1. A method for providing maintenance information for a plurality of medical devices, the method comprising:
receiving maintenance information from the medical devices;
providing an interface including a summary of the maintenance information, the summary including:
a summary of a maintenance status of the medical devices;
a summary of a location of the medical devices, the location including a facility and a floor;
a summary of a state of connection of the medical devices, the state of connection indicating whether each medical device is currently communicating with a server and a duration for the current state; and
a list of the medical devices needing maintenance, the list including a type of maintenance needed for each of the medical devices in the list and an icon indicating the type of maintenance;
providing access to the summary of the maintenance information outside a network associated with the medical devices;
providing a replacement schedule, including an estimated replacement date, cycle counts, expected life, and average usage;
providing information about replacement of components associated with one of the medical devices;
providing information about calibration of components associated with one of the medical devices;
receiving an indication that maintenance for a given medical device has been performed;
removing the given medical device from the list; and
providing a wireless report including a list of wireless-related data per device, the wireless report including wireless drop-out rates for one or more of the medical devices.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the summary further includes a summary of a state of connection of the medical devices.
3. The method of claim 1, the summary further includes a summary of available firmware and software upgrades for the medical devices.
4. The method of claim 3, further comprising allowing a user to approve the firmware or software upgrade to be applied one or more of the medical devices on the list.
5. The method of claim 4, further comprising notifying the medical devices to upgrade the firmware or software.
6. The method of claim 1, further comprising filtering the list of the medical devices based on a device type or a location.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the type of maintenance needed includes replacement of components associated with the medical devices, and upgrade of firmware or software of the medical devices.
8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium encoding instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform steps comprising:
receiving maintenance information from the medical devices;
providing a summary of the maintenance information, the summary including:
a summary of a maintenance status of the medical devices;
a summary of a location of the medical devices, the location including a facility and a floor;
a list of the medical devices needing maintenance, the list including a type of maintenance needed for each of the medical devices in the list;
a summary of a state of connection of the medical devices, the state of connection indicating whether each medical device is currently communicating with a server and a duration for the current state;
a replacement module comprising a replacement schedule, an estimated replacement date, cycle counts, expected life, and average usage; and
a summary of firmware and software updates for the medical devices;
filtering the list of the medical devices based on device or location;
allowing a user to approve the firmware or software upgrade to be applied one or more of the medical devices on the list;
notifying the medical devices to update the firmware or software;
providing information about replacement of components associated with one of the medical devices;
providing information about calibration of components associated with one of the medical devices;
receiving an indication that maintenance for a given medical device has been performed;
removing the given medical device from the list; and
providing a wireless report including a list of wireless-related data for one or more medical devices, the wireless report including wireless drop-out rates for one or more of the medical devices.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A combined connector and crimpingsplicing tool for coupling non-metallic sheathed cable, said combined connector and crimpingsplicing tool comprising:
a connector including a plurality of coextensively shaped hollow tubular sleeves monolithically formed with each other such that said tubular sleeves remain statically affixed during operating conditions, each of said tubular sleeves having a uniform and continuous outer casing directly coupled to an adjacent one of said outer casings in such a manner that said tubular sleeves are registered parallel to each other, each of said tubular sleeves further including a conductive inner casing directly mated to an interior surface of a corresponding one of said outer casings respectively, each of said inner casings being provided with a plurality of conductive, sharp knurls radially protruding inwardly towards a center of said tubular sleeves respectively, said knurls being equidistantly spaced along an entire inner perimeter of said inner casings respectively, each of said inner perimeters of said inner casings being equidistantly offset from a corresponding center of said tubular sleeves respectively; and
a hand-operated tool comprising
first and second jaws,
first and second handles monolithically formed with said first and second jaws respectively, said first and second jaws being pivoted to a corresponding closed position when said first and second handles are pivoted to a corresponding closed position respectively, said first and second handles remaining spaced apart and maintaining a first linear spatial distance therebetween while situated at the corresponding closed position thereof, said first and second jaws being directly abutted to each other while situated at the corresponding closed position thereof, said first and second handles remaining spaced apart at the first linear spatial distance when said first and second jaws are directly abutted to each other, said first and second handles being spaced apart at a second linear distance therebetween when said first and second jaws are disengaged from each other, wherein said first linear distance is less than said second linear distance, and
means for resiliently articulating said first and second handles to the corresponding closed position thereof after said first and second jaws are pivoted to a corresponding open position, said resilient articulating means creating a resistive force opposing a pivotal disengaging movement of said first and second jaws from the corresponding closed position thereof to the corresponding open position thereof, wherein said resilient articulating means comprises
a single and unitary helical spring member having axially opposed end portions directly conjoined to an interior surface of each of said first and second handles respectively, said helical spring member being tensioned to an expanded position when said first and second jaws are pivoted to the corresponding open position thereof, said helical spring member returning to equilibrium when said first and second jaws as well as said first and second handles are pivoted to the corresponding closed positions thereof respectively;
wherein said connector is statically intercalated directly between said first and second jaws when said first and second jaws are pivoted to the closed position thereof such that a first set of wires is telescopically inserted from an open first end of said connector while a second set of wires is telescopically inserted through a second open end of said connector, said first and second jaws crushing said sleeves directly about said first and second set of wires such that said conductive knurls bridge a conductive path between said first and second set of wires respectively.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of said first and second jaws comprises:
a plurality of blunted arcuate cavities oppositely and equidistantly offset from respective inner edges of said first and second jaws such that a first set of said blunted arcuate cavities faces a corresponding second set of said blunted arcuate cavities in such a manner that each of said outer casings becomes interfitted between said first and second sets of said blunted arcuate cavities when said first and second jaws are pivoted to the corresponding closed position thereof.
3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said conductive knurls are equidistantly spaced along an inner perimeter of said inner sleeves and uniformly engage said first and second sets of wires as said first and second jaws are compressed to the corresponding closed position thereof.
4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein said first and second sets of said blunted arcuate cavities are coextensively shaped.
5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said connector has a longitudinal length traversing through said first and second jaw members during crimping procedures.
6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said inner and outer casings of said sleeves are collapsible.