Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Guido Musch

Heribert Baldus

Karin Klabunde

Olaf Such

Joan Santos Farras

In a tracking method for tracking a local wireless device in a medical facility having a medical facility network (), the local wireless device (), which is not connected with the medical facility network (), is detected based on local wireless communication. () between the local wireless device and at least one nearby network device () that is connected with the medical facility network. A location of the local wireless device within the medical facility is estimated based on the local wireless communication and information indicative of a location of the at least one nearby network device.

Method for positioning of wireless medical devices with short-range radio frequency technology

The medical communication system comprises a plurality of medical identification devices (). Each identification device () is attached to one particular patient (). A registration processor generates a unique patient identification data that is stored in an electronic patient identification code memory (). Each identification device () includes an intra-body wireless communication device () which transmits the patient's identification on the patient's body. A medical device (), which is linked to the patient () to measure a vital function, periodically automatically receives the patient's identification code to continually ensure association to a correct patient.

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Aachen, Germany

Guido Musch