System and method for medical device identifier
US10460835B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 1, 2013 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H40/63
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system assists in management of data associated with a home medical equipment (HME) device provided to a patient. An HME identifier may be received by a physician terminal or an HME provider terminal. In an example, an HME identifier may be stored, encoded, engraved or otherwise applied to a component of an HME device such as a removable storage medium (e.g., an SD card). A records management system may then be searched for a patient record associated with the HME device identifier based on retrieval of the identifier from the component. If a patient record is found, the identity of the patient may be verified. Optionally, if no such patient record is found, then a new patient record associated with the HME identifier may be created.
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