Remote multi-purpose user interface for a healthcare system
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27. A healthcare system for use in a care-giving facility, comprising:
- a medical device;
a first central computer; and
, a multi-purpose user interface having a housing, a processor, a memory, a communications interface for providing communication between the user interface and the medical device and for providing communications between the user interface and the first central computer, and a display for displaying a medical prompt and for displaying medical information received from the first central computer.
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Abstract
A system and method is disclosed for remote multi-purpose user interface for medical devices and systems within a healthcare/medication delivery system and/or medication information technology system. The multi-purpose user interface has a housing, a processor, a memory, a communications interface for providing communication between the user interface and a medical device/controller and for providing communications between the user interface and a first central computer, and a display for displaying a medical prompt and for displaying medical information received from the first central computer.
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27. A healthcare system for use in a care-giving facility, comprising:
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a medical device;
a first central computer; and
,a multi-purpose user interface having a housing, a processor, a memory, a communications interface for providing communication between the user interface and the medical device and for providing communications between the user interface and the first central computer, and a display for displaying a medical prompt and for displaying medical information received from the first central computer. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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36-1. The healthcare system of claim 31, wherein the first central computer is operably connected to the second computer through a dedicated TCP/IP hard-wired connection.
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49. A method for a healthcare system within a care-giving facility, the system having a medical device, a first central computer, and a multi-purpose user interface, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing for receiving first medical data from the medical device at the first central computer;
providing for receiving second medical data from the user interface at the first central computer;
providing for sending third medical data to the user interface from the first central computer; and
,providing for sending a communication task to the user interface from the first central computer for providing at least one communication capability for communication between the medical device and the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (50)
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51. A multi-purpose user interface for a healthcare system having a medical device and a first central computer, the user interface comprising:
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a housing;
a processor;
a memory;
a communications interface for providing communications between the user interface and the first central computer; and
,a display for displaying a medical prompt and for displaying medical information received from the first central computer, wherein the medical prompt requests input on directing the first central computer to send operating parameters to the medical device. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53)
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