Medical tool kit
AssigneeZOLL Medical Corporation
InventorsJeffrey D. Gerstner, Robert Gerstner
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Abstract
A medical tool kit is provided for packaging, storing, and transporting medical instruments and tools of various types. The medical tool kit is capable of providing continuing sterilization to the medical instruments and tools kept inside the medical tool kit after the tool case is opened during its normal use in a medical procedure. The medical tool kit is further capable of emitting a GPS tracking signal to identify the location of an opened medical tool kit during an emergency as well as creating hands free communication between the user of the medical tool kit and local emergency institutions.
Claims19
A medical tool kit, comprising:
- a housing movable between an open position and a closed position, the housing being configured to house a plurality of medical items configured to be used by a caregiver in treating a patient;
- a memory storage device storing medical procedure information related to the plurality of medical items;
- a power supply coupled to the housing;
- a touchscreen display coupled to the housing and the memory storage device, the touchscreen display configured for interactive use in accessing the medical procedure information for treating the patient with at least one of the plurality of medical items;
- and
- a position signaling device configured to emit a location indicating signal of the medical tool kit;
- wherein the housing moving from the closed position to the open position is configured to automatically cause the power supply to begin supplying power to the position signaling device.
A medical tool kit, comprising:
- a housing movable between an open position and a closed position, the housing being configured to house a plurality of medical items configured to be used by a caregiver in treating a patient;
- a memory storage device storing medical procedure information related to the plurality of medical items;
- a touchscreen display coupled to the housing and the memory storage device, the touchscreen display configured for interactive use in accessing the medical procedure information for treating the patient with at least one of the plurality of medical items;
- a position signaling device configured to emit a location indicating signal of the medical tool kit;
- a power supply coupled to the housing;
- and
- a switch operatively connected to the power supply and the position signaling device;
- wherein the switch is open with the housing in the open position;
- the switch is closed with the housing in the closed position;
- and
- the housing moving from the closed position to the open position is configured to automatically move the switch from being open to being closed and thereby close a circuit to allowing the power supply to supply power to the position signaling device.
A medical tool kit, comprising:
- a housing movable between an open position and a closed position, the housing being configured to house a plurality of medical items configured to be used by a caregiver in treating a patient;
- a memory storage device storing medical procedure information related to the plurality of medical items;
- a touchscreen display coupled to the housing and the memory storage device, the touchscreen display configured for interactive use in accessing the medical procedure information for treating the patient with at least one of the plurality of medical items;
- a position signaling device configured to emit a location indicating signal of the medical tool kit;
- a speaker coupled to the housing and configured to facilitate an emergency institution providing audible medical care information to the caregiver;
- and
- a power supply coupled to the housing;
- wherein the touchscreen display is configured to facilitate the emergency institution providing visual medical care information to the caregiver;
- and
- the housing moving from the closed position to the open position is configured to automatically cause the power supply to begin supplying power to the speaker and the touchscreen display.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.