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Abstract

Grant Number:	2R44HL067591-02
PI Name:	GIBSON, PAUL L.
PI Email:	pgibson@ame-corp.com
PI Title:
Project Title:	Wireless Home Patient-Management Internet Appliances

Abstract: DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Advanced Medical Electronics Corporation (AME) proposes to develop a self-discovering wireless connectivity network for medical devices used in the home. Devices utilizing this network will automatically communicate with a home patient-management Internet appliance using a self-discovering wireless link. A self-discovering wireless network is a communications scheme in which devices within a certain area establish connections to one another automatically, without requiring user intervention. One or more medical devices, such as a blood pressure monitor, can automatically connect via this wireless network in the home and securely communicate their data over the Internet. The newly developed wireless international standard called Bluetooth provides the framework for the proposed networking solution. Key benefits of the proposed system are that it is easily installed and it is completely automatic. Authorized medical devices can be used in any room of the house with their data automatically encrypted and transmitted. The phase I program developed a full experimental system that transferred data from a Bluetooth enabled blood pressure monitor to a central server using a wireless home patient-management Internet appliance. Thorough testing established the feasibility of the system approach. In phase II, a production prototype home patient-management Internet appliance system will be developed and tested.

Thesaurus Terms:
computer assisted patient care, computer program /software, computer system design /evaluation, home health care, patient care management, portable biomedical equipment, telemetry
Internet, biomedical equipment development, blood pressure, computer network, noninvasive diagnosis

Institution:	ADVANCED MEDICAL ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
	SUITE #190
	MAPLE GROVE, MN 55369
Fiscal Year:	2003
Department:
Project Start:	01-MAR-2001
Project End:	30-APR-2005
ICD:	NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE
IRG:	ZRG1

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