Wireless Charging And Pairing Of Wireless Associated Devices

A method for pairing an acquisition module of a medical monitoring device with a host module of the medical monitoring device, the method comprising the steps of:

• a) providing a first portion of a pairing and charging system on the host module;
• b) providing a second portion of the pairing and charging system on the acquisition module;
• c) aligning the second portion with the first portion;
• d) transmitting power from the first portion to the second portion;
• and
• e) transmitting a unique pairing identifier from the second portion to the first portion.

A medical monitoring device for providing information about patient operably connected to the device, the device comprising:

• a) an acquisition module including a number of sensors adapted to be attached to the patient to detect a physiological parameter of the patient and a wireless transmitter to send data signals representative of the sensed physiological parameter;
• b) a host module including a wireless receiver to receive the wireless data signals from the acquisition module and a display to visually represent the data signals;
• and
• c) an inductive module pairing and charging system selectively connected between the acquisition module and the host module;
• the module pairing and charging system comprising:
• i. a first portion disposed on the host module and including a driver operably connected to a power source and a transmitting coil connected to the driver;
• and
• ii. a second portion disposed on the acquisition module and including a unique device identifier stored in an electronic storage medium, a data transmitter operably connected to the electronic storage medium and a receiving coil operably connected to the data transmitter.