Overview
ISO/IEEE 11073-10422:2017 - "Health informatics - Personal health device communication - Part 10422: Device specialization - Urine analyser" defines a normative communication profile for personal telehealth urine analyzers. Within the ISO/IEEE 11073 device-communication family, this standard specifies how home or personal urine analyser devices and managers (for example, cell phones, PCs, personal health appliances, set-top boxes) exchange data to enable plug-and-play interoperability across telehealth ecosystems.
Key topics and requirements
- Normative communication definition for personal telehealth urine analysers that enables consistent, interoperable exchanges between devices and managers.
- Leverages the ISO/IEEE 11073 framework, including: terminology, information models, application profile standards, and transport standards.
- Restricted optionality: the standard narrows choices in base frameworks by specifying particular term codes, message formats, and behaviors to improve interoperability.
- Common core functionality: defines the minimal, required communication features for personal urine analysers (data types, reporting behavior, and basic state/control semantics) to work in telehealth environments.
- Device-to-manager scope: covers communications for personal devices in consumer settings (mobile phones, PCs, personal health appliances, set-top boxes).
- Interoperability and plug-and-play: promotes out-of-the-box pairing and standardized data interpretation between devices and host applications.
Applications
- Home and remote patient monitoring using personal urine analysers for biochemical or reagent-strip measurements.
- Mobile health (mHealth) apps and smartphone-based managers that collect, display, and forward urine test results.
- Integration of personal urine analyser data into personal health records (PHRs), telehealth platforms, and clinical workflows.
- Consumer medical device manufacturers implementing standardized communication to reduce integration costs and accelerate market entry.
- System integrators and software developers building interoperable telehealth solutions and device management applications.
Who uses this standard
- Medical device manufacturers (personal urine analyser vendors) seeking interoperable device behavior.
- Firmware and embedded engineers implementing device communication stacks.
- Mobile and desktop application developers (managers) that aggregate and interpret device data.
- Telehealth platform providers and integrators requiring standardized data ingestion.
- Regulatory and procurement specialists evaluating interoperability and conformance.
Related standards
- ISO/IEEE 11073 family (device communication frameworks, terminology and information models).
- Relevant transport and application profile standards within ISO/IEEE 11073 used to carry the specialized urine analyser messages.
By following ISO/IEEE 11073-10422:2017, stakeholders in telehealth and personal health devices can achieve reliable, standardized communication for urine analysers-improving interoperability, reducing integration effort, and supporting scalable remote monitoring solutions.