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• US 20060149296A1
• Filed: 10/20/2005
• Published: 07/06/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sydney Delvin Stanners
• Original Assignee: Sydney Delvin Stanners
• Inventors: Stanners, Sydney Delvin
• Application Number:
  US11/253,607
• Publication Number:
  US 20060149296A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 606/116
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2090/395 with marking agent for marking skin or other tissue
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/00 Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges protective face masks A41D13/11; surgeon's or patient's gowns or dresses A41D13/12; devices for carrying-off, for treatment of, or for carrying-over, body liquids A61M1/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/90 Identification means for patients or instruments, e.g. tags
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/40 relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture

Abstract

An apparatus and method for preventing wrong-site surgery is designed to enable physicians, nurses and a patient to quickly and accurately select and record the patient diagnosis, procedure and correct anatomical site of their patient'"'"'s upcoming surgery. The patient data is viewed by the surgical team on an operation monitor before beginning surgery to prevent wrong-site surgery.

Claims

1. An apparatus for preventing wrong-site surgery comprising;

a storing device for inputting information and medical histories of a patient; and

a tattoo Stencil for marking the information and medical histories of the patient to patient'"'"'s body.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the storing device is a digital storage device.

3. A method for preventing wrong-site surgery comprising the steps of:

inputting patient'"'"'s information, medical history and diagnosis according to checklists from physicians to a storing device;

affixing the data to the patient'"'"'s body as a tattoo;

transmitting the data from the storing device to a surgeon'"'"'s electronic device;

comparing the data received by the surgeon to the surgeon'"'"'s opinion arrived at when the patient attends the pre-operation work-up;

transferring the compared data if confirmed to the surgical team; and

comparing the patient'"'"'s tattoo to the data transferred to the surgical team as a final check to prevent wrong-site surgery.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the storing device is a digital storage device.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the media device is a monitor.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein the check list includes;

displaying basic anatomical detail and concise patient history;

giving a detailed anatomical chart printout; and

providing accesses to the next layer of patient history.