System for sensing and recording information regarding medical items in a medical facility
US10152688B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 31, 2014 |
| Grant date | Dec 11, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 11, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16Z99/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus tracks medical items through various transition points in a medical facility and maintains a chain of custody for each item through each transition point, indicating who is responsible for each item at any particular time. The apparatus also generates messages directed to various medical facility personnel who are responsible for the medical items at the various transition points, which messages prompt the personnel to take appropriate action with regard to the medical items depending on the particular transition point.
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