Portable medical specimen data collection system
US5171977A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 14, 1990 |
| Grant date | Dec 15, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H10/65
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for collecting data relating to medical specimens includes a hand-held terminal incorporating a bar code reader and a keyboard for receiving information for identifying a medical specimen and a medical specimen source, an internal memory within the hand-held terminal for storing information including information identifying medical specimens and corresponding medical specimen sources, and application software operating within the hand-held terminal responsive to the input devices and the internal memory for verifying that the medical specimen identified by the received information should properly be collected from the medical specimen source identified by the received information. An LCD display, LEDs and an audible signal indicate whether the medical specimen identified by the received information should properly be collected from the medical specimen source identified by the received information. The hand-held terminal also functions to store in its internal memory information identifying a time at which the medical specimen is collected from the medical specimen source and information identifying alphanumeric codes relating to procedures performed in collecting the medi…
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