PATIENT SAFETY AND ALERT METHODS, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS
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Abstract
A medical error alert device may comprise a controller; a first memory, a recording and playback module and a user interface. The user interface may be configured to enable a patient or a patient representative to record an announcement identifying at least a medical procedure to be carried out. The user interface may be further configured to enable later playback of the announcement before the medical procedure is carried out. A communication device may be provided, coupled to a network to enable reception of signals from the network comprising at least predetermined patient identification number and/or a unique medical alert device identifier. A predetermined alert may be generated responsive to the communication device receiving a signal associated with the predetermined alert and the patient identification number and/or the unique device identifier.
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67 Claims
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1-27. -27. (canceled)
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28. A medical alert patient identification (ID) device, comprising:
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a controller; a first memory coupled to the controller; a communication device coupled to the controller, the communication device being configured to couple to a network and to receive signals from the network and to provide the network at least with a predetermined patient identification number; an alert device coupled to the controller, the controller being configured to cause the alert device to generate a predetermined alert responsive to the communication device receiving a signal associated with the predetermined alert and the patient identification number. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A method to reduce medical errors, comprising;
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pairing an alert device to a patient to undergo a medical procedure, the alert device comprising a controller, a first memory coupled to the controller, an alert device and a communication device coupled to the controller, the communication device being configured to couple to a network and to receive signals from the network and to provide the network with at least one of a predetermined patient identification number unique to the patient and an alert device identifier unique to the alert device; receiving a signal from the network, the received signal being associated with one of a plurality of predetermined alerts and comprising at least one of a patient identification number and an alert device identifier; causing the alert device to generate the predetermined alert associated with the received signal when at least one of; the patient identification number in the received signal matches the predetermined patient identification number unique to the patient, and the alert device identifier in the received signal matches the alert device identifier of the alert device paired to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 65, 66, 67)
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64. The method of claim 64, further comprising enabling extraction of at least the time-stamped predetermined alert from the first memory.
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