Patent ID: 8855550

Claim:
A wireless relay module comprising: a receiver capable of wirelessly receiving medical device data over a wireless relay network from at least one medical device; a first transmitter capable of wirelessly transmitting medical device data to a second wireless relay module over the wireless relay network; a second transmitter capable of wirelessly transmitting the medical device data over an internet-accessible wireless communication network; a controller coupled to the first and second transmitters, the controller capable of controlling the wireless relay module to select one of said first or said second transmitter for transmitting the medical device data received by the receiver and the controller capable of establishing a connection via the first or second transmitter with an emergency responder when an emergency condition exists; a phone device coupled to the controller, the phone device capable of initiating the connection with the emergency responder; and a signal generator coupled to the phone device, the signal generator capable of producing a signal indicative of the emergency condition for transmission over the connection with the emergency responder.