A report on the development of a medical device data language (MDDL) for the IEEE P1073 medical information bus (MIB)

An overview of the medical information bus (MIB) medical device data language (MDDL) architecture is given. A primary concept in the architecture reference model (ARM) is the virtual medical device, an ISO (International Standards Organization) object-oriented abstraction. Device dialogue is based on transactive messages, which embed [groups of] elemental parameters. Parameters are named active objects, which in turn embed structured attributes. Denotative semantic is defined through several transform levels, including concrete and abstract semantic and syntax, and through N orders of detail. A parse tree-structured general semantic (data) model is used as a basis for normalization. Topological analysis indicates that standardization is facilitated by leveraging external languages and building in protocols that preserve semantic invariance through composition and transform