System and method for managing a data transmission layer for a personal medical device

US7894476B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Biotronik CRM Patent AG · CH

Inventors

• Thomas Doerr · Berlin, DE
• Joachim Reinke · Berlin, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 16, 2008
• Grant date: Feb 22, 2011
• Expiry date: Nov 26, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G16H40/63
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A system (10) for managing data transmission for a medical device (20) has several data transmission protocols (15, 15′, 15″), each having a differentiating designation (30). Each of several medical devices (20) have an identification (45) which identifies the medical device (20), and a data transmission interface (35) for data transmission from and to the medical device (20). A management unit (25) has a query unit (45) for the designation (30) of the data transmission protocol (15, 15′, 15″) of a medical device (20) on the basis of its identification (30), and a storage unit (50) for storing data transmission protocols (15, 15′, 15″). The management unit (25) provides, on the basis of the designation query of an external device (55), a data transmission protocol (15, 15′, 15″) from the storage unit (50) which is compatible with the data transmission protocol (15, 15′, 15″) of the medical device (20).