Apparatus, system, and method for processing patient and staff information

• US 20120150559A1
• Filed: 12/10/2010
• Published: 06/14/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Wavelight GmbH (The Cooper Cos., Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Wavelight GmbH (The Cooper Cos., Inc.)
• Inventors: Donitzky, Christof, Wellhfer, Armin
• Application Number:
  US12/965,283
• Publication Number:
  US 20120150559A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/65 stored on portable record carriers, e.g. on smartcards, RFID tags or CD
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems

Abstract

An interface device, such as a computer mouse, is provided and includes a radio-frequency identification transceiver configured to obtain patient information from a patient radio-frequency identification tag. The computer mouse further includes a microprocessor configured to process the obtained patient information and an interface configured to transfer the obtained patient information to a computer. The patient information includes at least diagnostic data generated by a diagnostic apparatus or treatment information generated by a treatment device and patient identification information.

Claims

1. A computer mouse, comprising:

a radio-frequency identification transceiver configured to obtain patient information from a patient radio-frequency identification tag;

a microprocessor configured to process the obtained patient information;

an interface configured to transfer the obtained patient information to a computer, wherein the patient information comprises at least;

diagnostic data generated by a diagnostic apparatus or treatment information generated by a treatment device; and

patient identification information.

2. A computer mouse, comprising:

a radio-frequency identification transceiver configured to obtain staff information from a staff radio-frequency identification tag;

a microprocessor configured to process the obtained staff information; and

an interface configured to transfer the obtained staff information to a diagnostic apparatus or a treatment device, wherein the staff information comprises at least;

default settings for the diagnostic device or the treatment device;

or

security access information for the diagnostic device or the treatment device.

3. A patient information processing system, comprising

a computer mouse comprising:

a radio-frequency identification transceiver configured to obtain patient information from a patient radio-frequency identification tag;

a microprocessor configured to process the obtained patient information;

an interface configured to transfer the obtained patient information to a computer;

the patient radio-frequency identification tag configured to store the patient information, wherein the patient information comprises at least;

diagnostic data generated by a diagnostic apparatus or treatment information generated by a treatment device; and

patient identification information; and

at least the diagnostic apparatus or the treatment device.

4. A staff information processing system, comprising

a computer mouse comprising:

a radio-frequency identification transceiver configured to obtain staff information from a staff radio-frequency identification tag;

a microprocessor configured to process the obtained staff information; and

an interface configured to transfer the obtained staff information to a diagnostic apparatus or a treatment device;

the staff radio-frequency identification tag configured to store the staff information, wherein the staff information comprises at least;

default settings for the diagnostic device or the treatment device;

or

security access information for the diagnostic device or the treatment device; and

at least the diagnostic apparatus or the treatment device.

5. A method for processing patient information, comprising

storing patient information on a patient radio-frequency identification tag, wherein the patient information comprises at least:

diagnostic data generated by a diagnostic apparatus or treatment information generated by a treatment device; and

patient identification information;

obtaining the patient information by a radio-frequency identification transceiver of a computer mouse;

processing the obtained patient information by a microprocessor of the computer mouse; and

transferring the obtained patient information to a computer by an interface of the computer mouse.

6. A method for processing staff information, comprising

storing staff information on a staff radio-frequency identification tag, wherein the staff information comprises at least:

default settings for a diagnostic device or a treatment device;

or

security access information for the diagnostic device or the treatment device;

obtaining the staff information by a radio-frequency identification transceiver of a computer mouse

processing the obtained patient information by a microprocessor of the computer mouse; and

transferring the obtained patient information to the diagnostic apparatus or the treatment device by an interface of the computer mouse.

7. A piece of furniture of a medical facility, the piece of furniture comprising:

a radio-frequency identification transceiver configured to obtain patient information from a patient radio-frequency identification tag;

a microprocessor configured to process the obtained patient information;

an interface configured to transfer the obtained patient information to a computer, wherein the patient information comprises at least;

diagnostic data generated by a diagnostic apparatus or treatment information generated by a treatment device; and

patient identification information.

8. A piece of furniture of a medical facility, the piece of furniture comprising:

a radio-frequency identification transceiver configured to obtain staff information from a staff radio-frequency identification tag;

a microprocessor configured to process the obtained staff information; and

an interface configured to transfer the obtained staff information to a diagnostic apparatus or a treatment device, wherein the staff information comprises at least;

default settings for the diagnostic device or the treatment device;

or

security access information for the diagnostic device or the treatment device.

9. A patient information processing system, comprising

a piece of furniture of a medical facility, the piece of furniture comprising:

a radio-frequency identification transceiver configured to obtain patient information from a patient radio-frequency identification tag;

a microprocessor configured to process the obtained patient information;

an interface configured to transfer the obtained patient information to a computer;

the patient radio-frequency identification tag configured to store the patient information, wherein the patient information comprises at least;

diagnostic data generated by a diagnostic apparatus or treatment information generated by a treatment device; and

patient identification information; and

at least the diagnostic apparatus or the treatment device.

10. A staff information processing system, comprising

a piece of furniture of a medical facility, the piece of furniture comprising:

a radio-frequency identification transceiver configured to obtain staff information from a staff radio-frequency identification tag;

a microprocessor configured to process the obtained staff information; and

an interface configured to transfer the obtained staff information to a diagnostic apparatus or a treatment device;

the staff radio-frequency identification tag configured to store the staff information, wherein the staff information comprises at least;

default settings for the diagnostic device or the treatment device;

or

security access information for the diagnostic device or the treatment device; and

at least the diagnostic apparatus or the treatment device.

11. A method for processing patient information, comprising

storing patient information on a patient radio-frequency identification tag, wherein the patient information comprises at least:

diagnostic data generated by a diagnostic apparatus or treatment information generated by a treatment device; and

patient identification information;

obtaining the patient information by a radio-frequency identification transceiver of a piece of furniture of a medical facility;

processing the obtained patient information by a microprocessor of the piece of furniture; and

transferring the obtained patient information to a computer by an interface of the piece of furniture.

12. A method for processing staff information, comprising

storing staff information on a staff radio-frequency identification tag, wherein the staff information comprises at least:

default settings for a diagnostic device or a treatment device;

or

security access information for the diagnostic device or the treatment device;

obtaining the staff information by a radio-frequency identification transceiver of a piece of furniture of a medical facility

processing the obtained patient information by a microprocessor of the piece furniture; and

transferring the obtained patient information to the diagnostic apparatus or the treatment device by an interface of the piece furniture.

13. An interface device, comprising:

a radio-frequency identification transceiver configured to obtain patient information from a patient radio-frequency identification tag;

a microprocessor configured to process the obtained patient information;

an interface configured to transfer the obtained patient information to a computer, wherein the patient information comprises at least;

diagnostic data generated by a diagnostic apparatus or treatment information generated by a treatment device; and

patient identification information.

14. The interface device of claim 13, wherein the interface device comprises a computer mouse.