| abstract |
The invention is directed to techniques for managing health care protocols with a medical device such as a defibrillator, patient monitor, trainer, or other device. In particular, the invention is directed to techniques for updating the health care protocols, which may involve the use of recorded storage media. The recorded storage medium may be connected to the medical device via an adapter, such as a disk drive. Alternatively, the data storage medium and a medical device battery may be included within the same device. In other implementations of the invention, the medical device receives an updated health care protocol from another medical device. The communication link between the medical devices may be configured in a number of ways. For example, medical devices may communicate health care protocols via a physical communication link, a wireless communication link, or a radio frequency communication link. |