Medical communication and locator system and method
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1. A communication system, comprising:
- a. a plurality of charts, each chart comprising;
i. a support;
ii. a chart receiver coupled to said support, said chart receiver comprising a unique electronic chart address, and said chart receiver being operable to receive transmitted data corresponding to said unique chart address;
iii. a chart output device coupled to said support and in communication with said chart receiver, said chart output device being operable to produce an output upon said chart receiver'"'"'s receipt of said transmitted data;
b. a plurality of personnel communicators, each communicator comprising;
i. a body;
ii. a communicator receiver coupled to said body, said communicator receiver comprising a unique electronic communicator address, and said communicator receiver being operable to receive transmitted data corresponding to said unique communicator address;
ii. a communicator output device coupled to said body and in communication with the communicator receiver, said communicator output device being operable to produce an output upon said communicator receiver'"'"'s receipt of said transmitted data; and
c. a computer system configured to receive and retrieve data, comprising;
i. a chart communication transmitter operable to transmit data corresponding to at least one unique chart address of at least one of said plurality of charts; and
operable to transmit data corresponding to at least one unique chart address of at least one of said plurality of charts.
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There is disclosed a medical communication and locator system and method including a medical chart communication system and method and a personnel communication system and method for monitoring the location of charts and personnel in a medical environment. The communication and locator systems may be provided with one-way or two-way communication for locating charts or personnel, contacting needed personnel in the event of an emergency, or for communicating with healthcare workers. A docking station for the communication and locator systems is also disclosed.
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1. A communication system, comprising:
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a. a plurality of charts, each chart comprising; i. a support; ii. a chart receiver coupled to said support, said chart receiver comprising a unique electronic chart address, and said chart receiver being operable to receive transmitted data corresponding to said unique chart address; iii. a chart output device coupled to said support and in communication with said chart receiver, said chart output device being operable to produce an output upon said chart receiver'"'"'s receipt of said transmitted data; b. a plurality of personnel communicators, each communicator comprising; i. a body; ii. a communicator receiver coupled to said body, said communicator receiver comprising a unique electronic communicator address, and said communicator receiver being operable to receive transmitted data corresponding to said unique communicator address; ii. a communicator output device coupled to said body and in communication with the communicator receiver, said communicator output device being operable to produce an output upon said communicator receiver'"'"'s receipt of said transmitted data; and c. a computer system configured to receive and retrieve data, comprising; i. a chart communication transmitter operable to transmit data corresponding to at least one unique chart address of at least one of said plurality of charts; and
operable to transmit data corresponding to at least one unique chart address of at least one of said plurality of charts.
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2. A communication system, comprising:
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a. at least one chart, each of said at least one chart comprising; i. a support, ii. a chart receiver associated with said support, said chart receiver comprising a unique chart address, where said chart receiver is operably configured to receive patient data corresponding to said unique chart address, and iii. a chart output device associated with said support and said chart receiver, where said chart output device is operably configured to selectively produce an output in response to the receipt of patient data by said chart receiver; and b. a computer system, comprising; i. an output device, ii. an interface operably configured to receive patient data and to communicate patient data to a user via said output device, iii. a memory medium for storing patient data, and iv. a chart communication transmitter operably configured to transmit patient data. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A docking system, comprising:
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a. at least one chart, each of said at least one chart comprising; i. a support, ii. a chart receiver associated with said support, said chart receiver comprising a unique chart address, where said chart receiver is operably configured to receive transmitted patient data corresponding to said unique chart address, iii. a chart output device associated with said support and configured to communicate with said chart receiver, where said chart output device is operably configured to produce an output upon said chart receiver'"'"'s receipt of patient data, and iv. a chart transmitter associated with said support, where said chart transmitter is operably configured to transmit patient data; and b. a docking station, said docking station comprising; i. at least one dock, ii. a docking transmitter, where said docking transmitter is associated with said docking station, iii. a docking receiver, where said docking receiver is associated with said docking station and is operably configured to receive patient data transmitted from said at least one chart, and iv. a docking output, where said docking output is coupled with said docking station and is operably configured to display patient data received via from said docking receiver. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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