Patent ID: 8798527
Filing Date: 2014-08-05
Classification: A61B,A61M,G16H,H04B,H04L,H04Q,H04W

Abstract:
1. A wireless relay module comprising: a first receiver capable of wirelessly receiving medical device data over a first wireless relay network from at least one medical device, wherein the at least one medical device is coupled to an interface circuit which is configured for communicating with at least one of a plurality of wireless relay modules via at least one of a plurality of wireless relay networks; a first transmitter capable of wirelessly transmitting data over a first internet-accessible wireless communications network; a second transmitter capable of wirelessly transmitting data over a second, different internet-accessible wireless communications network; a third transmitter capable of wirelessly transmitting medical device data to a second wireless relay module over the first wireless relay network; and a processor coupled to said first, second, and third transmitters of the wireless relay module, wherein said processor is capable of determining a device status for each of the at least one medical devices and a connection status of each of said first, second, and third transmitters of the wireless relay module; and a status module in communication with said processor, wherein said status module is capable of determining an access status of the first wireless relay network, the first internet-accessible wireless communications network, the second internet-accessible wireless communications network and providing the access status to said processor for selecting the first, second, or third transmitter for medical device data transmission based upon at least two of: (1) the access status of the first wireless relay network, the first internet-accessible wireless communications network, the second internet-accessible wireless communications network determined by the status module; (2) the device status for each of the at least one medical devices determined by the processor; and (3) the connection status of said first, second, and third transmitters of the wireless relay module determined by the processor wherein said first transmitter is configured to securely transmit data over a first internet-accessible wireless communications network; said second transmitter is configured to securely transmit data over a second, different internet-accessible wireless communications network; and said third transmitter is configured to securely transmit medical device data to a second wireless relay module over the first wireless relay network.