METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLANT RECORD INTAKE USING A UNIQUE IMPLANT ID

• US 20090234873A1
• Filed: 03/12/2008
• Published: 09/17/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Carefusion 303 Incorporated (Becton Dickinson & Co)
• Original Assignee: Carefusion 303 Incorporated (Becton Dickinson & Co)
• Inventors: Li, Ming, Smith, Lee, Eubanks, Sam, Russell, Claudia
• Application Number:
  US12/047,137
• Publication Number:
  US 20090234873A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/40 for data related to laboratory analysis, e.g. patient specimen analysis

Abstract

A method and system for implant record intake using a unique implant ID include inputting to a database a lot number of a tissue, corresponding to a donor of the tissue. A unique serial number is assigned to the tissue and the unique implant ID is created using the lot number and the serial number. A barcode encoded with the unique implant ID may be generated and affixed to a container of the tissue. Further, information about the tissue, input at one or a plurality of user terminals, is associated with the unique implant ID in the database to create a searchable electronic record.

Claims

1. A method for implant record intake using a unique implant ID, comprising:

inputting to a database a lot number of a tissue, corresponding to a donor of the tissue;

assigning a unique serial number to the tissue; and

creating the unique implant ID stored in the database, based on the lot number and the unique serial number.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating a machine readable label encoded with the unique implant ID; and

affixing the machine readable label to a container of the tissue.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the machine readable label is one of a barcode, a radio frequency identification tag, a 3D barcode, a magnetically encoded tag and a chip.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

associating information about the tissue, input at one or a plurality of user terminals, with the unique implant ID to create an electronic record stored in the database.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the electronic record is searchable in the database using the unique implant ID.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein said information about the tissue includes at least one of a location, a storage condition, a packaging condition, a delivery or routing update, implantation of the tissue and disposal of the tissue.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein said information about the tissue includes vendor information.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising sending an alert to a user when the tissue is en route to a particular location.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein a location of the tissue is searchable using at least one of the lot number and the serial number.

10. A system for implant record intake using a unique implant ID, comprising:

at least one user terminal configured to input to a database a lot number of a tissue, corresponding to a donor of the tissue; and

a processing unit configured to assign a unique serial number to the tissue, and to create the unique implant ID stored in the database, based on the lot number and the unique serial number.

11. The system of claim 10, further comprising a machine readable label generator to generate a machine readable label encoded with the unique implant ID to be affixed to a container of the tissue.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the machine readable label is one of a barcode, a radio frequency identification tag, a 3D barcode, a magnetically encoded tag and a chip.

13. The system of claim 10, further comprising:

a processing unit to associate information about the tissue, input at one or a plurality of user terminals, with the unique implant ID to create an electronic record stored in the database.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the electronic record is searchable in the database using the unique implant ID.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein said information about the tissue includes at least one of a location, a storage condition, a packaging condition, a delivery or routing update, implantation of the tissue and disposal of the tissue.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein said information about the tissue includes vendor information.

17. The system of claim 15, further comprising a transmitting unit to transmit an alert to a user when the tissue is en route to a particular location.

18. The system of claim 10, wherein a location of the tissue is searchable using at least one of the lot number and the serial number.

19. A computer-readable medium storing instructions thereon for performing a method of implant record intake using a unique implant ID, the method comprising:

inputting to a database a lot number of a tissue, corresponding to a donor of the tissue;

assigning a unique serial number to the tissue; and

creating the unique implant ID in the database, based on the lot number and the unique serial number.