DIAGNOSTIC INSTRUMENT WORKSTATION
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1. An integrated apparatus for use in a patient encounter, said apparatus comprising:
- an input device having means for reading machine-readable information;
a computing device connected to at least one medical instrument and said input device; and
control means for controlling the operation of said at least one medical instrument, said input device, and said computing device wherein said apparatus is substantially and automatically controlled using said input device by scanning appropriate machine-readable information portions, said portions including instructions that are interpreted by and executed by said computing device to control operation of said apparatus.
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Abstract
An integrated medical workstation for use in patient clinical encounters includes an input device such as a bar code scanner that is interconnected to a computing device. At least one device capable of obtaining at least one physiological parameter is either attached directly to the workstation or is in communication therewith. Preferably, the input scanning device controls at least substantial overall operation of the medical workstation that can be placed, for example, into a network.
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1. An integrated apparatus for use in a patient encounter, said apparatus comprising:
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an input device having means for reading machine-readable information; a computing device connected to at least one medical instrument and said input device; and control means for controlling the operation of said at least one medical instrument, said input device, and said computing device wherein said apparatus is substantially and automatically controlled using said input device by scanning appropriate machine-readable information portions, said portions including instructions that are interpreted by and executed by said computing device to control operation of said apparatus. - 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, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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