Patient medical data acquisition system and method using an external device
US11657175B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 26, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 23, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/306
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of sending a medical data file from an external device to a computer system and storing the data file associated with a patient's identity, comprising: a) the computer system receiving information that a data file to be sent to the computer system from the external device (or from one of a set of external devices) is to be associated with the patient's identity; b) sending the data file from the external device to the computer system, with the data file identified as coming from the external device; c) the computer system finding the patient's identity from the identification of the image file as coming from the external device, and from the information that a data file to be associated with the patient's identity was to be sent from that external device; and d) the computer system storing the data file, associating the data file with the patient's identity.
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