DIAGNOSTIC INSTRUMENT WORKSTATION
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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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125 Claims
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1-89. -89. (canceled)
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90. An integrated apparatus for use in a patient encounter, said apparatus comprising:
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at least one medical instrument; an input device having means for reading machine readable information; a computing device connected to said 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. - View Dependent Claims (91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124)
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125. An integrated apparatus for use in a patient encounter, said apparatus comprising:
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at least one medical instrument; a bar-code scanning device having means for reading machine-readable information; and a computing device connected to at least one medical instrument and said input device, wherein said apparatus is substantially controlled using said input device by scanning machine-readable information portions, said information portions including instructions that are interpreted by and executed automatically by said computing device.
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