# US10638999B2: System For Controlling Medical Devices

- Kind: Granted patent
- Family: System For Controlling Medical Devices (https://www.intellectualfrontiers.com/patents/system-for-controlling-medical-devices)
- USPTO status: Patented Case (as of 2020-04-15; record read 2026-09-27)
- Application: 15430461
- Filed: 2017-02-11
- Published: 2017-06-01
- Granted: 2020-05-05
- Estimated expiration: 2034-12-25 (An estimate from Google Patents, read 9 October 2026. Fees, terminal disclaimers and later events can change it, and it is not legal advice.)
- Inventor: Shahid N. Shah
- Rights holder: Intellectual Frontiers LLC
- Classifications (CPC): A61B 6/548, A61M 16/0069, A61M 16/0447, A61M 16/1005, A61M 16/202, G16H 40/67, G16H 10/60, G16H 40/63, A61B 5/076, A61B 5/6861, A61B 6/4464, A61B 6/54, A61B 6/541, A61B 6/542, A61B 6/563, A61B 6/566, A61B 6/586, A61M2202/0208, A61M2205/3592, G01S 19/14, H04L 5/14, H04L 67/02, H04L 67/025, H04L 67/12
- Continuation-in-part of US20130204145A1
- Continued by US11006920B2

## Licence or acquisition

Available for an exclusive or non-exclusive licence, field-of-use licences included, or for acquisition. Terms on inquiry. Write to hello+ip@intellectualfrontiers.com.

## In plain language

[Controlling Medical Devices for Patient Care and Data Management](https://www.intellectualfrontiers.com/patent-summaries/controlling-medical-devices-for-patient-care-and-data-management)

## Abstract

Controlling a multi-device module includes a physiological sensor configured to sense physiological characteristics of a subject and generate a signal indicative of an instantaneous physiological state. A first device is configured to generate a first signal indicative of an operating state of the first device. A second device is configured to generate a second signal indicative of an operating state of the second device. A remote-control device includes a repository for storing computer executable files aggregated from a plurality of changing private networks. The remote-control device includes an electronic record (ER) client to make a wireless connection with each of the private networks and to query ER database associated with the private networks for electronic records residing within the private networks.

## Independent claims

1. A system for controlling multiple devices, said system comprising: a physiological sensor associated with a body of a subject and configured to sense one or more physiological characteristics of said subject and generate a digital physiological signal indicative of an instantaneous physiological state of said subject; a first device configured for bi-directional wireless communication positioned proximate to said subject and comprising a first memory circuit and a first processor, wherein said first device is configured to generate a first signal indicative of an operating state of said first device, and wherein said operating state comprising one of a performing state and a non-performing state of said first device; a second device configured for bi-directional wireless communication positioned proximate to said subject and comprising a second memory circuit and a second processor, wherein said second device is configured to generate a second signal indicative of an operating state of said second device, wherein said operating state comprising one of a performing state and a non-performing state of said second device, and wherein said first device and said second device are configured to perform one of a therapeutic, diagnostic, and a medication delivery task on said subject in accordance with computer-enabled instructions; a computer with telemetry circuitry for communicating with said physiological sensor, said first device, and said second device; and a remote-control device positioned apart from said physiological sensor, said first device, and said second device, wherein said remote-control device comprising: a digital records repository comprising a memory circuit and a processing unit for storing dynamically updating computer executable files aggregated from a plurality of changing private networks wherein said computer executable files contain dynamically updating digitally recorded information indicative of a set of changing subject attributes and respective changing reference values associated with said subject; an electronic record (ER) client configured to make a wireless connection with each of said private networks and configured to query an ER database associated with each of said private networks for electronic records residing within said private networks; a server machine configured for communicating with said physiological sensor, said first device, and said second device either directly or through said computer, wherein said server machine is configured for receiving said digital physiological signal indicative of said instantaneous physiological state of said subject and sending programmable operational parameters to said first device and said second device in response to a request for service from said computer and based on said instantaneous physiological state such that said operating parameters decides operating characteristics of said first device and operating characteristics of said second device and said operating characteristics of said first device and said operating characteristics of said second device are interdependent through a priority and interdependence relationship, wherein at least one of said physiological sensor, said first device, said second device, and said computer transforms said received operating parameters into a digital data structure readable by a scanner; and an identity validation device to verify an identity of said first device and said second device and associate a subject identifier uniquely representing said subject with said first device and said second device based on information contained within said physiological signal such that said operating parameters are calculated based on one or more of said reference values associated with said subject having said unique subject identifier as identified based on said physiological signal.

14. A multi-device system comprising: a first medical device configured for bi-directional wireless communication positioned proximate to a subject and comprising a first memory circuit and a first processor, wherein said first medical device is configured to generate a first signal indicative of an operating state of said first medical device, and wherein said operating state comprising one of a performing state and a non-performing state of said first medical device; and a second medical device configured for bi-directional wireless communication positioned proximate to said subject and comprising a second memory circuit and a second processor, wherein said second medical device is configured to generate a second signal indicative of an operating state of said second medical device, and wherein said operating state comprising one of a performing state and a non-performing state of said second medical device, wherein each of said first medical device and said second medical device comprising: an integrated gateway device configured to have a multiple interface unit comprising data interface units configured to send medical operation measurements in conformity with one or more operational parameters received via any of a wired and wireless communication network; a medical device housing to contain device accessories and circuitry; one or more of a therapeutic delivery device, a medication delivery device, and a diagnosis device physically contained within said medical device housing and configured to perform one of a therapeutic, diagnostic, and a medication delivery task; an identification module to contain digitally stored information indicative of device identifier and configured to be transmitted to other devices upon request for device identification; and a computer with telemetry circuitry for communicating with a physiological sensor, said first device, and said second device, wherein said computer configured to: receive a physiological signal from said associated physiological sensor configured for a subject; transmit a subject identifier, a first medical device identifier associated with said first medical device, and a second medical device identifier associated with said second medical device along with a service request to a remote-control device positioned apart from said physiological sensor, and wherein said remote-control device is configured to fulfill said service request based on information contained in a plurality of dynamically updating computer executable files from a plurality of digital data sources and stored in an EMR system configured within said remote-control device; and receive said one or more operational parameters from said remote-control device in response to a service request from said computer and based on an instantaneous physiological state as identified from said physiological signal such that said one or more operating parameters decides operating characteristics of said first medical device and operating characteristics of said second medical device, wherein said operating characteristics of said first medical device and said operating characteristics of said second medical device are interdependent through a priority and interdependence relationship.

Source: https://www.intellectualfrontiers.com/patents/system-for-controlling-medical-devices/us10638999b2