Systems and methods for updating firmware of medical devices while minimizing clinical impact
US12002576B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 10, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jun 4, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 10, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/65
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Systems and methods for updating firmware of medical devices while minimizing clinical impact are described. A method includes receiving, by a control module of a patient care device, a new configuration package, including firmware for the control module and/or a first functional module of the patient care device, storing the new configuration package in a first memory bank of the control module, wherein a second configuration package comprising a current version of firmware for at least one of the control module and the first functional module is currently stored in a second memory bank of the control module, determining whether the new configuration package includes a new version of the firmware, and when a new version is included, transmitting the new version to the first functional module, for storage in a different memory bank than a memory bank currently storing a firmware currently used by the first functional module.
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