System and method for managing patient-related data

A system for managing patient-related data, the system comprising:

• a gate having a base, a first side wall extending up from the base, and a second side wall extending up from the base, the first and second side walls defining a walkway there between;
• a primary coil located in the first side wall of the gate;
• a pressure sensor attached to the base of the gate, the pressure sensor configured to detect a presence of a patient within the walkway of the gate;
• a processor coupled to the primary coil;
• and
• a memory device electrically coupled to the processor, the memory device having stored therein a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• energize the primary coil to transcutaneously transmit a sufficient amount of energy to an electronic circuit of an orthopaedic implant to power the electronic circuit in response to the pressure sensor detecting the presence of the patient within the walkway of the gate,
• receive implant identification data from the electronic circuit of the orthopaedic implant in response to the electronic circuit being powered by the primary coil,
• receive security code data,
• determine validity of the security code data, and
• retrieve patient-related data from a database based on the implant identification data if the security code data is valid.

A system for managing patient-related data, the system comprising:

• a database having patient-related data stored in association with implant identification data corresponding to an orthopaedic implant, the patient-related data corresponding to at least one of (i) a particular orthopaedic examination type, (ii) an orthopaedic surgical procedure, or (iii) an orthopaedic medical procedure scheduled to be performed during a patient appointment;
• a gate having a base, a first side wall extending up from the base, and a second side wall extending up from the base, the first and second side walls defining a walkway there between;
• a primary coil located in the first side wall of the gate;
• a pressure sensor attached to the base of the gate, the pressure sensor configured to detect a presence of a patient within the walkway of the gate;
• a processor;
• and
• a memory device electrically coupled to the processor, the memory device having stored therein a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• energize the primary coil to transcutaneously transmit a sufficient amount of energy to an electronic circuit of the orthopaedic implant to power the electronic circuit in response to the pressure sensor detecting the presence of the patient within the walkway of the gate,
• receive the implant identification data from the electronic circuit of the orthopaedic implant in response to the electronic circuit being powered by the primary coil,
• receive security code data,
• determine validity of the security code data,
• retrieve the patient-related data from the database based on the implant identification data if the security code data is valid,
• monitor an electronically-stored patient queue,
• determine whether a patient room is available that at least one of (i) is specifically used for the particular examination type, surgical procedure, or medical procedure scheduled to be performed during the patient appointment, or (ii) comprises medical equipment required for the particular examination type, surgical procedure, or medical procedure scheduled to be performed during the patient appointment,
• update the electronically-stored patient queue based on determining that the patient room is available, wherein the patient room is specifically used for at least one of the particular orthopaedic examination type, orthopaedic surgical procedure, or orthopaedic medical procedure scheduled to be performed during the patient appointment,
• assign the available patient room to the patient associated with the patient-related data based on the electronically-stored patient queue, and
• transmit the patient-related data to a client machine located in the patient room.