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Method of patient identifier verification

  • US 6,910,626 B2
  • Filed: 08/08/2003
  • Issued: 06/28/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/13/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of verification of an identity of a patient to which a medical treatment is to be delivered, said method comprising:

  • scanning a patient identifier on an item associated with the medical treatment to be delivered to the patient and placed on the item by a patient caregiver for the patient to which the medical treatment is to be delivered, said patient identifier identifying the patient to which the medical treatment is to be delivered;

    wherein a characteristic audio signal, previously assigned to the particular individual patient, is generated in response to scanning of the patient identifier; and

    wherein the caregiver verifies the characteristic audio signal when the characteristic audio signal is generated.

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