Wireless processing systems and methods for medical device monitoring and interface

Abstract

A system according to one aspect of the present invention comprises a processor, a medical device transceiver, a user interface, a data relay transceiver, a memory coupled to the processor, and storing instructions. The processor executes the instructions in the memory to receive data from a medical device using the medical device transceiver and transmits the data to an intermediary device using the data relay transceiver. This system can be implemented in a small, portable unit that is easy for a patient to transport. The system's user interface may include a microphone and speaker to allow the communication of audible information between the system and a user.

1 . A medical data translator comprising:
 a processor;   a medical device transceiver;   a user interface;   a data relay transceiver; and   a memory coupled to the processor and storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
 receive data wirelessly from a medical device using the medical device transceiver; and 
 transmit the data to an intermediary device using the data relay transceiver. 
   
     
     
         2 . The medical data translator of  claim 1 , wherein the data relay transceiver includes a wireless transmitter for transmitting the data wirelessly to the intermediary device. 
     
     
         3 . The medical data translator of  claim 1 , wherein the medical device transmits the data in a frequency range selected from the group consisting of the medical implant communications service (MICS) frequency band, the frequency range of 402 MHz to 405 MHz, the Wireless Medical Telemetry Service (WMTS) frequency band, the frequency range of 608 MHz to 614 MHz, the frequency range of 1395 MHz to 1400 MHz, the frequency range of 1427 MHz to 1432 MHz, the frequency range 32 KHz to 175 KHz, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         4 . The medical data translator of  claim 1 , wherein the user interface includes an input device for receiving input from a user. 
     
     
         5 . The medical data translator of  claim 4 , wherein the input device includes a microphone for receiving audible input from a user. 
     
     
         6 . The medical data translator of  claim 5 , wherein the medical data translator is configured to:
 receive an utterance through the microphone; and   analyze the utterance to determine that a predetermined command was uttered.   
     
     
         7 . The medical data translator of  claim 6 , wherein the predetermined command corresponds to one or more words in the English language. 
     
     
         8 . The medical data translator of  claim 6 , wherein the medical data translator is configured to recognize commands in a language other than the English language. 
     
     
         9 . The medical data translator of  claim 1 , wherein the user interface includes an output device for communicating output from the medical data translator to a user. 
     
     
         10 . The medical data translator of  claim 9 , wherein the output device includes a speaker for communicating audible output to a user. 
     
     
         11 . The medical data translator of  claim 10 , wherein the medical data translator is configured to communicate the audible output in a plurality of languages to a user through the speaker. 
     
     
         12 . The medical data translator of  claim 9 , wherein the output from the medical data translator includes at least one of the data from the medical device, a status indicator for the medical device, and a command received by the medical data translator from the intermediary device. 
     
     
         13 . A medical data translator comprising:
 a processor;   a medical data transceiver configured to receive data wirelessly from one or more different medical devices;   a user interface;   a data relay transceiver; and   a memory coupled to the processor and storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
 receive data wirelessly from the one or more different medical devices using the medical data transceiver; and 
 transmit the data to an intermediary device using the data relay transceiver. 
   
     
     
         14 . The medical data translator of  claim 13 , wherein the one or more different medical devices include at least one of a blood glucose meter, a pacemaker, a blood pressure monitor, an insulin pump, a pulse oximeter, a holter monitor, an electrocardiograph, an electroencephalograph, a blood alcohol monitor, an alcohol breathalyzer, an alcohol ignition interlock, a respiration monitor, an accelerometer, a skin galvanometer, a thermometer, a patient geolocation device, a scale, an intravenous flow regulator, patient height measuring device, a biochip assay device, a sphygmomanometer, a hazardous chemical agent monitor; an ionizing radiation sensor; a monitor for biological agents, a loop recorder, a spirometer, an event monitor, a prothrombin time (PT) meter, an international normalized ratio (INR) meter, a tremor sensor, and a defibrillator. 
     
     
         15 . The medical data translator of  claim 13 , further comprising a plurality of wireless receivers, wherein each wireless receiver is configured to receive data from the one or more of the plurality of different medical devices. 
     
     
         16 . The medical data translator of  claim 15 , wherein each wireless receiver is configured to receive data from the one or more of a plurality of different medical devices using an identifier associated with each of the plurality of different medical devices. 
     
     
         17 . The medical data translator of  claim 13 , wherein the user interface includes an input device for receiving input from a user. 
     
     
         18 . The medical data translator of  claim 17 , wherein the input device includes a microphone for receiving audible input from a user. 
     
     
         19 . The medical data translator of  claim 18 , wherein the medical data translator is configured to:
 receive an utterance through the microphone; and   analyze the utterance to determine that a predetermined command was uttered.   
     
     
         20 . The medical data translator of  claim 19 , wherein the predetermined command corresponds to one or more words in the English language. 
     
     
         21 . The medical data translator of  claim 19 , wherein the medical data translator is configured to recognize commands in a language other than the English language. 
     
     
         22 . The medical data translator of  claim 13 , wherein the user interface includes an output device for communicating output from the medical data translator to a user. 
     
     
         23 . The medical data translator of  claim 22 , wherein the output device includes a speaker for communicating audible output to a user. 
     
     
         24 . The medical data translator of  claim 22 , wherein the medical data translator is configured to communicate the audible output in a plurality of languages to a user through the speaker. 
     
     
         25 . The medical data translator of  claim 22 , wherein the output from the medical data translator includes at least one of the data from the one or more different medical devices, a status indicator for the one or more different medical devices, and a command received by the medical data translator from the intermediary device.