invention employs a system and method to allow for connectivity of a plurality of medical devices in a health care setting. The present invention utilizes a device server which may connect the plurality of medical devices to a hospital information system. The system may identify and authenticate a medical device and provide an administrator or privileged user accessing the information received from the medical device at a remote location. It is contemplated that the system utilizes a device server to connect the plurality of medical devices to the hospital information systems.
Claims20
A system for integrating and connecting medical devices into a medical facility network, comprising:
- a device server/terminal interfacing with the medical facility network;
- a medical device which is attached to the device server either wired or wirelessly;
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- wherein the medical facility network is configured to transmit an initialization signal to the medical device and is configured to automatically initialize in response to receiving the initialization signal.
A method to allow for connectivity of a medical device in a health care setting comprising:
- detecting and locating the medical device in the medical treatment area by the medical facility network;
- identifying a medical device and authenticating the medical device and providing an administrator or privileged user access to the information received from the medical device at a remote location;
- initializing the medical device;
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- connecting and monitoring the medical devices.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.