Point-of-care inventory management system and method
First Claim
1. An inventory control system for controlling an inventory of a plurality of point-of-care diagnostic devices, wherein the inventory includes a main inventory and at least one subinventory, the inventory control system comprising:
- data associated with a plurality of point-of-care diagnostic devices, including at least one type of device,wherein each device is configured to perform at least one sample analysis, andwherein each device has an ambient temperature shelf life,wherein the data includes a current number of at least one type of device in a main inventory and a predetermined minimum number of devices of that type in the main inventory, and includes a current number of at least one type of device in at least one subinventory and a predetermined minimum number of devices of that type in the at least one subinventory,wherein a first timestamp is associated with the device when the device is transferred from the main inventory to an ambient temperature subinventory,wherein the main inventory comprises a controlled inventory,wherein the first timestamp is compared to a second timestamp prior to use of the device to determine whether the ambient temperature shelf life of the device is exceeded, andwherein each of the at least one subinventory is associated with a point-of-care location;
a data input interface entering the data;
a data output interface displaying the data;
a memory storing the data and storing steps of a computer program to;
automatically update the current number of devices in the at least one subinventory in response to an occurrence of an event that causes a change in the current number of devices in the at least one subinventory; and
a processor accessing the memory to execute the computer program.
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for controlling an inventory of a plurality of point-of-care diagnostic devices. The plurality of devices includes at least one type of device. Each device is configured to perform at least one sample analysis. Each device has a usable lifetime. The inventory includes a main inventory and at least one subinventory. The inventory control system comprises a data input interface for entering data associated with the devices and a data output interface for displaying data associated with the devices. A memory stores data associated with the devices and stores steps of a computer program to automatically update the current number of devices in the at least one subinventory in response to an occurrence of an event that causes a change in the current number of devices in the at least one subinventory. The inventory control system comprises a processor for accessing the memory to execute the computer program.
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28 Claims
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1. An inventory control system for controlling an inventory of a plurality of point-of-care diagnostic devices, wherein the inventory includes a main inventory and at least one subinventory, the inventory control system comprising:
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data associated with a plurality of point-of-care diagnostic devices, including at least one type of device, wherein each device is configured to perform at least one sample analysis, and wherein each device has an ambient temperature shelf life, wherein the data includes a current number of at least one type of device in a main inventory and a predetermined minimum number of devices of that type in the main inventory, and includes a current number of at least one type of device in at least one subinventory and a predetermined minimum number of devices of that type in the at least one subinventory, wherein a first timestamp is associated with the device when the device is transferred from the main inventory to an ambient temperature subinventory, wherein the main inventory comprises a controlled inventory, wherein the first timestamp is compared to a second timestamp prior to use of the device to determine whether the ambient temperature shelf life of the device is exceeded, and wherein each of the at least one subinventory is associated with a point-of-care location; a data input interface entering the data; a data output interface displaying the data; a memory storing the data and storing steps of a computer program to; automatically update the current number of devices in the at least one subinventory in response to an occurrence of an event that causes a change in the current number of devices in the at least one subinventory; and a processor accessing the memory to execute the computer program. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27)
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25. An inventory control system for controlling an inventory of a plurality of point-of-care diagnostic devices, wherein the inventory includes a main inventory and at least one subinventory, the inventory control system comprising:
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data associated with a plurality of point-of-care diagnostic devices, including at least one type of device, wherein each device is configured to perform at least one sample analysis, and wherein each device has an ambient temperature shelf life, wherein the data includes a current number of at least one type of device in a main inventory and a predetermined minimum number of devices of that type in the main inventory, and includes a current number of at least one type of device in at least one subinventory and a predetermined minimum number of devices of that type in the at least one subinventory, wherein a first timestamp is associated with the device when the device is transferred from the main inventory to an ambient temperature subinventory, wherein the main inventory comprises a controlled inventory, wherein the first timestamp is compared to a second timestamp prior to use of the device to determine whether the ambient temperature shelf life of the device is exceeded, and wherein each of the at least one subinventory is associated with a point-of-care location; means for entering the data; means for displaying the data; means for storing the data; and means for automatically updating the current number of devices in the at least one subinventory in response to an occurrence of an event that causes a change in the current number of devices in the at least one subinventory. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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26. An inventory control system for controlling the use of a plurality of point-of-care diagnostic devices in an inventory, wherein the plurality of devices includes at least one type of device, wherein each device is configured to perform at least one sample analysis, wherein the inventory includes a refrigerated inventory and an ambient temperature subinventory, wherein the devices are stored in the refrigerated inventory and transferred to the ambient temperature subinventory prior to use, and wherein each device has an ambient temperature shelf life, the inventory control system comprising:
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data associated with the devices, wherein the data includes an indicator associated with at least one device; a data input interface entering the data; a memory storing the data and storing steps of a computer program to; receive an indication from the indicator associated with the at least one device, prior to performing sample analysis using the at least one device, wherein a first timestamp is associated with the at least one device when the device is transferred from the refrigerated inventory to the ambient temperature subinventory, and wherein the indication comprises a second timestamp; determine, using the indication, whether the ambient temperature shelf life of the at least one device has been exceeded, wherein the first timestamp is compared to the second timestamp prior to use of the device to determine whether the ambient temperature shelf life of the at least one device has been exceeded; and prevent the at least one device from being used when a determination is made that the ambient temperature shelf life of the at least one device has been exceeded; and a processor accessing the memory to execute the computer program.
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