Computerized system and method for safely transfusing blood products
First Claim
1. A computer system for displaying a notification that a blood product unit is safe to administer to a patient at the patient'"'"'s location prior to the patient receiving a blood transfusion, the system comprising:
- a first receiving component at one or more remote computers located at a patient location for receiving identification to identify the blood product to be administered to the patient;
a second receiving component at the one or more remote computers located at the patient location for receiving identification to identify the patient;
an accessing component for accessing via a network a blood bank database located separate from the patient location, the blood bank database containing a plurality of pre-determined blood compatibility test results;
a determining component for determining whether the database contains a pre-determined blood compatibility test result by comparing compatibility data for the identified blood product from the first receiving component at the one or more remote computers located at the patient location with compatibility data for the identified patient from the second receiving component at the one or more remote computers located at the patient location to verify that the identified blood product is safe to administer to the identified patient; and
a displaying component for displaying a notification to a user at the patient'"'"'s location at the one or more remote computers prior to transfusion that the identified blood product is safe to administer to the identified patient.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a system and method for safely transfusing blood to a patient in a computerized healthcare environment is provided. A blood product to be administered to a patient is identified and the patient is identified. A database containing a plurality of blood compatibility test results is accessed and it is determined whether the database contains a blood compatibility test result for the identified blood product and identified patient. If so, it is determined whether the test result indicates that the identified blood product is compatible for the identified patient.
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18 Claims
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1. A computer system for displaying a notification that a blood product unit is safe to administer to a patient at the patient'"'"'s location prior to the patient receiving a blood transfusion, the system comprising:
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a first receiving component at one or more remote computers located at a patient location for receiving identification to identify the blood product to be administered to the patient; a second receiving component at the one or more remote computers located at the patient location for receiving identification to identify the patient; an accessing component for accessing via a network a blood bank database located separate from the patient location, the blood bank database containing a plurality of pre-determined blood compatibility test results; a determining component for determining whether the database contains a pre-determined blood compatibility test result by comparing compatibility data for the identified blood product from the first receiving component at the one or more remote computers located at the patient location with compatibility data for the identified patient from the second receiving component at the one or more remote computers located at the patient location to verify that the identified blood product is safe to administer to the identified patient; and a displaying component for displaying a notification to a user at the patient'"'"'s location at the one or more remote computers prior to transfusion that the identified blood product is safe to administer to the identified patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer system for safely displaying a notification that a blood product unit is safe to administer to a patient at the patient'"'"'s location prior to the patient receiving a blood transfusion, the system comprising:
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at one or more remote computers located at a patient location, means for receiving identification to identify a blood product to be administered to a patient; at the one or more remote computers located at the patient location, means for receiving identification to identify the patient; means for accessing via a network a blood bank database located separate from the patient location, the blood bank database containing a plurality of pre-determined blood compatibility test results; means for determining whether the database contains a pre-determined blood compatibility test result by comparing compatibility data for the identified blood product from the one or more remote computers located at the patient location with compatibility data for the identified patient from the one or more remote computers located at the patient location to verify that the identified blood product is safe to administer to the identified patient; and means for displaying a notification to a user at the patient'"'"'s location at the one or more remote computers prior to transfusion that the identified blood product is safe to administer to the identified patient. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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