Anti-loss for medical devices
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1. A medical device system that includes one or more anti-loss/anti-theft mechanisms, the medical device system comprising:
- a wireless medical device that includes a wireless medical sensor; and
a docking station,wherein an alarm is activated on one or more of the wireless medical device or the docking station when a temperature measurement is taken using the wireless medical device and the wireless medical device is not returned to the docking station after the temperature measurement is taken for a first time period that exceeds a first predetermined threshold.
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Abstract
A medical device system includes one or more anti-loss/anti-theft mechanisms. The medical device system comprises a wireless medical device and a docking station. An alarm is activated on one or more of the wireless medical device or the docking station when an alarm threshold is detected by one of the anti-loss/anti-theft mechanisms.
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1. A medical device system that includes one or more anti-loss/anti-theft mechanisms, the medical device system comprising:
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a wireless medical device that includes a wireless medical sensor; and a docking station, wherein an alarm is activated on one or more of the wireless medical device or the docking station when a temperature measurement is taken using the wireless medical device and the wireless medical device is not returned to the docking station after the temperature measurement is taken for a first time period that exceeds a first predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for preventing loss or theft of a wireless medical device, the method comprising:
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removing the wireless medical device from a docking station; when the wireless medical device is removed from the docking station, monitoring a parameter associated with the wireless medical device and the docking station; determining whether a temperature measurement is taken using the wireless medical device and the wireless medical device is not returned to the docking station after the temperature measurement is taken for a first time period that exceeds a first threshold; when the first time period exceeds the first threshold, activating an alarm; and activating the alarm when a distance between a clinician badge and the docking station is greater than a second threshold. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An electronic computing device comprising:
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a processing unit; and system memory, the system memory including instructions that when executed by the processing unit cause the electronic computing device to; process a clinician authentication; store clinician authentication information, the clinician authentication information including a time stamp; access the clinician authorization information; when a determination is made that the clinician is authorized, release a wireless thermometer probe from the electronic computing device; display identification information for the clinician on the electronic computing device, wherein the identification information includes a photograph of the clinician; start a timer when the wireless thermometer probe is released from the electronic computing device; determine whether the wireless thermometer probe has been returned to the electronic computing device within a predetermined time interval; and when a determination is made that the wireless thermometer probe has not been returned to the electronic computing device within the predetermined time interval, activate an alarm on the wireless thermometer probe.
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