Automated external defibrillator configuration
Systems and techniques for configuring external defibrillators are described herein. A medical device management system is described that includes a plurality of external defibrillators associated with a common owner, the plurality of external defibrillators including a previously stored protocol configuration, and a configuration information database that includes owner-selected protocol configuration settings, wherein the plurality of external defibrillators associated with the common owner are configured to be communicatively connected by a wireless connection to a central server comprising the configuration information database, and to send a request for the owner-selected protocol configuration settings to the central server, receive the owner-selected protocol configuration settings, and update the previously stored protocol configuration based on the received owner-selected protocol configuration settings.
1. A method for configuring a plurality of external defibrillators, the method comprising:
receiving a list of protocol configuration settings from a central server comprising a configuration information database,
sending to the central server, a request for administrator-selected protocol configuration settings based on the list of protocol configuration settings, wherein the administrator-selected protocol configuration settings comprise configuration settings for the plurality of external defibrillators and wherein the plurality of external defibrillators is associated with a common administrator;
receiving, the administrator-selected protocol configuration settings from the central server by the plurality of external defibrillators; and
modifying a previously stored protocol configuration based on the received administrator-selected protocol configuration settings, wherein the previously stored protocol configuration is previously stored at each of the plurality of external defibrillators.
2. The method of claim 1 comprising modifying the protocol configuration previously stored at each of the plurality of external defibrillators based on the same received administrator-selected protocol configuration settings.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the administrator-selected protocol configuration settings comprise settings for language.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the administrator-selected protocol configuration settings comprise settings for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the administrator-selected protocol configuration settings comprise settings for at least one of shock voltage and shock waveform.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein the administrator-selected protocol configuration settings comprise settings for electrocardiogram (ECG) analysis.
7. The method of claim 1 comprising communicatively coupling to the central server, by the plurality of external defibrillators, via a wireless connection.
8. The method of claim 7 comprising communicatively coupling to the central server via one or more of a wireless cellular connection and a wireless computer network connection.
9. A medical device management system comprising:
a plurality of external defibrillators and a computing device, the plurality of external defibrillators and the computing device associated with a common administrator and the plurality of external defibrillators comprising a previously stored protocol configuration; and
a configuration information database,
wherein the plurality of external defibrillators and the computing device are configured to be communicatively connected by a wireless connection to a central server comprising the configuration information database and configured to:
receive a list of protocol configuration settings from the central server,
send a request for administrator-selected protocol configuration settings based on the list of protocol configuration settings to the central server,
receive the administrator-selected protocol configuration settings from the central server, and
update the previously stored protocol configuration based on the received administrator-selected protocol configuration settings.
10. The system of claim 9 wherein the received administrator-selected protocol configuration settings are the same for all of the plurality of external defibrillators associated with the common administrator.
11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the administrator-selected protocol configuration settings comprise settings for language.
12. The system of claim 9 wherein the administrator-selected protocol configuration settings comprise settings for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
13. The system of claim 9 wherein the administrator-selected protocol configuration settings comprise settings for at least one of shock voltage and shock waveform.
14. The system of claim 9 wherein the administrator-selected protocol configuration settings comprise settings for electrocardiogram (ECG) analysis.
15. The system of claim 9 wherein the computing device comprises a tablet or a laptop computer.
16. The system of claim 15 wherein the computing device is configured to communicatively couple to the plurality of external defibrillators.
17. The system of claim 9 wherein the plurality of external defibrillators and the computing device are configured to be communicatively connected to the central server by one or more of a wireless cellular connection and a wireless computer network connection.