Medical item thermal treatment systems and method of monitoring medical items for compliance with prescribed requirements
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Abstract
Various present invention devices enable adherence to requirements for medical items. A medical item of the present invention includes a monitoring or data recording device to monitor and/or record medical solution conditions. The device may further include indicators to indicate compliance of the medical solution with prescribed requirements (e.g., manufacturer, medical standard or regulation, etc.). The medical item may alternatively include a barcode or transponder to uniquely identify the medical item to a thermal treatment system measuring and storing conditions in a central database. The present invention further includes various thermal treatment systems that monitor medical items for prescribed requirements and display the monitored parameters to medical personnel. In addition, the present invention may place time stamp information on medical items to enable determination by medical personnel of compliance with prescribed requirements.
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120 Claims
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45. A temperature control system for thermally treating medical items to desired temperatures comprising:
a temperature control unit including;
a unit housing;
a thermal treatment unit disposed within said housing to thermally treat at least one medical item;
a controller to facilitate entry of a desired temperature and to control a thermal output of said thermal treatment unit to thermally treat said at least one medical item to said entered desired temperature; and
a usage control unit to control usage of said temperature control unit in accordance with usage parameters associated with a user. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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71. A system for controlling use of a temperature control unit that thermally treats medical items to desired temperatures in accordance with usage parameters associated with a user, said system comprising:
a server computer system to receive and store information collected by said temperature control unit, wherein said server computer system includes a web site accessible by said user to perform at least one of retrieval of said collected information in the form of a report and adjustment of said usage parameters to enable further use of said temperature control unit. - View Dependent Claims (72, 73, 74, 75, 76)
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77. A method of thermally treating medical items to desired temperatures comprising:
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(a) receiving at least one medical item within a housing of a temperature control unit for thermal treatment by a thermal treatment unit;
(b) facilitating entry of a desired temperature and controlling a thermal output of said thermal treatment unit to thermally treat said at least one medical item to said entered desired temperature; and
(c) controlling usage of said temperature control unit in accordance with usage parameters associated with a user. - View Dependent Claims (78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98)
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99. A method of controlling use of a temperature control unit that thermally treats medical items to desired temperatures in accordance with usage parameters associated with a user, said method comprising:
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(a) receiving and storing information collected by said temperature control unit on a server computer system including a web site accessible by said user; and
(b) performing, via said web site, at least one of retrieval of said collected information in the form of a report and adjustment of said usage parameters to enable further use of said temperature control unit. - View Dependent Claims (100, 101, 102, 103, 104)
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105. A system for controlling usage of a medical device comprising:
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a medical device; and
a usage control unit to control usage of said medical device in accordance with usage parameters associated with a user. - View Dependent Claims (106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111)
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112. A method of controlling use of a medical device comprising:
(a) controlling usage of said medical device in accordance with usage parameters associated with a user. - View Dependent Claims (113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120)
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