Hand held apparatus for performing medical calculations

A hand-held apparatus for performing medical calculations, the apparatus comprising:

• a compact housing capable of being held within a hand of an operator;
• a data entry pad provided in the housing for selecting one of the medical calculations and entering data required for execution of the selected medical calculation;
• a memory provided in the housing, the memory having the medical calculations stored therein;
• means provided in the housing and in communication with the memory for retrieving the selected medical calculation;
• means provided in the housing for executing the selected medical calculation, the executing means providing a prompt for entry of the required data using the data entry pad;
• means provided within the housing for validating the data entry made using the data entry pad, the validating means providing a request for validation;
• means provided in the housing for inputting graphical information, at least one of the medical calculations stored in the memory and executed by the executing means being capable of calculating a relevant measurement of the inputted graphical information;
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• a display provided in the housing in communication with the executing means and the validating means, the display being configured to display each prompt for required data and each request for validation, the display further being configured to display the data entry made using the data entry pad and results obtained by execution of the selected medical calculation.

A hand-held apparatus for performing medical calculations, the apparatus comprising:

• a compact housing capable of being held within a hand of an operator;
• a scanner provided in the housing, the scanner being configured to input graphical information;
• a converter provided in the housing in communication with the scanner, the converter being configured to convert the graphical information into corresponding machine readable image data;
• a controller provided in the housing in communication with the converter, the controller being configured to calculate a relevant measurement of the graphical information using the image data from the converter;
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• a display provided in the housing in communication with the controller, the display being configured to display the relevant measurement calculated by the controller.

A hand-held apparatus for performing medical calculations, the apparatus comprising:

• a compact housing capable of being held within a hand of an operator;
• means provided in the housing for inputting graphical information;
• means provided in the housing and in communication with the inputting means for calculating a relevant measurement of the inputted graphical information;
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• a display provided in the housing in communication with the calculating means for displaying the relevant measurement of the inputted graphical information calculated by the calculating means.