System and method for identifying and authenticating a user of a medical device, and controlling access to patient data generated by the medical device
US10891394B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 28, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V40/14
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system includes a medical device and an authenticator. The medical device has a medical sensor configured to generate patient data indicative of a sensed physiological characteristic of a patient. The authenticator has at least one biometric sensor configured to generate at least one biometric signal indicative of at least one biometric characteristic of a user of the medical device. The authenticator is configured to (i) identify and authenticate a user of the medical device, (ii) protect patient data generated by the medical sensor of the medical device using a user ID unique to the identified user, and (iii) save the protected patient data to a memory.
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