Medical system and method for operating a medical system

• US 9,101,307 B2
• Filed: 04/12/2012
• Issued: 08/11/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/15/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations Incorporated (Roche Holding AG)
• Original Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations Incorporated (Roche Holding AG)
• Inventors: Thym, Detlef, Lorenz, Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): Mehmood, Jennifer
• Assistant Examiner(s): Jiang, Yong Hang
• Application Number:
  US13/445,607
• Publication Number:
  US 20120262274A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,216 Days
• Field of Search: 340/5.1, 340/5.2, 340/539.1, 340/539.11, 340/539.12, 600/583
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2090/0814 Preventing re-use
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/029 adapted for auto-initiation
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0247 Pressure sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/90 Identification means for patients or instruments, e.g. tags
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/98 using electromagnetic means, e.g. transponders

Abstract

A medical system and method to operating the medical system is presented. A patient storage element is assigned to a patient comprising identification information identifying the patient. A medical device has a contaminating patient application. A medical device storage element on the medical device comprises use information. A clearing device receives the identification information from the patient storage element and the use information from the medical device storage element and analyzes the use information. If in analyzing the use information it is found that application of the medical device to the patient is allowed, a clearance signal is outputted. If in analyzing the use information it is found that application of the medical device to the patient is not allowed, the identification information is analyzed. If in analyzing the identification information it is found that application of the medical device to the patient is allowed, a clearance signal is outputted.

Claims

1. A medical system, the medical system comprising:

a patient storage element, wherein the patient storage element is assigned to a patient by identification information identifying the patient;

a medical device, wherein the medical device is a lancing device for puncturing a patient'"'"'s skin and comprises a contaminating patient application;

a medical device storage element, wherein the medical device storage element is provided on the medical device and comprises use information; and

a clearing device, wherein the clearing device receives the identification information from the patient storage element and the use information from the medical device storage element and analyzes the use information, and wherein if in analyzing the use information it is found that application of the medical device to the patient is allowed, a clearance signal is outputted;

if in analyzing the use information it is found that application of the medical device to the patient is not allowed, the identification information is analyzed; and

if in analyzing the identification information it is found that application of the medical device to the patient is allowed, a clearance signal is outputted.

2. The medical system according to claim 1, wherein the use information comprises disinfection information, information that the medical device was previously used on another patient, and/or information that the medical device has not been previously used for said contaminating patient application.

3. The medical system according to claim 1, wherein the clearing device is at least partially implemented as an integrated device with the patient storage element and the medical device storage element.

4. The medical system according to claim 1, wherein the patient storage element is a RFID storage element, a passive storage element, an active storage element or combinations thereof.

5. The medical system according to claim 1, wherein the medical device storage element is a RFID storage element, a passive storage element, an active storage element or combinations thereof.

6. The medical system according to claim 1, wherein the patient storage element is provided on a patient attachment element.

7. The medical system according to claim 1, wherein the medical device storage element is a disposable article detachably applied to the medical device.

8. The medical system according to claim 1, wherein the patient storage element is connected to a motion sensor.

9. The medical system according to claim 1, wherein the medical device storage element is connected to a motion sensor.

10. The medical system according to claim 1, wherein the clearing device comprises a detection element configured to start an operation mode in which the identification information and the use information are collected automatically by the clearing device from the patient storage element and the medical device storage element, respectively, if the patient storage element or the medical device storage element is detected by the detection element as being located in the vicinity of the medical device.

11. The medical system according to claim 1, wherein the clearing device is connected to an operation module of the medical device.

12. The medical system according to claim 11, wherein if in analyzing it is found that application of the medical device to the patient is allowed, the clearing device provides the clearance signal with an operation clearing signal, wherein the operation clearing signal is provided to the operation module for clearing use of an operation function of the medical device.

13. A method for operating a medical system, the method comprising:

providing a patient storage element, wherein the patient storage element comprises identification information identifying a patient;

providing a medical device storage element on a medical device, wherein the medical device is a lancing device for puncturing a patient'"'"'s skin and comprises a contaminating patient application;

providing use information on the medical device storage element; and

providing a clearing device, wherein the clearing device receives the identification information from the patient storage element and the use information from the medical device storage element and analyzes the use information, and wherein if in analyzing the use information it is found that application of the medical device to the patient is allowed, a clearance signal is outputted;

if in analyzing the use information it is found that application of the medical device to the patient is not allowed, the identification information is analyzed; and

if in analyzing the identification information it is found that application of the medical device to the patient is allowed, a clearance signal is outputted.