Bar code reader for a medical device
First Claim
1. A bar code reader for a medical device, wherein the bar code reader is configured to be attached to a central communication device to which at least one medical device is attachable, the bar code reader comprising:
- a bar code scanning device for scanning a bar code;
a processing device for decoding the scanned bar code to obtain decoded bar code data which is contained in the scanned bar code, wherein the processing device is operative to decode bar codes of different bar code types; and
a connection line for outputting the decoded bar code data to the central communication device, wherein the processing device is configured to map the decoded bar code data to predefined fields of information of a predefined standardized output format and to output the decoded bar code data in the predefined standardized output format via the connection line, and wherein the processing device is configured to check whether the scanned bar code contains all information corresponding to the predefined fields of information that beforehand have been defined as essential.
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Abstract
A bar code reader (2) for a medical device (3) is configured to be attached to a central communication device (1) to which at least one medical device (3) is attachable. The bar code reader (2) comprises a bar code scanning device (21) for scanning a bar code (4), a processing device (22) for decoding the scanned bar code (4) to obtain decoded bar code data which is contained in the scanned bar code (4), and a connection line (24) for outputting the decoded bar code data to the central communication device (1). The processing device (22) herein is operative to decode bar codes (4) of different bar code types. Furthermore, the processing device (22) is configured to map the decoded bar code data to a predefined standardized output format and to output the decoded bar code data in the predefined standardized output format via the connection line (24). Thus, a bar code reader and a method for processing a bar code scanned by a bar code reader are provided which are capable of reading and interpreting bar codes of a variety of different types and allow for outputting the data contained in a bar code in a manner such that a central communication device to which the bar code reader is attached may easily interpret the data.
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14 Claims
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1. A bar code reader for a medical device, wherein the bar code reader is configured to be attached to a central communication device to which at least one medical device is attachable, the bar code reader comprising:
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a bar code scanning device for scanning a bar code; a processing device for decoding the scanned bar code to obtain decoded bar code data which is contained in the scanned bar code, wherein the processing device is operative to decode bar codes of different bar code types; and a connection line for outputting the decoded bar code data to the central communication device, wherein the processing device is configured to map the decoded bar code data to predefined fields of information of a predefined standardized output format and to output the decoded bar code data in the predefined standardized output format via the connection line, and wherein the processing device is configured to check whether the scanned bar code contains all information corresponding to the predefined fields of information that beforehand have been defined as essential. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of processing a bar code scanned by a bar code reader for a medical device, wherein the bar code reader is configured to be attached to a central communication device to which at least one medical device is attachable, the method comprising the steps of:
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scanning a bar code using a bar code scanning device of the bar code reader, decoding the scanned bar code using a processing device of the bar code reader to obtain decoded bar code data which is contained in the scanned bar code, wherein the processing device is operative to decode bar codes of different bar code types, and outputting the decoded bar code data to the central communication device via a connection line of the bar code reader, wherein the processing device maps the decoded bar code data to predefined fields of information of a predefined standardized output format and outputs the decoded bar code data in the predefined standardized output format via the connection line, and wherein the processing device checks whether the scanned bar code contains all information corresponding to the predefined fields of information that beforehand have been defined as essential.
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