Computer-based surgical services management system
US5842173A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | May 19, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 24, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H40/67
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A computer-based surgical services management system for communicating between sites of a surgical services facility including a computer workstation located at each site of the facility, a server in network communication with each workstation, and a database resident on the network. The database retains patient-specific data maintained temporarily by the workstation located at a site where a patient is located, the patient-specific data moving from site to site with the patient, and site-specific data, maintained at the site where the site-specific data is produced. The database is distributed to and contained within each workstation for editing by a user. A copy of the database is contained in each workstation and is duplicated on the server. The database is of an object-oriented design containing classes for patients, locations, resources, surgeons and anesthesiologists. Methods are assigned to each of the classes for updating information. Methods also are assigned to perform constraint propagation in the network to maintain data structure. The workstations are in a peer-to-peer relationship. A copy of the database being contained on each of the individual workstations is also c…
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