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System, method, and computer program product for configuring and purchasing a medical device

  • US 7,870,005 B2
  • Filed: 06/29/2001
  • Issued: 01/11/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for configuring a medical device, comprising:

  • a digital repository populated with entries defining a plurality of medical device components, each entry associated with an individual medical device component and havinga component identification indicator,a component class indicator, andat least one patient attribute indicator;

    a processor; and

    a computer readable medium encoded with processor readable instructions that when executed by the processor implementa practitioner user interface mechanism configured to provide a practitioner with access to entries in the digital repository via a network and to allow the practitioner to provide at least one patient interview answer indicator,a patient interview mechanism configured to receive over the network the at least one patient interview answer indicator corresponding to an attribute of a patient and to store the at least one patient interview answer indicator in a memory, andconfigurator mechanism configured to select a subset of entries from the digital repository based on the at least one patient interview answer indicator in the memory, the subset of entries including entries corresponding to individual medical device, components that collectively form a medical device meeting a need of the patient.

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