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US 6,641,039 B2Granted
Surgical procedure identification system
AssigneeAlcon Inc.
InventorMichael A. Southard
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Abstract
A surgical system console having an electronic identification system, such as a bar code scanner, magnetic reader or other optical or magnetic system that works in conjunction with a unique identifier on the surgical pak so as to identify the contents of the pak to the surgical system console control CPU and to print out the contents of the surgical pak on a list.
Claims7
A surgical procedure identification system, comprising:
- a) an ophthalmic surgical console for performing ophthalmic surgical procedure having a reader;
- b) a surgical pak containing a plurality of components;
- c) an identification device associated with the surgical pak, the identification device capable of being recognized by the reader and providing information about the components contained in the surgical pak to the ophthalmic surgical console;
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- d) a printer connected to the ophthalmic surgical console for printing out a list of the components contained in the surgical pak, the list suitable for inclusion in a patient's medical chart.
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A surgical procedure identification system, comprising:
- a) an ophthalmic surgical console for performing ophthalmic surgical procedure having a reader;
- b) a surgical pak containing a plurality of components;
- c) an identification device associated with the surgical pak, the identification device capable of being recognized by the reader and providing information about the components contained in the surgical pak to the ophthalmic surgical console;
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- d) a printer connected to the ophthalmic surgical console for printing out a list of the components contained in the surgical pak, the list suitable for inclusion in a patient's medical chart;
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- e) an inventory management system connected to the ophthalmic surgical console for tracking usage of the surgical pak and/or the components.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.