title: OpenMDC: an open-source framework for medical device communication.
abstract: We have developed an extensible, open source framework for collecting data from bedside medical devices which support RS-232 serial output. The system uses inexpensive hardware to convert RS-232 signals to Universal Serial Bus (USB) format, enabling "plug-and-play" device communication at low cost. A prototype of the system has been created and tested with Puritan-Bennett 840 ventilators.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: David K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Vawdrey
authors.forename: R Stanley
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Hum
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods*; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D009518:New York; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012984:Software