Bar coded wristband
First Claim
1. A system to read a bar coded patient wristband to identify a patient wearing the wristband comprising:
- a bar code reader to read the bar coded wristband, the bar code reader having a digital link to transmit a segment of data encoded in the bar code;
a host computer, the host computer connected to the digital link to receive the segment of data from the bar code reader;
a database coupled to the host computer via a digital connection, the database to correlate the segment of data to a patient record;
a patient wristband, the patient wristband comprising a plurality of 2 D bar code symbols, the plurality of bar code symbols containing information encoded into each bar code symbol, wherein the bar code reader reads at least one of the plurality of bar code symbols, the bar code reader transmitting the segment of data decoded from the at least one of the plurality of bar code symbols to the computer, and the computer retrieving the patient record from the database to identify the patient wearing the wristband.
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Abstract
A bar coded patient wristband identifies a patient wearing the wristband. The system comprises a bar code reader to read the bar coded wristband. A host computer is connected to the digital link to receive the segment of data from the bar code reader. A database correlates the segment of data to a patient to identify the patient. The patient wristband comprises a plurality of bar code symbols. A computer then retrieves a patient record from the database to identify the patient wearing the wristband. In one embodiment, a patient wristband for identifying a patient accepts a plurality of markings of 2 D bar codes distributed along the strip. In another embodiment, the wristband comprises a plurality of linear bar code lines and spaces distributed along the strip. The lines and spaces form a 1 D bar code.
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76 Claims
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1. A system to read a bar coded patient wristband to identify a patient wearing the wristband comprising:
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a bar code reader to read the bar coded wristband, the bar code reader having a digital link to transmit a segment of data encoded in the bar code;
a host computer, the host computer connected to the digital link to receive the segment of data from the bar code reader;
a database coupled to the host computer via a digital connection, the database to correlate the segment of data to a patient record;
a patient wristband, the patient wristband comprising a plurality of 2 D bar code symbols, the plurality of bar code symbols containing information encoded into each bar code symbol, wherein the bar code reader reads at least one of the plurality of bar code symbols, the bar code reader transmitting the segment of data decoded from the at least one of the plurality of bar code symbols to the computer, and the computer retrieving the patient record from the database to identify the patient wearing the wristband. - 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)
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27. A patient wristband for identifying a patient wearing the wristband comprising:
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a substrate bendable strip, the strip bendable into a wristband, the substrate strip to accept a plurality of markings of 2 D bar codes distributed along the strip;
a closing mechanism, the closing mechanism to create a closed wristband from the bendable strip, wherein each of the plurality of markings of 2 D bar codes distributed along the strip contain encoded information to identify the patient wearing the wristband. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A patient wristband for identifying a patient wearing the wristband comprising:
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a substrate bendable strip, the strip bendable into a wristband, the substrate strip to accept a plurality of linear bar code lines and spaces distributed along the strip, the lines and spaces substantially aligned in a long narrow direction of the strip, the lines and spaces forming a 1 D bar code wherein an aspect ratio of height to width of the 1 D bar code is greater than 1;
a closing mechanism, the closing mechanism to create a closed wristband from the bendable strip, wherein the plurality of linear bar code lines and spaces distributed along the strip can be read by a bar code reader from substantially any direction around the wristband to identify the patient wearing the wristband. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A system to read a bar coded patient wristband to identify a patient wearing the wristband comprising:
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a bar code reader to read the bar coded wristband;
a housing to hold the bar code reader;
a computer contained within the housing, the computer connected to the bar code reader to receive a segment of data from the bar code reader;
a patient wristband, the patient wristband comprising a plurality of 2 D bar code symbols, the plurality of bar code symbols containing information encoded into each bar code symbol, wherein the bar code reader reads at least one of the plurality of bar code symbols, the bar code reader transmitting the segment of data decoded from the at least one of the plurality of bar code symbols to the computer, and the computer identifying the patient wearing the wristband. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75)
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76. The system of claim 76 wherein the PDT further comprises a chemical sensor or electronic nose to analyze chemicals emitted from a human organ.
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