Imager for Medical Device
First Claim
1. A handheld imaging device, comprising:
- a housing;
a camera supported by the housing and configured to capture an image containing text including both a value representing a physiological measurement and a checksum value;
a processor operatively coupled to the camera, and configured to extract the text in the image using optical character recognition; and
a network connection unit operatively coupled to the processor,wherein the network connection unit is configured to communicate with an electronic medical record system and to transmit at least some of the extracted text to the electronic medical record system.
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Abstract
A system for transmitting a temperature of a patient to an electronic medical record associated with the patient includes a thermometer with a digital display that is configured to display a temperature value associated with the temperature signal and at least one error-checking value. The system also includes a handheld imaging device including a camera to capture an image of the digital display of the thermometer, a processor to extract the text in the image using optical character recognition, and perform an error-check on the temperature value using the at least one error-checking value in the image, and to transmit the patient'"'"'s identification number and temperature to an electronic medical record system.
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27 Claims
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1. A handheld imaging device, comprising:
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a housing; a camera supported by the housing and configured to capture an image containing text including both a value representing a physiological measurement and a checksum value; a processor operatively coupled to the camera, and configured to extract the text in the image using optical character recognition; and a network connection unit operatively coupled to the processor, wherein the network connection unit is configured to communicate with an electronic medical record system and to transmit at least some of the extracted text to the electronic medical record system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for transmitting a temperature of a patient to an electronic medical record associated with the patient, comprising:
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a thermometer, including; a thermometer housing; a temperature sensor capable of capturing a temperature signal; and a digital display supported by the thermometer housing, wherein the digital display is configured to display a temperature value associated with the temperature signal and at least one error-checking value; and a handheld imaging device, including; a device housing; a camera supported by the device housing and configured to capture an image of the digital display of the thermometer, a processor, contained within the device housing, operatively coupled to the camera, and configured to extract text in the image using optical character recognition, wherein the processor is configured to perform an error-check on the temperature value using the at least one error-checking value in the image; and a network connection unit contained within the device housing and operatively coupled to the processor, wherein the network connection unit is configured to communicate with an electronic medical record system and to transmit the temperature value to the electronic medical record system. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of sending a temperature of a patient to an electronic medical record associated with the patient, comprising:
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measuring the temperature of the patient using a thermometer, wherein the thermometer comprises a display and the thermometer is configured to show the temperature of the patient and at least one error-checking value; capturing an image of the display of the thermometer using a handheld image capture device; extracting text in the image using optical character recognition; checking the temperature in the extracted text using the error-checking value; and transmitting at least some of the extracted text to the electronic medical record system. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A thermometer, comprising:
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a housing; a temperature sensor connected to the housing and capable of capturing a temperature signal; a digitizer contained within the housing and operatively coupled to the temperature sensor, wherein the digitizer is configured to receive and digitize the temperature signal; and a digital display supported by the housing, wherein the digital display is configured to display the digitized temperature signal and at least one error-checking character. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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