Apparatus and method for documenting physical examinations
First Claim
1. A medical recording system comprising:
- a dispenser having an array of compartments;
a plurality of pre-printed recording stickers having on one surface one of several anatomical designations, including depictions of anatomical features, and on the opposing surface an adhesive means;
said array of compartments being sized and configured to hold an array of said stickers, wherein a physician can view the array of stickers in said dispenser during a physical examination and selectively remove those stickers which relate to the examination, and attach those stickers to a report to document the findings of the physical examination.
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Abstract
Apparatus and method for documenting the findings of a physical examination. A group of pre-printed stickers are provided having an anatomical designation (either graphic or text) on the front surface of the sticker and an adhesive and peel-off back sheet on the rear of the sticker. The stickers are positioned in a dispenser with at least a portion of the anatomical designation visible from the sticker to facilitate selection of the desired stickers during the examination. The physician or patient can mark directly on the sticker to indicate the location, size and shape of any abnormality, and the back sheet is then removed and the sticker attached directly onto the patient'"'"'s progress report. The system is an inexpensive method for fully documenting all findings from an examination in a minimum period of time and provides a permanent record which facilitates retrieval of the desired information from the report and minimizes the volume of patient records. The dispenser can be either a desk-top dispenser or a portable wallet.
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17 Claims
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1. A medical recording system comprising:
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a dispenser having an array of compartments; a plurality of pre-printed recording stickers having on one surface one of several anatomical designations, including depictions of anatomical features, and on the opposing surface an adhesive means; said array of compartments being sized and configured to hold an array of said stickers, wherein a physician can view the array of stickers in said dispenser during a physical examination and selectively remove those stickers which relate to the examination, and attach those stickers to a report to document the findings of the physical examination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for recording the findings of a physical examination comprising:
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providing an array of pre-printed recording stickers having on one surface an anatomical designation and on the opposing surface an adhesive means, said anatomical designations including graphical representations of various body portions; selecting from the array those stickers which relate to a physical examination; marking on said graphical representations the location of any abnormal occurrences; and attaching those stickers to a progress report for documenting the findings of the physical examination. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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- 12. A medical recording system comprising a plurality of stickers, each sticker having on one side one of several pre-printed formats, including depictions of anatomical features, and on the opposing surface an adhesive means, wherein during an encounter with a patient, a physician can selectively attach those stickers, which relate to the encounter, to a report, such that the physician may quickly, efficiently and comprehensively document the encounter.
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15. A system for recording an examination of a patient by a physician comprising:
a plurality of checklist stickers, each checklist sticker having on one side an adhesive means and on the opposing side one of several pre-printed checklists, each checklist having few enough items so that the physician need include in the report only those items that are pertinent to the examination, and each checklist being detailed enough so that the physician can thoroughly document normal findings of the examination by making marks on the checklist sticker. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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