System including bar coded wristband
First Claim
1. A system for reading a bar coded patient wristband, the system comprising:
- a bar code reading portable data terminal (PDT) communicatively coupled to a computer;
a database communicatively coupled to the computer;
a patient wristband comprising a plurality of 2 D bar code symbols, the plurality of bar code symbols containing information encoded into each bar code symbol;
wherein the bar code reading PDT is configured to read at least one of the plurality of bar code symbols and transmit data decoded from the at least one of the plurality of bar code symbols to the computer,wherein the computer is configured to retrieve a patient record from the database based on at least a segment of the data decoded and transmit one or more items of the patient record to the bar code reading PDT;
wherein the system is configured to display one or more items of the patient record;
wherein the bar code reading PDT is configured for authentication of a user operating the bar code reading PDT, and wherein the authentication is characterized by one or more of (a) the authentication uses an output of a reader or sensor of the bar code reading PDT, and (b) the authentication comprises performing biometric based identification of the user; and
wherein the system is configured to only display those items of the patient record which the user is authorized based on the authentication by the bar code reading PDT to access.
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Abstract
A bar coded patient wristband identifies a patient wearing the wristband. The system comprises a bar code reader to read the bar coded wristband. A host computer is connected to the digital link to receive the segment of data from the bar code reader. A database correlates the segment of data to a patient to identify the patient. The patient wristband comprises a plurality of bar code symbols. A computer then retrieves a patient record from the database to identify the patient wearing the wristband. In one embodiment, a patient wristband for identifying a patient accepts a plurality of markings of 2 D bar codes distributed along the strip. In another embodiment, the wristband comprises a plurality of linear bar code lines and spaces distributed along the strip. The lines and spaces form a 1 D bar code.
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26 Claims
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1. A system for reading a bar coded patient wristband, the system comprising:
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a bar code reading portable data terminal (PDT) communicatively coupled to a computer; a database communicatively coupled to the computer; a patient wristband comprising a plurality of 2 D bar code symbols, the plurality of bar code symbols containing information encoded into each bar code symbol; wherein the bar code reading PDT is configured to read at least one of the plurality of bar code symbols and transmit data decoded from the at least one of the plurality of bar code symbols to the computer, wherein the computer is configured to retrieve a patient record from the database based on at least a segment of the data decoded and transmit one or more items of the patient record to the bar code reading PDT; wherein the system is configured to display one or more items of the patient record; wherein the bar code reading PDT is configured for authentication of a user operating the bar code reading PDT, and wherein the authentication is characterized by one or more of (a) the authentication uses an output of a reader or sensor of the bar code reading PDT, and (b) the authentication comprises performing biometric based identification of the user; and
wherein the system is configured to only display those items of the patient record which the user is authorized based on the authentication by the bar code reading PDT to access. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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