# US 2013/0160082 A1 · Medical Device Connectivity to Hospital Information Systems Using Device Server > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0160082 A1 - Document ID: US20130160082A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/816,309 - Filed: 2011-08-31 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2010-08-31 - Assignees: Lantronix, Inc. - Inventors: Daryl R. Miller - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130160082A1 ## CPC - H04L 67/14: Session management (for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066) - G16H 40/20: for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms - H04L 63/08: {for authentication of entities (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32)} - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA ## 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. ## Claims ### Claim 1 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; and 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. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein a display is in communication with the device server to show status and other information. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the medical device is automatically detected by the medical facility network upon introduction into the medical treatment area. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein initializing comprises of powering the medical device into an active power state. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the medical facility network is connected to the Internet, thereby facilitating data exchange between the medical facility network and another entity. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the wireless range is limited to approximately the medical treatment area. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the medical facility network comprises of a local network or facility wide network. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the system is further configured to remotely monitor and diagnose remote medical devices once the medical device has been located and analyzed by the hospital information systems. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, further comprising a conduit manager to create a direct communication tunnel to a medical device. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the device server/terminal comprises a first device server that resides in a first local network and a second device server that resides in a second local network distinct from the first local network. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, further comprising a device serve that resides in a wide area network external to both the first and second device servers. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein both the first and second device servers create their own direct communication tunnel to the device manager by periodically authenticating themselves to the device manager and establishing an outgoing TCP/IP stream connection to the device manager and then keeps that connection open for future bi-directional communication on the outgoing TCP/IP stream connection and wherein the device servers communicates with both the medical devices and the medical facility network. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the device server initiates a connection the device manager which will manage the connection between the host and the medical device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, further configured to target the medical device whereby the system may be notified when the targeted medical device is malfunctioning. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein the device server is further configured to provide information from the medical device to a system administrator through which error messages, device data and other information may be sent remotely to the administrator for analysis and review. ### Claim 16 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; and connecting and monitoring the medical devices. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, further comprising of using a device server to communicate, monitor and connect the medical devices with an administrator and/or hospital information system. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, further comprising of using an external adaptor to uniquely identify any attached equipment. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, further comprising of automatically detecting the medical device upon introduction of the medical device into the medical treatment area. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, further comprising of powering the medical device into an active power state to cause initialization of the device.