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Collecting Health Data from Inhomogeneous Environments
Michael Nidd, Douglas Bogia, Robert Hughes
IBM Research, Zürich
© 2007 IBM Corporation
Why Electronic Data Capture? Why Wireless?
Wireless mobility = Adapting to the user
Easier to do = Better compliance
Remote transfer to server = Better hotline support
Accuracy Convenience
Speed
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Divide & Conquer
Physical Channel
– Discovery
– Establishment
– Power Management
– Quality of Service
– Multi-channel Synchronization
Data Layer
– Description
– Formatting
– Exchange Protocols
– Request Protocols
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Assembling the Pieces
Serial IrDA Bluetooth USB Other
Layers
1-6
Layer
7
OSI
-20601 Optimized Exchange Protocol
-10400 Common Framework
-10404Pulse
Oximeter
-10407Blood
Pressure
-10417Glucose
-10406Pulse
-10415Weighing
Scale
-10408Thermo-meter
Phase II
…
Device Specializations
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Bluetooth – Medical Device Profile
Reasonable power requirements
Appropriate range
Inexpensive components
Widely deployed
Already in use for many medical devices
“Ultra” Low-Power on the road map
Physical Channel
– Discovery
– Establishment
– Power Management
– Quality of Service
– Multi-channel Synchronization
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ISO/IEEE 11073 – Personal Health Data
11073 is well-established
Recognized by IEEE and ISO
Industry and Academic involvement
Existing library of device specializations
Includes representatives interested in USB, TCP, and other underlying protocols
Data Layer
– Description
– Formatting
– Exchange Protocols
– Request Protocols
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Progress
Bluetooth internal publication of version 0.7
– Interoperability tested between some members
– Publication of 0.9 expected late this year
11073 agreement on base protocol
– Defining first device specializations now
– Ballot on first release expected late this year
Joint interoperability testing planned
Strong industry interest
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Questions
Michael Nidd, IBM Research, Zürich [email protected]
– Co-chair, Bluetooth Medical Devices Working Group
Douglas P. Bogia, Intel Corporation, Digital Health Standards Group [email protected]
– Chair, ISO/IEEE 11073 Personal Health Data Work Group
Robert Hughes, Intel Corporation, Digital Health Standards Group [email protected]
– Chair, Bluetooth Medical Devices Working Group