System, medical item including RFID chip, data collection engine, server and method for capturing medical data
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1. A server device comprising:
- a transceiver configured to receive one or more messages including a position signature of a plurality of first RFID chips affixed to a headrest and a patient operating table, a patient identification of a second RFID chip associated with a patient, and an identification of a third RFID chip associated with a medical consumable item, the transceiver further configured to receive an information request from a client device and to send an information reply including usage parameters associated with the third RFID chip to the client device;
wherein the position signature includes an angle of displacement from a baseline orientation of a first RFID chip of the plurality of first RFID chips, a first distance between the first RFID chip and a second RFID chip of the plurality of first RFID chips, a second distance between the first RFID chip and a third RFID chip of the plurality of first RFID chips, and a pressure value associated with a fourth RFID chip,wherein the first RFID chip is affixed to a base portion of the head rest, the second RFID chip is associated with a first pin portion of the headrest, the third RFID chip is associated with a second pin portion of the headrest, and the fourth RFID chip is affixed to the patient operating table;
a controller operatively coupled to the transceiver; and
one or more memory sources operatively coupled to the controller, the one or more memory sources storing;
a patient database including a plurality of patient identifications associated with a plurality of patients, and patient attributes for each of the plurality of patient identifications;
a medical item database including a plurality of identifications of medical items, and usage parameters for each of the medical items; and
instructions for configuring the controller to;
determine based upon the position signature, an orientation of the headrest and the operating table and a present patient orientation of the patient and to determine if the present patient orientation corresponds with one or more of the patient attributes associated with the patient in the patient database; and
determine data in the medical item database that is associated with the identification for the third RFID chip in the information request; and
generate the information reply including the usage parameters associated with the third RFID chip based upon the determined data, the usage parameters associated with the third RFID chip include an identification of a medical professional that used the medical consumable item, and an identification of a patient for whom the medical consumable item was used.
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Abstract
A system includes a plurality of RFID chips affixed to medical items, a data collection engine device, and a server device. The data collection engine wirelessly transmits power to a first one of the RFID chips and receives first medical data from the first RFID chip while the first RFID chip is activated by the power receiver. The data collection engine generates a first message indicative of the first medical data to be sent to the server device. The server device can determine aspects of the medical items such as position and consumption based upon the first medical data.
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20 Claims
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1. A server device comprising:
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a transceiver configured to receive one or more messages including a position signature of a plurality of first RFID chips affixed to a headrest and a patient operating table, a patient identification of a second RFID chip associated with a patient, and an identification of a third RFID chip associated with a medical consumable item, the transceiver further configured to receive an information request from a client device and to send an information reply including usage parameters associated with the third RFID chip to the client device; wherein the position signature includes an angle of displacement from a baseline orientation of a first RFID chip of the plurality of first RFID chips, a first distance between the first RFID chip and a second RFID chip of the plurality of first RFID chips, a second distance between the first RFID chip and a third RFID chip of the plurality of first RFID chips, and a pressure value associated with a fourth RFID chip, wherein the first RFID chip is affixed to a base portion of the head rest, the second RFID chip is associated with a first pin portion of the headrest, the third RFID chip is associated with a second pin portion of the headrest, and the fourth RFID chip is affixed to the patient operating table; a controller operatively coupled to the transceiver; and one or more memory sources operatively coupled to the controller, the one or more memory sources storing; a patient database including a plurality of patient identifications associated with a plurality of patients, and patient attributes for each of the plurality of patient identifications; a medical item database including a plurality of identifications of medical items, and usage parameters for each of the medical items; and instructions for configuring the controller to; determine based upon the position signature, an orientation of the headrest and the operating table and a present patient orientation of the patient and to determine if the present patient orientation corresponds with one or more of the patient attributes associated with the patient in the patient database; and determine data in the medical item database that is associated with the identification for the third RFID chip in the information request; and generate the information reply including the usage parameters associated with the third RFID chip based upon the determined data, the usage parameters associated with the third RFID chip include an identification of a medical professional that used the medical consumable item, and an identification of a patient for whom the medical consumable item was used. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A data collection engine (DCE) device comprising:
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a power transmission subsystem including a power source and an antenna arranged to wirelessly transmit power from the power source to a first radio-frequency identification (RFID) chip, wherein the first RFID chip is a passive-type RFID chip; a transceiver configured to receive first medical data from at least one of the first RFID chip and a second RFID chip while the first RFID chip is activated by the power received, the medical data indicative of a first medical event and including identification information of the first and second RFID chips; a controller operatively coupled to the transceiver; and one or more memory sources operatively coupled to the controller, the one or more memory sources including instructions for configuring the controller to generate one or more messages indicative of the first medical event and identification information to be sent by the transceiver to a server device via a network connection, wherein the first RFID chip includes an antenna for wirelessly receiving the power from the transceiver of the DCE and communicating with the second RFID chip, and control logic for generating the medical data. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A server device comprising:
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a transceiver configured to receive one or more messages including a position signature of a plurality of first RFID chips affixed to a medical item and a patient identification of a second RFID chip associated with a patient; a controller operatively coupled to the transceiver; and one or more memory sources operatively coupled to the controller, the one or more memory sources storing a patient database including a plurality of patient identifications associated with a plurality of patients, and patient attributes for each of the plurality of patient identifications; wherein the one or more memory sources further include instructions for configuring the controller to; determine based upon the position signature, a present patient orientation of the patient and to determine if the present patient orientation corresponds with one or more of the patient attributes associated with the patient in the patient database. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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