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Abstract

According to one aspect, physiologic monitor and/or firmware piracy are reduced by initializing physiologic monitors in the field, e.g. in medical facilities or user homes, upon verifying user authorization. A physiologic monitor may include sensors such as electrocardiogram (ECG) electrodes, accelerometers, respiratory and/or fluid load impedance electrodes, and a temperature sensor. The monitor may be connected to an initialization console, which activates and configures the monitor by transferring an authorization code, firmware, a set of enabled sensors and sampling rates, a set of customized voice messages, and other parameters, and/or by programming a programmable logic array. The initialization console may be a computer situated in a doctor's office or user's home, programmed with initialization and analysis software, and capable of connecting to an authorization server at a time of use. Physiologic monitoring and configuration/authorization data may be stored in a removable digital memory capable of use with multiple disposable monitors.

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