A - Human Necessities – 61 – B
Patent
A - Human Necessities
61
B
354/22, 325/27,
A61B 5/117 (2006.01) G06F 1/16 (2006.01) G06K 7/10 (2006.01) G06K 17/00 (2006.01) G07C 9/00 (2006.01) H04B 3/54 (2006.01) G06F 19/00 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 1261968
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A patient identification system for relating items with patients and ensuring that an identified item corresponds to an identified patient. The patient iden- tification system includes a computer system (42) intercon- nected to a plurality of remote terminals (62) by conventional telephone wiring (66,70). The patient iden- tification system further including a portable bar code reading device (48) including a bar code wand (120), an LCD display (116) and a key pad (114). The portable bar code reading device (48) communicates via RF transmission with an RF/PLC modem (60). The bar code reading device (483 is uti- lized to read a patient's unique bar code (50) on a patient's identification bracelet (52), bar codes (51) on labels (53) attached to various items in the hospital relating the item to a specific patient and bar codes (49) on item labels (47) whereby such items can be automatically correlated to a spe- cific patient and checks performed at the computer system (42) to ensure that the item properly corresponds to the identified patient.
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Gombrich Peter P.
Hendrickson Max S.
Zook Ronald E.
Clinicom Incorporated
Gowling Lafleur Henderson Llp
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