Systems and methods for tracking administration of medical products
First Claim
1. A system for acquiring data related to a medical product being administered to a patient, comprising:
- an injection device comprising a medical product therein;
a microchip attached to the injection device, the microchip comprising non-volatile memory storing product data including at least one of product identification data, manufacturer identification data, lot number data, and product expiration date data associated with the medical product; and
a reader for obtaining the product data from the microchip.
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Abstract
A system for tracking medical products administered to individuals includes a container having a medical product therein and a communications device, such as a microchip, attached to the container that includes product data identifying the medical product. The container is provided to a medical provider, who uploads the product data from the communications device into a tracking file on the provider'"'"'s computer. The medical product is administered to an individual, and individual data related to the individual, such as demographic data and administration date, are included in the tracking file. The tracking file is transmitted to a remote host computer that adds the tracking file to a medical product database. Preferably, the data transmitted to the host computer excludes personal information capable of identifying the individual patient, thereby providing a method for tracking medical products delivered to individuals, while maintaining anonymity of the individuals.
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35 Claims
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1. A system for acquiring data related to a medical product being administered to a patient, comprising:
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an injection device comprising a medical product therein;
a microchip attached to the injection device, the microchip comprising non-volatile memory storing product data including at least one of product identification data, manufacturer identification data, lot number data, and product expiration date data associated with the medical product; and
a reader for obtaining the product data from the microchip. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for acquiring data related to a medical product being administered to a patient, comprising:
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a container comprising a medical product therein;
a read/write communications device attached to the container, the read/write device comprising product data including at least one of product identification data, manufacturer identification data, lot number data, and product expiration date data associated with the medical product; and
a reader for obtaining the product data from read/write communications device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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15. A method for acquiring data related to a medical product being administered to a patient, the method comprising:
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attaching a communications device to product packaging for the medical product, the communications device comprising non-volatile memory;
downloading product data to the communications device, the product data comprising at least one of product identification data, manufacturer identification data, lot number data, and product expiration date data;
shipping the medical product for delivery to a provider; and
receiving individual data related to individual patients receiving the medical product, the individual data originating from the provider.
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21. A method for acquiring data related to a medical product being administered to a patient, comprising:
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providing a container comprising a medical product therein, and comprising a communications device storing product data, the product data comprising at least one of product identification data, manufacturer identification data, lot number data, and product expiration date data associated with the medical product;
uploading the product data into a tracking file on a provider computer;
administering the medical product to an individual patient;
including demographic data associated with the individual patient in the tracking file; and
transmitting the product data and the demographic data in the tracking file to a location remote from the provider computer. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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29. A method for tracking administration of a medical product to an individual using a machine-readable communications device, the method comprising:
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providing a read/write communications device on a medical product package, the read/write communications device storing product data, the product data comprising at least one of product identification, manufacturer identification, product lot number, manufacturing date, and dosage;
uploading the product data from the read/write communications device to a computerized tracking file at a medical provider location;
entering patient data and administration date data to the tracking file generally at the time of administration of the medical product to an individual; and
transmitting the tracking file to a host computer at a location remote from the medical provider location in a manner that excludes personal information capable of identifying the individual from being accessed by unauthorized persons.
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