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Method and system for tracking medical products

  • US 8,042,738 B2
  • Filed: 10/12/2007
  • Issued: 10/25/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of tracking medical products in which a marked packaged medical product is identified by a supplier of said product by a first reference stored in a first product file, the medical product being stored at a client facility for subsequent use for a patient identified in a second patient file, the method comprising the steps of:

  • detecting the first reference of the medical product automatically and storing said first reference in a third client file,detecting removal of the product from stock automatically,inserting the first reference of the removed medical product in the second patient file corresponding to a patient for which the medical product is used or to be used,constructing a fourth file comprising partial references coming from the second patient file, said fourth file comprising the first reference of the medical product and expurgated patient data which includes a patient identifier but protects the medical confidentiality of the patient, andtransmitting the fourth file automatically or semi-automatically to the supplier of the product.

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