IMPLANT INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An inventory management system for managing information related to items used during a medical surgical procedure, the inventory management system comprising:
- an inventory management computer for executing an inventory management application to process item usage information which includes item identification information and quantity information for each item used during performance of the medical surgical procedure, wherein the inventory management application associates the item usage information with a particular surgical case at a particular customer surgical facility, the inventory management computer in communication with a wide area network through which the inventory management application receives the item usage information from a customer computer associated with the customer surgical facility; and
an item inventory database in communication with the inventory management computer, the item inventory database for storing item inventory information.
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Abstract
An inventory management system manages information related to items, such as implants, used during a medical surgical procedure. The inventory management system includes an inventory management computer and an item inventory database. The inventory management computer executes an inventory management application to process item usage information. The item usage information includes item identification information and quantity information for each item used during performance of the medical surgical procedure. The inventory management application associates the item usage information with a particular surgical case at a particular customer surgical facility. The inventory management computer receives the item usage information from a customer computer at the customer surgical facility via a wide area network, such as the Internet. The item inventory database, which is in communication with the inventory management computer, stores item inventory information reflecting the inventory of items at the customer surgical facility.
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21 Claims
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1. An inventory management system for managing information related to items used during a medical surgical procedure, the inventory management system comprising:
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an inventory management computer for executing an inventory management application to process item usage information which includes item identification information and quantity information for each item used during performance of the medical surgical procedure, wherein the inventory management application associates the item usage information with a particular surgical case at a particular customer surgical facility, the inventory management computer in communication with a wide area network through which the inventory management application receives the item usage information from a customer computer associated with the customer surgical facility; and an item inventory database in communication with the inventory management computer, the item inventory database for storing item inventory information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-implemented method for managing information related to implants used during a medical surgical procedure at a customer surgical facility, the method comprising:
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(a) receiving implant usage information at an inventory management computer via a wide area network from a customer computer associated with the customer surgical facility, wherein the implant usage information includes implant identification information and implant quantity information for each implant used during performance of the medical surgical procedure; and (b) associating the implant usage information with a particular surgical case at the customer surgical facility in an implant inventory database. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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