Electronically determining compliance of a medical treatment of a subject with a medical treatment plan for the subject

• US 10,217,177 B2
• Filed: 08/14/2017
• Issued: 02/26/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Baym, Michael H., Dacey, Jr., Ralph G., Diaz, Roy P., Hyde, Roderick A., Ishikawa, Muriel Y., Kare, Jordin T., Leuthardt, Eric C., Myhrvold, Nathan P., Rivet, Dennis J., Smith, Michael A., Tegreene, Clarence T., Wood, Jr., Lowell L., Wood, Victoria Y. H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Mikels, Matthew
• Application Number:
  US15/676,359
• Publication Number:
  US 20170345111A1
• Time in Patent Office: 561 Days
• Field of Search: 235435, 235439, 235451
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/00 ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/20 for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms

Abstract

Systems, devices, and methods are described for tracking, registering, etc. of medical staff, patients, instrumentation, events, or the like according to a treatment staging plan. For example a medical apparatus includes a right-patient verification device having an interrogation interface device that elicits at least one of identification data, authorization data, or treatment plan data from a medical procedure authorization device associated with a patient; and a right-site verification device that generates patient-specific treatment staging data consistent with the at least one of the identification data, the authorization data, or the treatment plan data.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a verification circuit configured

to analyze a medical-treatment location,

to determine, in response to the analysis of the medical-treatment location, whether a medical treatment for a subject in the medical-treatment location complies with a medical-treatment plan for the subject, and

to disable a medical apparatus for use in the medical treatment in response to determining that the medical treatment does not comply with the medical-treatment plan.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the verification circuit is configured to analyze a medical-treatment location by analyzing an object in the medical-treatment location.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the verification circuit is configured to analyze a medical-treatment location by analyzing a person in the medical-treatment location.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the verification circuit is configured to determine, in response to the analysis of the medical-treatment location, whether a medical treatment that the subject is about to undergo complies with the medical-treatment plan for the subject.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the verification circuit is configured to determine, in response to the analysis of the medical-treatment location, whether a medical treatment that the subject is undergoing complies with the medical-treatment plan for the subject.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the verification circuit is configured:

to analyze the medical-treatment location by tracking a positon of a work volume of a medical-staff member in the medical-treatment location; and

to determine that the medical treatment for the subject does not comply with the medical-treatment plan for the subject if the position of the work volume does not comply with the medical-treatment plan.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the verification circuit is configured:

to analyze the medical-treatment location by tracking a position of a medical-staff member in the medical-treatment location; and

to determine that the medical treatment for the subject does not comply with the medical-treatment plan for the subject if the position of the medical-staff member does not comply with the medical-treatment plan.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein the verification circuit is configured:

to analyze the medical-treatment location by tracking a position of a medical instrument in the medical-treatment location; and

to determine that the medical treatment for the subject does not comply with the medical-treatment plan for the subject if the position of the medical instrument does not comply with the medical-treatment plan.

9. The system of claim 1 wherein the verification circuit is configured:

to analyze the medical-treatment location by identifying a medical-staff member in the medical-treatment location;

to determine whether the medical-staff member is authorized to treat the subject according to the medical-treatment plan; and

to determine that the medical treatment for the subject does not comply with the medical-treatment plan for the subject if the verification circuit determines that the medical-staff member is unauthorized to treat the subject according to the medical-treatment plan.

10. The system of claim 1 wherein the verification circuit is configured:

to analyze the medical-treatment location by identifying a medical instrument in the medical-treatment location;

to determine whether the identified medical instrument in the medical-treatment location complies with the medical-treatment plan; and

to determine that the medical treatment for the subject does not comply with the medical-treatment plan for the subject if the verification circuit determines that the identified medical instrument does not comply with the medical-treatment plan.

11. The system of claim 1 wherein the verification circuit is configured:

to analyze the medical-treatment location by identifying the subject in the medical treatment location;

to determine whether the medical-treatment plan is for the identified subject; and

to disable the medical apparatus for use in the medical treatment if the verification circuit determines that the medical-treatment plan is not for the identified subject.

12. The system of claim 1 wherein the verification circuit is configured to disable the medical apparatus by deactivating the medical apparatus.

13. The system of claim 1 wherein the verification circuit is configured to receive information describing the medical-treatment plan from a medical-procedure circuit configured to be associated with the subject.

14. The system of claim 1 wherein the verification circuit is configured to receive information describing the medical-treatment plan from a medical-procedure circuit configured to be worn by the subject.

15. A method, comprising:

analyzing electronically a medical-treatment location;

determining electronically, in response to the analyzing, whether a medical treatment for a subject in the medical-treatment location complies with a medical-treatment plan for the subject; and

enabling electronically a medical apparatus for use in the medical treatment in response to determining that the medical treatment complies with the medical-treatment plan.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein analyzing the medical-treatment location includes analyzing electronically an object in the medical-treatment location.

17. The method of claim 15 wherein analyzing the medical-treatment location includes analyzing electronically a person in the medical-treatment location.

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising determining electronically that the subject is about to undergo the medical treatment.

19. The method of claim 15, further comprising determining electronically that the subject is undergoing the medical treatment.

20. The method of claim 15 wherein:

analyzing the medical-treatment location includes determining electronically a position of a work volume of a medical-staff member in the medical-treatment location; and

determining whether the medical treatment complies with the medical-treatment plan includes determining electronically that the medical treatment for the subject complies with the medical-treatment plan for the subject in response to the determined position of the work volume complying with the medical-treatment plan.

21. The method of claim 15 wherein:

analyzing the medical-treatment location includes determining electronically a position of a medical-staff member in the medical-treatment location; and

determining whether the medical treatment complies with the medical-treatment plan includes determining electronically that the medical treatment for the subject complies with the medical-treatment plan for the subject in response to the position of the medical-staff member complying with the medical-treatment plan.

22. The method of claim 15 wherein:

analyzing the medical-treatment location includes determining electronically a position of a medical instrument in the medical-treatment location; and

determining whether the medical treatment complies with the medical-treatment plan includes determining electronically that the medical treatment for the subject complies with the medical-treatment plan for the subject in response to the position of the medical instrument complying with the medical-treatment plan.

23. The method of claim 15 wherein:

analyzing the medical-treatment location includes identifying electronically a medical-staff member in the medical-treatment location; and

determining whether the medical treatment complies with the medical-treatment plan includes

determining electronically whether the medical-staff member is authorized to treat the subject according to the medical-treatment plan, and

determining electronically that the medical treatment for the subject complies with the medical-treatment plan for the subject in response to determining that the medical-staff member is authorized to treat the subject according to the medical-treatment plan.

24. The method of claim 15 wherein:

analyzing the medical-treatment location includes identifying electronically a medical instrument in the medical-treatment location; and

determining whether the medical treatment complies with the medical-treatment plan includes

determining electronically whether the identified medical instrument in the medical-treatment location complies with the medical-treatment plan, and

determining electronically that the medical treatment for the subject complies with the medical-treatment plan for the subject in response to determining that the identified medical instrument complies with the medical-treatment plan.

25. The method of claim 15 wherein:

analyzing the medical-treatment location includes identifying electronically the subject in the medical treatment location; and

determining whether the medical treatment complies with the medical-treatment plan includes

determining electronically whether the medical-treatment plan corresponds to the identified subject, and

determining electronically that the medical treatment complies with the medical-treatment plan in response to determining that the medical-treatment plan is for the identified subject.

26. The method of claim 15 wherein enabling the medical apparatus includes activating electronically the medical apparatus.

27. The method of claim 15, further comprising obtaining electronically information describing the medical-treatment plan from a medical-procedure circuit associated with the subject.

28. The method of claim 15, further comprising obtaining electronically information describing the medical-treatment plan from a medical-procedure circuit being worn by the subject.

29. A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computing circuit, cause the computing circuit, or another circuit under control of the computing circuit:

to analyze electronically a medical-treatment location;

to determine electronically, in response to the analyzing, whether a medical treatment for a subject in the medical-treatment location complies with a medical-treatment plan for the subject; and

to enable electronically a medical apparatus for use in the medical treatment in response to determining that the medical-treatment complies with the medical-treatment plan.

30. A system, comprising:

a verification circuit configured

to determine a position of a medical-staff member in a medical-treatment location during a medical treatment of a subject in the medical-treatment location,

to determine whether the determined position of the medical-staff member complies with a medical-treatment plan for the subject, and

to halt the medical treatment in response to determining that the position of the medical-staff member does not comply with the medical-treatment plan.

31. The system of claim 30 wherein the verification circuit is configured to determine the position of the medical-staff member by tracking the position.

32. The system of claim 30 wherein the verification circuit is configured to determine the position of the medical-staff member by tracking a position of a work volume associated with the medical-staff member.

33. The system of claim 30 wherein the verification circuit is configured to determine the position of the medical-staff member relative to a treatment region of the medical-treatment location.

34. The system of claim 30 wherein the verification circuit is configured to determine the position of the medical-staff member relative to a treatment region of a body of the subject.

35. The system of claim 30 wherein the verification circuit is configured to halt the medical treatment by deactivating a medical apparatus that the medical-staff member is using during the medical treatment of the subject.

36. The system of claim 30 wherein the verification circuit is configured to halt the medical treatment by signaling the medical-staff member to stop medically treating the subject.

37. The system of claim 30 wherein the verification circuit is configured, after halting the medical treatment:

to instruct the medical-staff member how to modify the medical treatment to comply with the medical-treatment plan; and

to instruct the medical-staff member to continue medically treating the subject according to the modified medical treatment.

38. A system, comprising:

a verification circuit configured

to track a position of a medical-staff member in a medical-treatment location relative to a medical-treatment region regardless of whether the medical-staff member is associated with a medical instrument, and

to determine whether the tracked position complies with a medical-treatment plan for a subject in the medical-treatment location.

39. The system of claim 38 wherein the verification circuit is configured to track the position of the medical-staff member by tracking a position of a work volume associated with the medical-staff member relative to the medical-treatment region regardless of whether a medical instrument is located within the work volume.

40. The system of claim 38 wherein the verification circuit is configured to track the position of the medical-staff member by tracking a position of a body portion of the medical-staff member relative to the medical-treatment region regardless of whether the body portion is associated with a medical instrument.

41. The system of claim 38 wherein the medical-treatment region includes a portion of a body of the subject.

42. The system of claim 38 wherein the verification circuit is configured to track the position of the medical-staff member while the medical-staff member is medically treating the subject.