DocumentCode :
3007468
Title :
A component for remote viewing and monitoring of mechanical ventilator data
Author :
Zaleski, J.R.
Author_Institution :
Siemens Med. Solutions Health Services, Malvern, PA, USA
fYear :
2004
fDate :
17-18 April 2004
Firstpage :
235
Lastpage :
236
Abstract :
Many medical device manufacturers provide methods for collecting and analyzing data from their devices. While some of these methods are sophisticated, others can be as simple as requiring standard serial interface connectivity. However, in addition to physical device connectivity, there oftentimes exists a proprietary syntax or language that, in this age of standards, minimizes the likelihood of deploying the communication methods from one manufacturer to devices of another manufacturer. Unlike the Health Level-7 standards, these basic machine interfaces are presently unique to each manufacturer, requiring that communication methods be tailored in relation to the type of devices deployed, and requiring further development, testing, training, and troubleshooting. This paper describes a remedy for this issue in relation to mechanical ventilators. A method is described which employs a user-defined command table that enables a user to deploy the same application infrastructure to other proprietary devices. This infrastructure is built for mechanical ventilators, but can be expanded to accommodate other medical devices. It is referred to as the remote mechanical ventilation manager, or RMVM.
Keywords :
biomedical telemetry; database management systems; medical information systems; user interfaces; Health Level-7 standards; communication methods; data analysis; data collecting; machine interfaces; mechanical ventilator data; medical device manufacturers; physical device connectivity; proprietary language; proprietary syntax; remote mechanical ventilation manager; remote monitoring; remote viewing; user-defined command table; Biomedical monitoring; Communication standards; Cryptography; Data mining; Databases; Local area networks; Manufacturing; Remote monitoring; User interfaces; Ventilation;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, 2004. Proceedings of the IEEE 30th Annual Northeast
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8285-4
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.2004.1300081
Filename :
1300081
Link To Document :
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