Patent ID: 6718547
Filing Date: 2004-04-06
Classification: G06F,G16H

Abstract:
A medical network system which connects on a network a plurality of medical devices each of which is loaded with at least one software component, the medical network system comprising:component storing means which is connected to the network and stores and manages the latest version of each software component; version comparing means for comparing, for each software component, the version of the software component installed in each medical device with that of the software component stored and managed by the component storing means; component replacing means for replacing the software component installed in the medical device by transferring the latest version of the software component from the component storing means to the medial device when the version of the software component installed in the medical device is found to be older than that of the software component stored and managed by the component storing means as a result of the comparison by the version comparing means, wherein said plurality of medical devices, the component storing means, the version comparing means and the component replacing means are interconnected via a Local Area Network wherein said component storing means acts as a client in a client-server relationship; and wherein said component storing means sequentially accesses each of said medical devices in order to trigger said comparing.