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System for collecting medical data

  • US 5,006,699 A
  • Filed: 11/13/1987
  • Issued: 04/09/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/13/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A data collection system comprising:

  • a portable data terminal unit having a key pad for data input thereto and a cord carrying a scanning wand for reading and entering into the unit bar coded data;

    a carrying case having first and second panels connected to fold between open and closed positions in the manner of a book;

    a pocket on said first panel for receiving and holding said terminal unit, said pocket having a front face presenting an opening through which the keypad is exposed and accessible when the terminal unit is in said pocket;

    releasable means for securing said terminal unit in said pocket, said releasable means comprising a strap on said pocket and means for releasably securing said strap in extension over the terminal unit to hold the terminal unit in said pocket;

    means of maintaining said wand in a storage position in the carrying case; and

    means on said carrying case for holding a document having bar coded data thereon at a location wherein the bar coded data is accessible to be scanned by said wand while the terminal unit is in said pocket.

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