Wireless Relay Module for Remote Monitoring Systems

摘要

A wireless relay module for networked communications between a series of medical devices and a remote monitoring device. An interface circuit coupled to each medical device communicates with the wireless relay module via a wireless relay network. The relay module communicates with the remote monitoring device over one or more internet-accessible wireless communication networks, and includes a receiver coupled to the wireless relay network, transmitter(s) for the wireless relay network or other wireless relay networks, other transmitters for the one or more Internet-accessible wireless communications networks; and a controller. The controller determines a status of the one or more internet-accessible wireless communications networks. When the status indicates that at least one of the internet-accessible wireless communications network is available, the appropriate transmitter is selected for the transmitting medical device data over the available internet-accessible wireless communications networks. When the internet-accessible wireless communications networks are not accessible, the appropriate wireless relay network transmitter is selected for transmitting the data to another wireless relay module.

主权项

1. A wireless relay module comprising:
a first receiver capable of wirelessly receiving medical device data over a first wireless relay network from at least one medical device; a first transmitter capable of wirelessly transmitting data over a first internet-accessible wireless communications network; a second transmitter capable of wirelessly transmitting data over a second internet-accessible wireless communications network; a third transmitter capable of wirelessly transmitting medical device data to a second wireless relay module over the first wireless relay network; and a controller coupled to said transmitters, said controller capable of controlling said wireless relay module to select one of said first, second or third transmitter for transmitting medical device data received by said first receiver.