Measurement of patient data requiring operator and patient identification
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1. A method for measuring a physiological parameter of a patient, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) measuring a signal representative for the physiological parameter of the patient, (b) providing an operator identification signal for identifying an operator performing or helping to perform the measurement, and (c) combining and/or associating the measured signal with the operator identification signal for identifying the measured signal with respect to the operator.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a system for measuring a physiological parameter of a patient. A measuring means (12) measures a signal representative for the physiological parameter of the patient, and an operator identification means (10) provides an operator identification signal for identifying an operator performing or helping to perform the measurement. The measured signal is associated with the operator identification signal for identifying the measured signal and thus providing an operator identified measuring signal (14).
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1. A method for measuring a physiological parameter of a patient, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) measuring a signal representative for the physiological parameter of the patient, (b) providing an operator identification signal for identifying an operator performing or helping to perform the measurement, and (c) combining and/or associating the measured signal with the operator identification signal for identifying the measured signal with respect to the operator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A device for providing an identified measuring signal (14), comprising:
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means adapted for receiving from a measuring device (12) a measuring signal representative for a physiological parameter of a patient, means (11) adapted for receiving from an operator identification device (10) an operator identification signal for identifying an operator performing or helping to perform the measurement, and means (13) for combining and/or associating the measured signal with the operator identification signal for providing an operator identified measuring signal (14). - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. Use of an operator identification means (10), preferably a smart card, for providing an operator identification signal for identifying an operator, for combining and/or associating a measured signal representative for a physiological parameter of a patient with the operator identification signal for identifying the measured signal with respect to the operator.
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21. Use of the characteristic of a biological feature of an operator, preferably fingerprint and/or voice, as an operator identification signal for identifying the operator, for combining and/or associating a measured signal representative for a physiological parameter of a patient with the operator identification signal for identifying the measured signal with respect to the operator.
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