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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2011
Steven D. Baker, Beaverton, OR (US);
Braxton L. Lathrop, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Soundharya Nagasubramanian, Portland, OR (US);
Steven D. Baker, Beaverton, OR (US);
Braxton L. Lathrop, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Soundharya Nagasubramanian, Portland, OR (US);
Welch Allyn, Inc., Skaneateles Falls, NY (US);
Abstract
A wireless medical device is disclosed. The wireless medical device comprises a processor, a memory, a sensor for detecting a physiological signal, a radio and a proximity detector to measure a distance of the wireless medical device relative to a second wireless medical device. The proximity detector includes a ranging functionality. A wireless communication channel is created when a distance between the wireless medical device and the second wireless medical device is within a first predetermined threshold. The distance is greater than zero.