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system (10) automatically configures and sets up an ad hoc
wireless medical network (40) is disclosed.
Wireless peer devices (221, 222, , 22n) each includes a peer BCC interface module (241, 242, , 24n) for authenticating a patient and transmitting device identification of a selected peer device (221, 222, , 22n), and a short-range
network interface module (301, 302, , 30n) for setting up communication connection between the peer devices (221, 222, , 22n). An active
identification device (28), which is linked to the patient (14), authenticates each selected peer device (221, 222, , 22n) and automatically associates each selected peer device (221, 222, , 22n) with the patient (14). A patient BCC interface module (36), coupled with the patient (14), transmits network parameters from the active
identification device (28) to the peer devices (221, 222, , 22n).