DRUG IDENTIFICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM

• US 20080203165A1
• Filed: 02/28/2007
• Published: 08/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Kohls, Mark Robert
• Application Number:
  US11/680,102
• Publication Number:
  US 20080203165A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/462.01
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/40 relating to drugs, e.g. their side effects or intended usage

Abstract

A method for conveying information is disclosed herein. The method for conveying information includes providing a drug data bar code having drug data, transferring the drug data bar code to a patient, providing a bar code reader adapted to read the drug data bar code, and implementing the bar code reader to read the drug data bar code and thereby obtain the drug data such that the drug data can be accounted for in a subsequently performed medical procedure. A corresponding system is also provided.

Claims

1. A method for conveying information comprising:

providing a plurality of drug data bar codes each having drug data pertaining to a separate administered drug;

providing a patient data bar code having patient data;

securing the plurality of drug data bar codes and the patient data bar code to a single patient card adapted to fit within a wallet;

providing a bar code reader adapted to read the plurality of drug data bar codes and the patient data bar code; and

implementing the bar code reader to read the plurality of drug data bar codes and the patient data bar code and thereby obtain the drug data and the patient data such that the drug data and the patient data can be accounted for in a subsequently performed medical procedure.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said providing a plurality of drug data bar codes includes providing a plurality of peel off drug data bar codes.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said securing the plurality of drug data bar codes to a patient card includes adhesively attaching the drug data bar code to the patient card.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said providing a bar code reader includes providing a bar code reader operatively connected to a medical device.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a uniform resource locator link to a server maintained by a pharmacy.

21. The method of claim 1, wherein said providing patient data bar code includes providing a peel off patient data bar code.

22. The method of claim 1, wherein said securing the patient data bar code to a patient card includes adhesively attaching the patient data bar code to the patient card.

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