Medical treatment management systems
First Claim
1. A method for treating a patient, comprising the steps of:
- equipping the patient with a machine-readable patient data token;
providing a first treatment device;
providing the first treatment device with a machine-readable treatment data token;
providing at least one correlation unit, enabling the correlation unit to perform a correlation function between the patient data token and the first treatment data token;
enabling the treatment device to carry out a treatment only when a correlation has been made between the patient data token and the treatment data token.
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Abstract
A medical treatment process and system, in which a patient fluid is subjected to extracorporeal handling and treatment prior to administration to the patient, is provided. The system includes two or more treatment units which successively handle the fluid, and a token associated with the patient. The token includes a patient identification and, as the treatment proceeds, more information is added to the token as the fluid moves around the system until the token contains a record of the treatment conducted on the sample, the times of various treatments, and a verification that treatment has been conducted in accordance with pre-determined criteria. The token, provided it contains information verifying the identity of the patient and treatment according to specification, allows administration of the treated fluid to the patient and provides an audit record of the treatment.
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52 Claims
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1. A method for treating a patient, comprising the steps of:
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equipping the patient with a machine-readable patient data token;
providing a first treatment device;
providing the first treatment device with a machine-readable treatment data token;
providing at least one correlation unit, enabling the correlation unit to perform a correlation function between the patient data token and the first treatment data token;
enabling the treatment device to carry out a treatment only when a correlation has been made between the patient data token and the treatment data token. - View Dependent Claims (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, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for controlling patient treatment records, comprising the steps of:
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associating the patient with a machine-readable patient data token;
providing a first treatment device with a machine-readable first treatment data token, -transferring the patient data token to the first treatment device;
conducting a treatment either on the patient or on a patient material sample with the first treatment device;
providing a second treatment device with a machine-readable second treatment data token;
transferring the patient data token and the first treatment data token from the first treatment device to the second treatment device;
conducting a treatment either on the patient or on the patient material sample with the second treatment device; and
transferring the patient data token, the first treatment data token and the second treatment data token to a recording station following the second treatment. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41)
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38. A method for controlling patient treatment records, comprising the steps of:
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associating the patient with a machine-readable patient data token;
forming a treatment data packet to record one or more treatments on the patient or a patient material sample, the data packet including the patient data token;
providing a first treatment device with a machine-readable first treatment data token, monitoring a first treatment with the first treatment device;
adding the first treatment data token to the treatment data packet;
providing a second treatment device with a machine-readable second treatment data token;
monitoring a second treatment with the second treatment device;
adding the second treatment data token to the treatment data packet; and
transferring the treatment data packet to a recording station following the second treatment. - View Dependent Claims (42)
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43. A system for controlling patient treatment records, comprising:
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machine-readable patient data token means for associating a patient data token with a patient;
at least one treatment means for conducting a treatment on the patient or on a material sample from the patient;
machine-readable treatment data token means for associating at least one treatment data token with a corresponding treatment by the treatment means; and
data packet generating means for generating a treatment data packet to include the patient data token together with the treatment data token. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45)
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46. A device for recording patient treatment data, comprising a portable article to be associated with a patient, the article including machine-readable patient data token means for associating a patient data token with the patient and token transfer means operable in one phase for delivering the patient data token to a treatment device or an intermediary device, and in another phase for receiving at least one treatment data token therefrom.
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47. A computer program product encoded in a computer readable medium including a plurality of computer executable steps for a computer to control one or more treatments on a patient or a material sample therefrom, comprising:
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a) executing a step to encode a patient data token to be associated with a patient;
b) executing a step to conduct a treatment either on the patient or on a material sample therefrom;
c) executing a step to encode a treatment data token to be associated with the treatment;
d) executing a step to encode a treatment data packet including or derived from the treatment data token and the patient data token. - View Dependent Claims (48)
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49. A computer program product encoded in a computer readable medium including a plurality of computer executable steps for a computer to control one or more treatments on a plurality of patients or a plurality of material samples therefrom, comprising:
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a) executing a step to encode a plurality of patient data tokens, each to be associated with one of a plurality of patients;
b) executing a step to conduct a treatment on a plurality of patients or on a plurality of material samples from the patients;
c) executing a step to encode a plurality of treatment data tokens, each treatment data token to associated with each of said treatments;
d) executing a step to encode a treatment data packet for each of said patients, each data packet including or derived from the treatment data token and the patient data token; and
e) associating each treatment data packet with the corresponding patient. - View Dependent Claims (50)
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51. A computer-readable data structure for controlling patient treatment records, comprising a patient data token encoding a given patient and at least one treatment data token encoding at least treatment conducted on the patient or a material sample therefrom.
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52. A signal propagated on a carrier medium, the signal including a patient data token element encoding a given patient and at least one treatment data token element encoding at least treatment conducted on the patient or a material sample therefrom.
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