Patent ID: 8126731
Filing Date: 2012-02-28
Classification: A61M,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: activating a medical data interchange device in response to an event, wherein the medical data interchange device is at least partially enclosed within a closable container, and the event includes receiving a signal from a sensor detecting that the container has been actuated from a closed position to an open position; receiving data through a wired connection from a medical device by the medical data interchange device, wherein the data comprises at least one of patient data, a device identifier and a patient identifier; broadcasting, by the medical data interchange device, an authorization code stored in the medical data interchange device in response to a request for authorization; authenticating, by the medical device, the medical data interchange device by determining that the broadcast authorization code matches a code stored by the medical device; automatically detecting, based on a voltage of a signal from the medical device, a communication protocol used by the medical device; automatically configuring a medical device interface of a plurality of medical device interfaces to communicate with the medical device using the detected communication protocol, wherein each medical device interface is configured to receive patient data via a wired connection from one or more of a plurality of different medical devices; transmitting the data to a second device by the medical data interchange device; and transmitting the data from the second device to a medical data server.