Wireless relay module for remote monitoring systems having power and medical device proximity monitoring functionality

Abstract

Wireless relay modules for networked communications between a medical device and a remote monitoring device via wireless relay networks and / or internet-accessible wireless communications networks. The wireless relay module includes a receiver, a first transmitter coupled to the wireless relay network, a second transmitter coupled to the internet- accessible wireless communication network, a controller and a display. The controller is coupled to the first and second transmitters, and controls the wireless relay module to select one of the transmitters for transmitting medical device data over one of the two respective networks. The controller generates an alarm signal and stores storing wirelessly-received medical device data in a memory of the wireless relay module upon detecting a changed characteristic for a power source of the wireless relay module. The controller also generates an alarm upon detecting a change in a characteristic of a signal transmitted by the medical device.

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[0001] related application [0002] This application is a continuation of co-pending U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 13 / 334,463, filed December 22, 2011, entitled "Wireless Relay Module for Remote Monitoring Systems Having Alarm And Display Functionality," which is filed on December 22, 2011. No. 13 / 006,769, entitled "Wireless Relay Module for Remote Monitoring Systems," filed on April 14, is related to pending U.S. patent applications, each of which shares a common assignee with the present application and issued It is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety for all purposes. This application is also related to co-pending U.S. Patent Application No. 13 / 006,784, filed January 14, 2011, entitled "Medical Device Wireless Network Architecture," which shares a common assignee with this All purposes are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety. technical field [0003] The present application relates to networked communications between medical devices and re...

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Problems solved by technology

However, the transmission range between individual ZIGBEE transceivers is usually limited to no more than a few hundred feet

Therefore, ZIGBEE networks are often not useful for locating centralized monitoring locations off-site or where patients may be mobile and the distance between a medical device with a ZIGBEE transmitter and a ZIGBEE receiver can vary and sometimes extend beyond hundreds of condition of feet

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