Apparatus and method for automated invoicing of medical device systems
First Claim
1. A system for maintaining an inventory account of a quantity on hand of a medical component of an implantable medical device system upon implantation in a patient, the system comprising:
- a plurality of medical components implanted in the patient and operatively coupled together to form an implantable medical device system implanted in the patient, each component having identifying information;
a programmer capable of identifying each medical component implanted in the patient;
a remote expert data center positioned globally at a distant location relative to the programmer;
an interface between the programmer and the remote expert data center; and
means in data communication with the remote expert data center for updating an inventory module regarding an inventory account of each medical component implanted in the patient.
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Abstract
A system and method for remote invoicing and inventory control of medical components of an implantable medical device system upon implantation into a patient is described. The system includes at least one medical component implanted in a patient. A programmer is capable of identifying each medical component implanted in the patient. A remote expert data center globally accessible to the programmer is connected to the programmer via an interface. An invoice module positioned on the remote expert data center receives information identifying each medical component implanted in the patient and prepares an invoice including each medical component implanted into the patient. An inventory module updates records regarding inventory of each implanted medical component.
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15 Claims
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1. A system for maintaining an inventory account of a quantity on hand of a medical component of an implantable medical device system upon implantation in a patient, the system comprising:
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a plurality of medical components implanted in the patient and operatively coupled together to form an implantable medical device system implanted in the patient, each component having identifying information; a programmer capable of identifying each medical component implanted in the patient; a remote expert data center positioned globally at a distant location relative to the programmer; an interface between the programmer and the remote expert data center; and means in data communication with the remote expert data center for updating an inventory module regarding an inventory account of each medical component implanted in the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for remotely controlling an inventory account of a quantity on hand of a medical component of an implantable medical device system upon implantation in a patient, the system comprising:
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means for initiating an interface between the implantable medical device system and a remote expert data center globally located at a distant location relative to the implantable medical device system; means for transmitting information identifying the medical component implanted into the patient to the remote expert data center; and means for updating the inventory account of the medical component in the remote expert data center based upon the information identifying of the medical component.
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