SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDICAL DATA INTERCHANGE INTERFACE
A system according to one aspect of the present invention comprises a processor, a device interface, a user interface, a data relay transceiver, and a memory coupled to the processor and storing instructions. The processor executes the instructions in the memory to receive data from a medical device through a wired connection using the device interface, and transmits the data to an intermediary device using the data relay transceiver. This system can be implemented in a small, portable unit that is easy for a patient to transport. The system's user interface may include a microphone and speaker to allow the communication of audible information between the system and a user.
1 . A medical data interchange device comprising:
a processor;
a device interface;
a user interface;
a data relay transceiver; and
a memory coupled to the processor and storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
receive data from a medical device through a wired connection using the device interface; and
transmit the data to an intermediary device using the data relay transceiver.
2 . The medical data interchange device of claim 1 , wherein the data relay transceiver includes a wireless transmitter for transmitting the data wirelessly to the intermediary device.
3 . The medical data interchange device of claim 1 , further comprising a wired connector in communication with the transceiver for transmitting the data to the intermediary device.
4 . The medical data interchange device of claim 1 , wherein the device interface comprises at least one of a:
tip and sleeve (TS) connection;
a tip, ring, and sleeve (TRS) connection;
a tip, ring, ring, and sleeve (TRRS) connection;
a serial peripheral interface bus (SPI) connection;
a universal serial bus (USB) connection;
an RS-232 serial connection;
an Ethernet connection; and
a FireWire connection.
5 . The medical data interchange device of claim 1 , wherein the user interface includes an input device for receiving input from a user.
6 . The medical data interchange device of claim 5 , wherein the input device includes a microphone for receiving audible input from a user.
7 . The medical data interchange device of claim 6 , wherein the medical data interchange device is configured to:
receive an utterance through the microphone; and
analyze the utterance to determine that a predetermined command was uttered.
8 . The medical data interchange device of claim 7 , wherein the predetermined command corresponds to one or more words in the English language.
9 . The medical data interchange device of claim 7 , wherein the medical data interchange device is configured to recognize commands in a language other than the English language.
10 . The medical data interchange device of claim 1 , wherein the user interface includes an output device for communicating output from the medical data interchange device to a user.
11 . The medical data interchange device of claim 10 , wherein the output device includes a speaker for communicating audible output to a user.
12 . The medical data interchange device of claim 11 , wherein the medical data interchange device is configured to communicate the audible output in a plurality of languages to a user through the speaker.
13 . The medical data interchange device of claim 10 , wherein the output from the medical data interchange device includes at least one of the data from the medical device, a status indicator for the medical device, and a command received by the medical data interchange device from the intermediary device.
14 . A medical data interchange device comprising:
a processor;
a device interface configured to receive data from one or more different medical devices;
a user interface;
a data relay transceiver; and
a memory coupled to the processor and storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
receive data from the one or more different medical devices through a wired connection using the device interface; and
transmit the data to an intermediary device using the data relay transceiver.
15 . The medical data interchange device of claim 14 , wherein the one or more different medical devices include at least one of a blood glucose meter, a pacemaker, a blood pressure monitor, an insulin pump, a pulse oximeter, a holter monitor, an electrocardiograph, an electroencephalograph, a blood alcohol monitor, an alcohol breathalyzer, an alcohol ignition interlock, a respiration monitor, an accelerometer, a skin galvanometer, a thermometer, a patient geolocation device, a scale, an intravenous flow regulator, patient height measuring device, a biochip assay device, a sphygmomanometer, a hazardous chemical agent monitor; an ionizing radiation sensor; a monitor for biological agents, a loop recorder, a spirometer, an event monitor, a prothrombin time (PT) meter, an international normalized ratio (INR) meter, a tremor sensor, and a defibrillator.
16 . The medical data interchange device of claim 14 , wherein the device interface is configured to receive the data through a plurality of wired connections.
17 . The medical data interchange device of claim 14 , wherein the user interface includes an input device for receiving input from a user.
18 . The medical data interchange device of claim 17 , wherein the input device includes a microphone for receiving audible input from a user.
19 . The medical data interchange device of claim 18 , wherein the medical data interchange device is configured to:
receive an utterance through the microphone; and
analyze the utterance to determine that a predetermined command was uttered.
20 . The medical data interchange device of claim 19 , wherein the predetermined command corresponds to one or more words in the English language.
21 . The medical data interchange device of claim 19 , wherein the medical data interchange device is configured to recognize commands in a language other than the English language.
22 . The medical data interchange device of claim 14 , wherein the user interface includes an output device for communicating output from the medical data interchange device to a user.
23 . The medical data interchange device of claim 22 , wherein the output device includes a speaker for communicating audible output to a user.
24 . The medical data interchange device of claim 22 , wherein the medical data interchange device is configured to communicate the audible output in a plurality of languages to a user through the speaker.
25 . The medical data interchange device of claim 22 , wherein the output from the medical data interchange device includes at least one of the data from the one or more different medical devices, a status indicator for the one or more different medical devices, and a command received by the medical data interchange device from the intermediary device.