Patent · US Active

Method for automatic association devices to a patient and concurrent creation of a patient record

US8058986B2 · kind B2 · utility

18Cited by

5References

23Claims

0Family size

Assignee

KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV · NL

Inventors

Karin Klabunde · Aachen, DE
Heribert Baldus · Eindhoven, NL

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 4, 2005
Grant date	Nov 15, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 10, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W84/12
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A wireless patient point-of-care network (20) includes a plurality of medical devices (22, 24, 26) each with a wireless communication interface (46). Each medical device is configured to provide at least one medical service to a patient. A patient identification device (28) is associated with the patient. The patient identification device includes a wireless communication interface (46′, 70) in communication with the wireless communication interfaces (46) of the medical devices. The patient identification device (28) performs a patient identification service that wirelessly associates the medical devices (22, 24, 26) with the patient.

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