HANDHELD PERSONAL DATA ASSISTANT (PDA) WITH A MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME

• Main Authors: PURVIS, RICHARD E, CAUSEY, JAMES D., III, HENKE, JAMES
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 15.03.2011
• Subjects: CALCULATING; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; COMPUTING; COUNTING; DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY; DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRICITY; FUNERAL DEVICES; HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONTECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING ORPROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTEDFOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; PHYSICS; SURGERY; TRANSPORT OR ACCOMODATION FOR PATIENTS; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS

A medical device module for use in a system with a personal data assistant (PDA) with at least one medical device includes a housing, at least one medical device and a processor. The housing is adapted to couple with the PDA. The at least one medical device interface is coupled to the housing for interfacing with the at least one medical device. The processor is coupled to the at least one medical device interface to process data from the at least one medical device. The processor is also capable of interfacing with the PDA. L'invention porte sur un module de dispositif médical conçu pour être utilisé dans un système muni d'un assistant numérique personnel (ANP) équipé d'au moins un tel dispositif. Celui-ci comprend un boîtier, au moins un dispositif médical et un processeur. Le boîtier est conçu pour s'adapter à l'ANP. Au moins une interface de dispositif médical est couplée au boîtier pour servir d'interface à au moins un dispositif médical. Le processeur est relié à au moins une interface de dispositif médical pour traiter l'information fournie par le dispositif en question. Le processeur est aussi capable de s'interfacer avec l'ANP.