Barcode emulation in medical device consumption tracking system
AssigneeWavemark, Inc.
InventorsJohn S. Wass, Jean-Claude Saghbini
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Abstract
An interface system for providing product identifier data to a legacy system for a unit tracking system comprises a reader for reading unit tracking information for items. The unit tracking information uniquely identifies each of the items. In one example, this unit tracking information is an RFID serial number. Then, a translator looks up universal product numbers associated with the items with which the unit tracking number is associated. The translator passes the universal product number to the legacy system.
Claims21
An interface system for providing bar code data to a legacy system, which tracks via bar code data, from a unit tracking system, the system comprising:
- a reader for reading unit tracking information of the unit tracking system from items, the unit tracking information uniquely identifying each of the items individually in the unit tracking system;
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- a translator for looking up the bar code data associated with the items using the unit tracking information in a database that maps the unit tracking information to the bar code data, the bar code data indicating a type of the item but not identifying each item individually, the translator passing the bar code data derived from the database to the legacy system by emulating a bar code reader input device of the legacy system for the bar code data, wherein the legacy system only accepts bar code data pertaining to the items.
A system that provides bar code data to a legacy system, which tracks consumption of medical items in medical procedures via bar code data, from a unit tracking system, the system comprising:
- a medical procedure room in which the medical procedures are performed on patients;
- a reader, in the medical procedure room, for reading unit tracking information of the unit tracking system from medical items to be used in the medical procedures, the unit tracking information uniquely identifying each of the medical items;
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- a translator for looking up the bar code data associated with the medical items using the unit tracking information in a database that maps the unit tracking information to the bar code data, with which the unit tracking information is associated, the translator passing the bar code data derived from the database to the legacy system by emulating a bar code reader input device of the legacy system, wherein the legacy system only accepts bar code data pertaining to the medical items.
A method for updating a legacy system with bar code data with a unit tracking system, the method comprising:
- reading unit tracking information from items, the unit tracking information uniquely identifying each of the items individually in the unit tracking system;
- looking up bar code data associated with the items, with which the unit tracking information is associated in a database that maps the unit tracking information to the bar code data, the bar code data indicating a type of the item but not identifying each item individually;
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- passing the bar code data derived from the database to the legacy system by emulating an input device of the legacy system for the bar code data, wherein the legacy system only accepts bar code data pertaining to the items.
A method that tracks consumption of medical items in medical procedures, comprising:
- performing the medical procedures on patients in a medical procedures room using the medical items;
- reading unit tracking information from the medical items in the medical procedures room, the unit tracking information uniquely identifying each of the medical items individually in a unit tracking system;
- looking up bar code data associated with the medical items, with which the unit tracking information is associated in a database that maps the unit tracking information to the bar code data, the bar code data indicating a type of the medical item but not identifying each medical item individually;
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- passing the bar code data to a legacy system derived from the database.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.