ROUTER DEVICE AND DATA COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES FOR NETWORKED FLUID INFUSION SYSTEMS

摘要

A fluid infusion system (102) as described herein includes a number of local "body network" devices, such as an infusion pump (128), a handheld monitor or controller (138), a physiological sensor (130), and a bedside or hospital monitor (140). The body network devices can be configured to support communication of status data, physiological information, alerts, control signals, and other information between one another. In addition, the body network devices can be configured to support networked communication of status data, physiological information, alerts, control signals, and other information between the body network devices and "external" devices (104), systems, or communication networks. Such external communication allows the infusion system (102) to be extended beyond the traditional short-range user environment. One particular system embodiment includes a network router device (1500, 1600) that functions as a centralized storage, processing, and routing unit for data received from the body network devices. The network router device (1500, 1600) is configured to generate HTML documents (web pages) to facilitate Internet-based setup, management, and control.