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US 2010/0138238 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for inventory control in medical treatment areas
AssigneeCareFusion 303, Inc.
InventorRobert Andrew SOBIE
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Abstract
Methods and systems for controlling inventory in a medical facility include providing a medical device into a medical treatment area within a wireless range of a medical facility network and automatically identifying the medical device upon introduction into the medical treatment area. Patient records are automatically updated to reflect that the medical device has been assigned to a patient.
Claims20
A method of controlling inventory in a medical facility, comprising:
- providing a medical device into a medical treatment area within a wireless range of a medical facility network;
- automatically identifying the medical device upon introduction into the medical treatment area;
- and
- automatically updating a patient record to reflect that the medical device has been assigned to a patient.
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A system of controlling inventory in a medical facility, comprising:
- a medical facility network;
- a medical device within a wireless range of the medical facility network;
- wherein the medical facility network is configured to automatically identify the medical device upon introduction into a medical treatment area and retrieve a medical device record associated with the medical device.
A method of controlling inventory in a medical facility, comprising:
- providing a medical device into a medical treatment area within a wireless range of a medical facility network;
- automatically identifying the medical device upon introduction into the medical treatment area;
- automatically retrieving a medical device record associated with the medical device from the medical facility network;
- and
- displaying the medical device record.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.