Tracking usage of a pulse oximeter via a network system

A system for tracking usage of a pulse oximeter via a network system, the system comprising:

• a pulse oximeter that measures pulse oximeter data;
• a patient monitoring device that obtains pulse oximeter identification data, status data and pulse oximeter data from the pulse oximeter connected to the patient monitoring device;
• and
• a network server that stores patient information and pulse oximeter identification data identifying the pulse oximeter associated with the patient,
• wherein the patient monitoring device is configured to transmit the pulse oximeter data, the pulse oximeter identification data, and the status data to the network servers,
• wherein the network server is configured to match the transmitted pulse oximeter identification data with the pulse oximeter identification data stored in the network server, to associate the transmitted pulse oximeter data to the stored patient information, and to transmitting past pulse oximeter data matched with the transmitted pulse oximeter identification data to the patient monitoring device, and
• wherein the patient monitoring device is configured to store received past pulse oximeter data to a patient monitoring device database.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, having embodied thereon a program executable by a processor to perform a method for tracking usage of a pulse oximeter via a network system, the method comprising:

• storing patient information and pulse oximeter identification data identifying the pulse oximeter associated with the patient, wherein the patient information and pulse oximeter identification data are stored at a network server;
• connecting the pulse oximeter to a patient monitoring device, wherein the patient monitoring device is provided with the pulse oximeter identification data and status data;
• monitoring pulse oximeter data using the connected pulse oximeter for measuring the pulse oximeter data;
• transmitting the pulse oximeter data, the pulse oximeter identification data, and the status data from the patient monitoring device to the network server;
• matching the transmitted pulse oximeter identification data with the pulse oximeter identification data stored in the network server;
• associating the transmitted pulse oximeter data to the stored patient information;
• transmitting past pulse oximeter data matched with the transmitted pulse oximeter identification data from the network server to the patient monitoring device;
• and
• storing received past pulse oximeter data to a patient monitoring device database.