System For Communication Of Data

An edge communication device for use with a medical device configured to assist in treatment of a patient, wherein the medical device is configured to collect data during a surgical or medical procedure involving the patient, the edge communication device comprising:

• a housing;
• one or more processors and a non-transitory memory supported by the housing;
• a communication interface supported by the housing and coupled to the one or more processors, the communication interface being locally coupled to the medical device to enable communication with the medical device;
• a transceiver supported by the housing and coupled to the one or more processors and being configured to communicate with a remote management server and an external server;
• and
• wherein the one or more processors are configured to:
• utilize the transceiver to receive, from the remote management server, a profile that defines control policies for the edge communication device, the control policies including:
• a data collection policy configured to specify a type of the data that the edge communication device is allowed to collect from the medical device;
• and
• a data communication policy to specify a condition for which the edge communication device is allowed to transmit the collected data to the external server;
• store the profile in the non-transitory memory;
• and
• implement the control policies to:
• collect from the medical device only the type of the data that is allowed to be collected as specified by the data collection policy;
• and
• transmit to the external server the collected data in response to presence of the condition as specified by the data communication policy.

A communication system for a surgical or medical environment, the communication system comprising:

• an edge communication device comprising one or more first processors, a non-transitory memory, and a transceiver;
• a medical device locally coupled to the edge communication device and being configured to assist in treatment of a patient and comprising one or more second processors to perform operational functions of the medical device, and wherein the medical device is configured to collect data during a surgical or medical procedure involving the patient;
• a remote management server that is configured to communicate with the edge communication device to remotely manage operation of the edge communication device;
• and
• an external server that is configured to communicate with the edge communication device to receive data from the edge communication device;
• and wherein the edge communication device is configured to:
• receive, from the remote management server, a profile that defines control policies for the edge communication device, the control policies including:
• a data collection policy configured to specify a type of the data that the edge communication device is allowed to collect from the medical device;
• and
• a data communication policy to specify a condition for which the edge communication device is allowed to transmit the collected data to the external server;
• store the profile in the non-transitory memory;
• and
• implement the control policies to:
• collect from the medical device only the type of the data that is allowed to be collected as specified by the data collection policy;
• and
• transmit to the external server the collected data in response to presence of the condition as specified by the data communication policy.