System and method of utilizing a machine readable medical marking for managing surgical procedures
First Claim
1. A medical system, comprising:
- a machine-readable medical marking applied to the skin of a patient;
a scanner for scanning the machine-readable medical marking applied to the skin of the patient;
a source of information about a medical action to be performed on the patient; and
a controller for comparing that the machine readable medical marking applied to the patient is consistent with the medical action to be performed on the patient prior to performing the medical action.
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Abstract
The method and system include marking a surgery site (e.g., location of surgical incision) or a site of other medical action with a machine-readable medical marking (e.g., bar code or a dot pattern), which may be used in conjunction with (1) a scanner for reading the machine-readable medical marking and (2) a controller for controlling medical actions in response to the read machine-readable medical marking. The system and method ensure the validation of the surgical procedure, the patient awaiting the surgical procedure, and the site or location on the patient where the surgery is to be performed. Utilizing a scanning device for reading machine-readable medical markings, and a controller, there are additional means to check and double check the medical action before the actual medical action (e.g., surgery) is performed.
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25 Claims
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1. A medical system, comprising:
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a machine-readable medical marking applied to the skin of a patient;
a scanner for scanning the machine-readable medical marking applied to the skin of the patient;
a source of information about a medical action to be performed on the patient; and
a controller for comparing that the machine readable medical marking applied to the patient is consistent with the medical action to be performed on the patient prior to performing the medical action. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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13. A medical action controlling method comprising:
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applying a machine-readable medical marking to the skin of a patient;
scanning the machine-readable medical marking applied to the skin of the patient using a scanner;
accessing a source of information about a medical action to be performed on the patient;
comparing that the machine readable medical marking applied to the patient is consistent with the medical action to be performed on the patient prior to performing the medical action; and
indicating an incompatibility when the machine readable medical marking applied to the patient is inconsistent with the medical action to be performed on the patient. - View Dependent Claims (12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A medical system, comprising:
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a machine-readable medical tag affixed to a patient;
a scanner for scanning the machine-readable medical tag affixed to the patient;
a source of information about a medical action to be performed on the patient; and
a controller for comparing that information read from the machine readable medical tag affixed to the patient is consistent with the medical action to be performed on the patient prior to performing the medical action.
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