Medical device communication method
US10333843B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 28, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 28, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/32
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A medical device communication method that may be implemented within a variety of medical devices including but not limited to infusion pumps. The method may be implemented with a protocol stack for at least intra-device communication. Embodiments provide connection-oriented, connectionless-oriented, broadcast and multicast data exchange with priority handling of data, fragmentation, and reassembly of data, unique static and dynamic address assignment and hot swap capability for connected peripherals or subsystems.
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