Patent ID: 7706820

Claim:
A conversion adapter for connecting a control apparatus that controls a medical appliance and the medical appliance, the adapter comprising: a first communication unit for performing communication with the control apparatus based on a first protocol; a second communication unit for performing communication with the medical appliance based on a second protocol; a data extracting unit for extracting communication data from a data signal based on function information associating the data signal received through the first communication unit and the second communication unit and a function of the medical appliance; a first storage unit for storing the communication data received from the control apparatus based on the first protocol; a second storage unit for storing the communication data received from the medical appliance based on the second protocol; and a control unit for transmitting the communication data stored in the first storage unit to the medical appliance through the second communication unit, transmitting the communication data stored in the second storage unit to the control apparatus through the first communication unit and further transmitting a response signal to the medical appliance through the second communication unit when the communication data is received through the second communication unit.