Medical devices with proximity detection
US8907782B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 6, 2011 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W76/30
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A wireless medical device is disclosed. The wireless medical device comprises a processor, a memory, a sensor for detecting a physiological signal, a radio and a proximity detector to measure a distance of the wireless medical device relative to a second wireless medical device. The proximity detector includes a ranging functionality. A wireless communication channel is created when a distance between the wireless medical device and the second wireless medical device is within a first predetermined threshold. The distance is greater than zero.
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