Patent ID: 11935638
Assignee: BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H  A  Y | IPC A  G

Claim 13:
14. A medical device, comprising:
a radio frequency (RF) circuit configured to exchange RF signals with one or more devices different from the medical device;
a memory device; and
a processing device connected to the RF circuit and the memory device and configured to employ a selected one of at least two wireless communication protocols to exchange, via the RF circuit, RF signals with the one or more devices, wherein the at least two wireless communication protocols comprises a first communication protocol that is employed by the processing device to pair the medical device with the one or more devices that have been provided with the first communication protocol and medical device identifying information to securely exchange secure information chosen from configuration data, medical device operation data, and control signals to operate the medical device, and a second communication protocol that is employed by the processing device to pair the medical device with the one or more devices to send information chosen from medical device data and notifications that requires less security than the secure information to the one or more devices
wherein the medical device is configured to constrain the secure information chosen from the configuration data, the medical device operation data, and the control signals to communication via the first communication protocol when the secure information is determined to comprise metadata that signifies the first communication protocol is needed to exchange the secure information between the device and the medical device and to preclude communication of the secured information to the one or more other devices that do not also employ the first communication protocol; and
wherein the medical device is configured to provide the less secure information chosen from the medical device data and the notifications with metadata to signify that the second communication protocol can be used to communicate the less secure information data from the medical device to the one or more devices.