Patent ID: 11924645
Assignee: VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC H  A  G | IPC A  G  H

Claim 0:
1. A method for ensuring secure pairing with a medical device, the method comprising:
receiving, by the medical device, a request to pair from an external device over a first communication path;
in response to receiving the request to pair, enable, by the medical device, a window of exclusivity for the external device such that the medical device refuses requests to pair from any other device during the window of exclusivity;
in response to the request to pair, transmit, by the medical device, an authorization instruction message to the external device over the first communication path;
while the request to pair is pending, receive, via a second communication path, an authorization pulse from an authorization device, wherein the authorization device is not the external device; and
in response to receiving the authorization pulse, finalizing the pairing with the external device.