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Bar coded wristband

  • US 20060267753A1
  • Filed: 06/30/2005
  • Published: 11/30/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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