METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC ASSOCIATION DEVICES TO A PATIENT AND CONCURRENT CREATION OF A PATIENT RECORD
First Claim
1. A wireless patient point-of-care network (20) comprising:
- a plurality of medical devices (22, 24, 26) each including a wireless communication interface (46) and each configured to provide at least one medical service to a patient (10); and
a patient identification device (28) associated with the patient, the patient identification device including a wireless communication interface (46′
, 70) in communication with the wireless communication interfaces (46) of the medical devices, the patient identification device (28) performing a patient identification service that wirelessly associates the medical devices (22, 24, 26) with the patient.
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Abstract
A wireless patient point-of-care network (20) includes a plurality of medical devices (22, 24, 26) each with a wireless communication interface (46). Each medical device is configured to provide at least one medical service to a patient. A patient identification device (28) is associated with the patient. The patient identification device includes a wireless communication interface (46, 70) in communication with the wireless communication interfaces (46) of the medical devices. The patient identification device (28) performs a patient identification service that wirelessly associates the medical devices (22, 24, 26) with the patient.
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23 Claims
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1. A wireless patient point-of-care network (20) comprising:
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a plurality of medical devices (22, 24, 26) each including a wireless communication interface (46) and each configured to provide at least one medical service to a patient (10); and a patient identification device (28) associated with the patient, the patient identification device including a wireless communication interface (46′
, 70) in communication with the wireless communication interfaces (46) of the medical devices, the patient identification device (28) performing a patient identification service that wirelessly associates the medical devices (22, 24, 26) with the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A patient point-of-care method comprising:
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providing medical services to an associated patient (10) using a plurality of medical devices (22, 24, 26), each medical device including a wireless communication interface (46) and providing at least one medical service; and performing a patient identification service using a patient identification device (28) in wireless communication with the medical devices (22, 24, 26) to wirelessly associate each of the medical devices (22, 24, 26) with the patient. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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