Medical item thermal treatment systems and method of monitoring medical items for compliance with prescribed requirements
First Claim
1. A method of monitoring medical items for compliance with corresponding prescribed conditions, wherein utilization of said medical items is subject to compliance with said corresponding prescribed conditions, said method comprising:
- (a) placing insertion information on a medical item prior to placement of that medical item within a thermal treatment system, wherein said insertion information includes an insertion time representing a time of insertion of said medical item into said thermal treatment system to enable determination of a residence time within said thermal treatment system for said medical item to monitor compliance of said medical item with said prescribed conditions.
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Abstract
Various present invention devices enable adherence to requirements for medical items. A medical item of the present invention includes a monitoring or data recording device to monitor and/or record medical solution conditions. The device may further include indicators to indicate compliance of the medical solution with prescribed requirements (e.g., manufacturer, medical standard or regulation, etc.). The medical item may alternatively include a barcode or transponder to uniquely identify the medical item to a thermal treatment system measuring and storing conditions in a central database. The present invention further includes various thermal treatment systems that monitor medical items for prescribed requirements and display the monitored parameters to medical personnel. In addition, the present invention may place time stamp information on medical items to enable determination by medical personnel of compliance with prescribed requirements.
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43 Claims
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1. A method of monitoring medical items for compliance with corresponding prescribed conditions, wherein utilization of said medical items is subject to compliance with said corresponding prescribed conditions, said method comprising:
(a) placing insertion information on a medical item prior to placement of that medical item within a thermal treatment system, wherein said insertion information includes an insertion time representing a time of insertion of said medical item into said thermal treatment system to enable determination of a residence time within said thermal treatment system for said medical item to monitor compliance of said medical item with said prescribed conditions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus enabling monitoring of medical items for compliance with corresponding prescribed conditions, wherein utilization of said medical items is subject to compliance with said corresponding prescribed conditions, said apparatus comprising:
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a medical item; and a marking device to place insertion information on said medical item prior to placement of that medical item within a thermal treatment system, wherein said insertion information includes an insertion time representing a time of insertion of said medical item into said thermal treatment system to enable determination of a residence time within said thermal treatment system for said medical item to monitor compliance of said medical item with said prescribed conditions. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An apparatus enabling monitoring of medical items for compliance with corresponding prescribed conditions, wherein utilization of said medical items is subject to compliance with said corresponding prescribed conditions, said apparatus comprising:
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a thermal treatment system to thermally treat a medical item; and a marking device to place insertion information on said medical item prior to placement of that medical item within said thermal treatment system, wherein said insertion information includes an insertion time representing a time of insertion of said medical item into said thermal treatment system to enable determination of a residence time within said thermal treatment system for said medical item to monitor compliance of said medical item with said prescribed conditions. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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