Patient identification system
First Claim
1. A patient identification system for confirming the identity of an individual to receive a treatment with a patient for whom said treatment is intended, which system comprises:
- first means for obtaining live print indicia directly from a fingerprint or footprint of the patient;
controller means for storing the live print indicia regarding said patient;
second means for obtaining live print indicia directly from a fingerprint or footprint;
means for comparing the stored print indicia of said patient with at least one live print indicia taken by the second means from said individual presenting himself to receive the treatment intended for said patient; and
means responsive to said comparing means for producing a device comprising a dimensionally stable base member having affixed thereto identification information corresponding to the stored print indicia of the patient for whom said device was produced and identifying the patient, said means for producing being operative to produce said device following an indication from said comparison means that identity between said patient and the individual has been confirmed.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method of confirming the identity of a patient with an individual to receive a treatment intended for said patient, by (a) obtaining a print identification characteristic of said patient; (b) obtaining a print identification characteristic of said individual to whom said treatment is intended to be administered; (c) confirming the identity of the print identification characteristic obtained from the patient with the print identification characteristic obtained from the individual. Also disclosed are an associated device and system. The device can have information identifying one or more than one patient.
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21 Claims
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1. A patient identification system for confirming the identity of an individual to receive a treatment with a patient for whom said treatment is intended, which system comprises:
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first means for obtaining live print indicia directly from a fingerprint or footprint of the patient; controller means for storing the live print indicia regarding said patient; second means for obtaining live print indicia directly from a fingerprint or footprint; means for comparing the stored print indicia of said patient with at least one live print indicia taken by the second means from said individual presenting himself to receive the treatment intended for said patient; and means responsive to said comparing means for producing a device comprising a dimensionally stable base member having affixed thereto identification information corresponding to the stored print indicia of the patient for whom said device was produced and identifying the patient, said means for producing being operative to produce said device following an indication from said comparison means that identity between said patient and the individual has been confirmed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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