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Method and medical system for the postdischarge surveillance of a patient

US6955646B2 · kind B2 · utility

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10Claims

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Tilo Christ · Erlangen, DE
Volker Schmidt · Lexington, US
Hans Schull · Weisendorf, DE
Werner Striebel · Schwarzenbruck, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 24, 2002
Grant date	Oct 18, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 20, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S128/92
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method and medical system for the postdischarge surveillance of a patient (1) for detecting a case of pneumonia, secondary bleeding, a wound healing problem, a pulmonary complication, a urinary tract infection or a thrombosis of the patient (1), having a data bank (13), which is arranged at a location other than the location (2) at which the patient (1) is based during the surveillance and stores data relevant for the postdischarge surveillance of the patient (1) recorded during the postdischarge surveillance.

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