Table of Contents

1 Overview
   1.1 Scope
   1.2 Purpose
   1.3 Standards compatibility
   1.4 Audience
2 Normative references
3 Definitions, acronyms, and abbreviations
   3.1 Definitions
   3.2 Acronyms and abbreviations
4 Summary goals and recommendations
   4.1 Goals
   4.2 Recommendations
5 Benefits and potential risks associated with wireless data
   transport
6 Defining and regulating wireless medical devices
7 Medical device use cases
   7.1 General
   7.2 Use case overview
   7.3 Use case topologies
   7.4 Use case summary and wireless performance evaluation
8 Wireless technologies
   8.1 General
   8.2 Lower level layers (i.e., radio/media)
   8.3 Link establishment (authentication, discovery)
   8.4 Upper level layers (i.e., protocol/host)
   8.5 Performance (transmit power versus link range versus
        throughput)
9 QoS requirements
10 Topology of wireless medical devices
   10.1 General
   10.2 Topology architecture
   10.3 Topology applications
11 Information security
   11.1 General
12 Human factors issues
13 Interference and coexistence
   13.1 General
   13.2 WMTS band interference
   13.3 Interference from RF transmitter sources, including
        non-intentional transmitters
   13.4 Coexistence of multiple transmitting devices
14 Risk management
   14.1 General
   14.2 Risk management framework
15 Conformance and interoperability
Annex A (informative) Recommendations for RF wireless in
        medical devices
Annex B (informative) Use case summaries
Annex C (informative) Detailed use case descriptions
Annex D (informative) Wireless technologies
Annex E (informative) Common types of medical data
Annex F (informative) Prospective ISO/IEEE 11073 RF wireless
        profiles and PAR summaries
Annex G (informative) Bibliography

Abstract

Presents guidance for using radio frequency (RF) wireless communication technologies for ISO/IEEE 11073 point-of-care (PoC) medical devices that exchange vital signs and other medical device information using shared information technology (IT) infrastructure.

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Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers
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