CN108701494A

CN108701494A - The system and method for medical equipment for identification

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Publication number: CN108701494A
Application number: CN201680079421.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 帕特里克·J·斯威尼
Original assignee: Si Pina Produces Co Ltd
Current assignee: Si Pina Produces Co Ltd; Spinal Generations LLC
Priority date: 2015-12-09
Filing date: 2016-12-05
Publication date: 2018-10-23
Also published as: EP3387568A1; WO2017100124A1

Abstract

System and method of the present invention description for medical equipment identification.One embodiment is medical equipment identifying system comprising:Medical equipment has the distinguished symbol for providing a user the information about medical equipment;And monitoring system comprising processing circuit and communication interface.Processing circuit includes:Equipment identification module is used to receive input from detection device via the communication interface, for identifying the medical equipment;And equipment information module, it is used to provide the identification information about the medical equipment.Medical equipment can be tool or implant.Distinguished symbol can be a kind of figure, and the symbol may also include identification color.

Description

The system and method for medical equipment for identification

Cross reference to related applications

This application claims the priority and right for the 14/964th, No. 140 U. S. application that on December 9th, 2015 submits, institutes U. S. application is stated to be incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.In addition, the 14/964th, No. 140 U. S. application is in November, 2013 The part continuation application for No. 14/088,069 U. S. application submitted for 22nd.

Background technology

For to be related to the outer of medical equipment (for example, the tool etc. used in the implant being inserted into during surgery, operation) The legacy system and method that section's operation offer is supported generally include operation preplanning, are propped up after supporting and perform the operation during providing operation It holds.The product technology assistant director of medical equipment can provide such support in entire surgical procedures for the use of medical equipment.

Product technology assistant director can provide the various functions about medical equipment for hospital.Product technology assistant director can carry at the scene For various functions.For example, live product technology assistant director can provide surgical staff and support and train to make in the course of surgery How with medical equipment (for example, how implant is inserted into patient's body, one or more works are used during surgery Tool etc.).Live product technology assistant director can also provide the counseling services used about medical equipment for doctor.In addition, live product Technology assistant director can be traced the inventory of medical equipment in hospital and provide related sales service.For example, live product technology is special Member can be that hospital orders more medical equipments, create the bill etc. that hospital uses medical treatment device.

Invention content

One embodiment of the disclosure is related to medical equipment inventory status notification system.System includes for accommodating medical equipment Container.System further includes sensor, and the sensor is coupled to container and the presence for detecting medical equipment.System is also Including the processing circuit being integrated into container.Processing circuit is used to receive signal from sensor and executes behaviour based on the signal Make.

Another embodiment of the present disclosure is related to the system for monitoring the surgical procedure using medical equipment in situations in the surgery room. System includes the camera of positioning in situations in the surgery room.System further includes the display of positioning in situations in the surgery room.System further includes leading to Communication interface, the communication interface for permits use the personnel of display and camera in situations in the surgery room with and medical equipment it is associated Product technology assistant director between carry out video conference.

The another embodiment of the disclosure is related to providing for the medical surgery team of the surgical procedure be related to medical equipment The method of support.This method includes providing camera and display.This method further includes establishing operating room and product technology assistant director Between video connection, wherein product technology assistant director video provide over the display.This method further include using camera to Product technology assistant director provides video.

The another embodiment of the disclosure is related to medical equipment identifying system.System includes:Medical equipment has to user The distinguished symbol of information about medical equipment is provided;And monitoring system comprising processing circuit and communication interface.Processing electricity Road includes:Equipment identification module is used to receive input from detection device via the communication interface, for identifying the doctor Treat equipment;And equipment information module, it is used to provide the identification information about the medical equipment.In some embodiments, Medical equipment is tool or implant.In some embodiments, distinguished symbol is figure (shape).In some embodiments, scheme Shape describes one kind in animal, plant, object, Transportation Model and personage.In some embodiments, figure with about medical equipment Type, medical equipment manufacturer, build date, manufacturing time, manufacturing site location, the material of equipment, lot number, batch number, arrive At least one of date phase, unique asset identifier (UDI) and sequence number information is associated.In some embodiments, figure With color.In some embodiments, color with about the type of medical equipment, the manufacturer of medical equipment, build date, system It makes in time, manufacturing site location, the material of equipment, lot number, batch, due date, unique asset identifier (UDI) and sequence number At least one information is associated.In some embodiments, detection device is optical identifying apparatus.In some embodiments, optics Identification device is camera.In some embodiments, processing circuit further includes memory, and wherein medical inventory history storage In memory.In some embodiments, system further includes medical equipment information data library storage information associated with symbol, To identify medical equipment.In some embodiments, system further includes display, and display is for showing symbol and/or about institute State the information of medical equipment.In some embodiments, distinguished symbol to without using in medical equipment word (such as letter And number) in the case of identify medical equipment.

The another embodiment of the disclosure is related to the method for identifying medical equipment, including identification is provided in medical equipment Symbol, for providing a user the information about medical equipment;Use the distinguished symbol in detection device detection medical equipment, warp Information about distinguished symbol is obtained by communication interface associated with monitoring system, and is using monitoring based on distinguished symbol System identification medical equipment.In some embodiments, medical equipment is tool or implant.In some embodiments, distinguished symbol For figure.In some embodiments, figure with about the type of medical equipment, the manufacturer of medical equipment, build date, manufacture In time, manufacturing site location, the material of equipment, lot number, batch, due date, unique asset identifier (UDI) and sequence number extremely Few information is associated.In some embodiments, figure is with color and the wherein described color and the class about medical equipment Type, the manufacturer of medical equipment, build date, manufacturing time, manufacturing site location, the material of equipment, lot number, batch, due date, At least one of unique asset identifier (UDI) and sequence number information are associated.In some embodiments, detection device is light Learn identification device.In some embodiments, method further includes showing the symbol over the display and/or about the Medical treatment device The information of material.

The another embodiment of the disclosure is related to the method for medical equipment for identification, including:Packet is provided in medical equipment Figure and the distinguished symbol of color are included, wherein shape and color provides the identification information about medical equipment;It is detected and is cured by user Treat the distinguished symbol on equipment;By the distinguished symbol of the manually recorded medical equipment of user;And identification is used based on distinguished symbol Symbol Chart recognition medical equipment.In some embodiments, the manufacture of shape and type, medical treatment device about medical equipment Quotient, build date, manufacturing time, manufacturing site location, the material of equipment, lot number, batch, due date, unique asset identifier (UDI) and at least one of sequence number information is associated.In some embodiments, color with about medical equipment type, The manufacturer of medical equipment, build date, manufacturing time, manufacturing site location, the material of equipment, lot number, batch number, due date, At least one of unique asset identifier (UDI) and sequence number information are associated.In some embodiments, by identifier Number chart on iris out distinguished symbol to record distinguished symbol.

Alternative exemplary embodiment is related to other feature and feature combination, substantially as disclosed in the claims.

Description of the drawings

It will be more fully understood by the specific implementation mode that disclosure combination attached drawing provides, it is in the accompanying drawings, similar Reference numeral refers to similar element, wherein:

Fig. 1 is the operating room that can implement system and method described herein wherein accoding to exemplary embodiment Diagram;

Fig. 2 be accoding to exemplary embodiment include camera and sensor for detecting the operating room of medical equipment Diagram;

Fig. 3 be accoding to exemplary embodiment in situations in the surgery room personnel and product technology assistant director between video is provided The example display of connection;

Fig. 4 is being integrated into the operating room of Fig. 1 and being used for tracking medical equipment accoding to exemplary embodiment The block diagram of monitoring system;

Fig. 5 be accoding to exemplary embodiment for respond the medical equipment detected use and provide various inventories with The flow chart of the process of marketing function;

Fig. 6 be accoding to exemplary embodiment in situations in the surgery room personnel and product technology assistant director between video is provided The flow chart of the process of connection;

Fig. 7 is the container (shipping for including multiple pallets and medical equipment accoding to exemplary embodiment Container perspective view);

Fig. 8 is the diagram of operating room accoding to exemplary embodiment, including the container of Fig. 7 and for being examined from container Survey the camera and sensor of medical equipment;

Fig. 9 be accoding to exemplary embodiment be integrated into the container of Fig. 7 for track medical equipment tracking system The block diagram of system;And

Figure 10 is the medical equipment use for tracking the medical equipment removed from container accoding to exemplary embodiment The flow chart of the process of situation.

Figure 11 is the diagram of the possibility symbol of medical implant for identification accoding to exemplary embodiment.

Specific implementation mode

Referring generally to diagram, show and describe to use and provide service about medical treatment device for tracking medical equipment System and method.System and method described herein can be used to replace having live product technology assistant director.Institute herein The system and method for description can be used for tracking the use of medical equipment and inventory in hospital, and positioned at the long-range product technology of hospital Assistant director establishes synchronous radio hookup or carries out video conference, and the personnel in auxiliary operating room.The system and method allow product skill Art assistant director substitutes the use of live mode medical assistance equipment in a manner of non-at-scene.

In one embodiment, system of the description for monitoring the surgical procedures using the medical equipment in operating room.System System includes one or more of being located in one or more of operating room camera, and being located in operating room display (for example, monitor).System includes communication link, and the communication link is used to permit personnel in situations in the surgery room (for example, surgery Doctor) between the associated product technology assistant director (or other individuals) of medical equipment carry out video conference.Using to Surgeon present product technology assistant director one or more displays and for product technology assistant director provide operating room (including Patient, medical equipment etc.) the one or more cameras of view video conference is provided.

Monitoring system further includes the module of medical equipment for identification, which passes through by camera optical scanner or can The image recognition that is identified including symbol and color, and/or pass through the RFID reader of the RFID tag for scanning medical equipment Identify medical equipment.Then monitoring system identifies product technology associated with the medical equipment and other medical equipment information Assistant director.In addition, monitoring system tracks the service condition of medical equipment and performs various functions, such as update the library of medical equipment It deposits, generate the bill of medical equipment used, and generate order to be supplied to retailer, supplier, retail trader etc., with for hospital Medical equipment is bought again.

In another embodiment, medical equipment inventory status notification system is described.System includes for including one or more doctors Treat the container of equipment.System further includes sensor, which is coupled to container, the presence for detecting medical equipment. System further includes the processing circuit being integrated into container, which is used for when taking out and using medical equipment from sensing Device receives signal, and executes operation based on signal.Operation can be update inventory, generates bill, generate order to be supplied to pin Quotient is sold, to buy medical equipment or other operations again for hospital.

Medical equipment inventory status notification system includes for the module based on the signal identification medical equipment from sensor. In one embodiment, sensor is RFID reader, is used to scan the RFID tag of medical equipment.In another embodiment, Sensor is camera, is used to shoot and analyzes the symbol being fixed temporarily or permanently in medical equipment, wherein the symbol carries For the identification information camera about medical equipment.Tracking system can be performed various functions then, such as in more new container The bill of medical equipment used in the inventory of medical equipment, generation, and order is generated to be supplied to retailer, supplier, distribution Quotient etc., to buy medical equipment again for hospital.

Monitoring system and tracking system as shown in the disclosure can be used for providing various services for hospital.In a reality It applies in example, one in monitoring system and tracking system is provided to the service condition of monitoring medical equipment.In another reality It applies in example, hospital may include monitoring system in operating room and with container set to monitor the tracking of medical equipment service condition Both systems, and monitoring system and tracking system can work together.In another embodiment, monitoring system and tracking system can be real It applies as the individual system in hospital.In other embodiments, some in the functionality of monitoring system as described below can It is executed in tracking system, and vice versa.It is understood that the function of monitoring system as described above and tracking system Property it is any it is such combination within the scope of this disclosure.

Referring to Fig. 1, show accoding to exemplary embodiment can implement system and method described herein wherein The diagram of operating room 100.Operating room 100 generally can be the environment for executing surgical procedure wherein.Although described herein System and method be described as be in the operating room of hospital and implement, but it is understood that, in other exemplary embodiments of the invention, System and method described herein can be implemented in any other place.

Operating room 100 can be by one or more surgeons 102 (for example, medical surgery team or other personnel) and patient 104 It occupies.Operating room 100 may include the various equipment for executing surgical operation to patient 104 for assisted surgery doctor 102.Citing comes It says, operating room 100 includes display 106.Display 106 can be used for showing information, provide video or other.For example, outside Section doctor 102 can participate in and the video conference positioned at the long-range product technology assistant director of operating room 100 via display 106.As Another example, the relevant information of medical equipment that surgeon 102 can check and be used in performing the operation on display 106.

In one embodiment, display 106 can be located at the various fixed positions of operating room 100.For example, one is shown A display 106 is mounted on the wall of operating room 100, and is shown another display 106 on the table and be may be connected to calculating Machine, the computer include the processing circuit for controlling display 106.In other embodiments, display 106 can be cured by surgery It (for example, being mounted or fixed to instrument platform, is fixed in the raw 102 any positions being temporarily or permanently located in operating room 100 Surgeon can check that the position of display is medium when operation).Display 106 can be the display of any kind of configuration (for example, LCD, CRT monitor etc.).

Operating room 100 may also include one or more remote-control devices 108.Remote-control device 108 can be surgeon 102 from The device of body can be associated with operating room 100.Remote-control device 108 can be for example mobile phone, tablet computer, laptop or Other handheld type devices.Remote-control device 108 can be used for presentation of information to display 106 in a similar manner.For example, remotely Device 108 (such as tablet computer) can be used for video conference.Remote-control device 108 can also be used to be surgeon during operation 102 provide support.Remote-control device 108 can be held or be installed on by surgeon 102 in vantage point so that surgeon 102 looks into It sees.

It is not seen in fig. 1,100 environment of operating room may also include for providing sense feedback for surgeon 102 Other devices.For example, operating room 100 may include for providing audio feedback (for example, from long-range with surgeon 102 The product technology assistant director of communication) loud speaker.As another example, one or more surgeons can have receiver, microphone, Earphone or other equipment can be used for logical with product technology assistant director not close to display 106 or remote-control device 108 Letter.

Show that operating room 100 includes monitoring system 110, it can be (or remote positioned at operating room 100 by being located in operating room 100 Journey) computing device implement.Monitoring system 110 is generally used for the activity in monitoring operating room 100.In the present embodiment, it monitors System 110 is used to monitor the use of one or more medical equipments during operation.For example, monitoring system 110 can be with It can detect when medical equipment is used or will use during surgery.Monitoring system 110 can recognize that medical equipment and conduct Response provides support, and for example, surgeon 102 provides the details of medical equipment, establish video conference or synchronous radio hookup or its It.As shown in Figure 1, monitoring system 110 can execute in the computer for being connected to display 106, and in other embodiments, monitoring System 110 can be in residing locally or at the long-range any kind of computing device of operating room 100.In Fig. 4 in more detail The operation of monitoring system 110 is described.

It includes multiple cameras 112 that operating room 100, which is also shown,.Camera 112 can be used for the average of operation periods in operating room 100 Between provide vision support.For example, camera 112 can record video, to be supplied to product technology special in the radio hookup of operation Member.As another example, medical equipment makes during the video or image shot by camera 112 can be used for detecting or verification is performed the operation With.The overall monitoring service to operating room 100 and hospital can also be provided in camera 112.Input from camera 112 can supervised It is received at viewing system 110.

In addition to camera 112, one or more IP Cameras or remote-control device 108 can also be used to provide to operating room 100 monitoring service.Although disclosure description uses 112 surveillance operation of camera, but it is understood that, remove camera Except 112 or camera 112 is replaced, other devices with video capability are (for example, IP Camera, mobile phone, tablet computer Deng) can also be used for providing monitoring service.

Operating room 100 is also shown to include the RFID reader 114 for detecting RFID tag.Referring also to Fig. 2, illustrate The detection of camera 112 and RFID reader 114 to medical equipment is used in operating room 100.Show that surgeon 102 is hand-held Medical equipment 202.Medical equipment 202 can be implant, tool etc..Medical equipment 202 includes that can pass through RFID reader 114 RFID tags 204 detected.RFID reader 114 can be located at operating room 100 in any position so that detect by For the medical equipment for including RFID tag in operation.For example, RFID reader 114 can be located at the day of operating room 100 In card, wall or floor, computer, monitor, operating table or any other equipment in operating room 100 are can be coupled to, it can In the remote-control device 108 of surgeon 102 or other situations.In various embodiments, RFID reader 114 can be employed certainly RFID reader 114 is close to manual scanning medical equipment in scanning and detection medical equipment or surgeon 102.One In a embodiment, operating room 100 may include in addition to RFID reader 114 or replace being cured for sensing for RFID reader 114 Treat existing other sensors of equipment 202.

It can replace RFID reader 114 or be used together camera 112 with RFID reader 114, to identify medical equipment 202.For example, if medical equipment 202 includes bar code, camera 112 can be used for shooting the video or image of bar code, And bar code can be read to identify medical equipment in processing circuit associated with camera 112 (for example, monitoring system 110).As Another example, camera 112 can shoot the image of medical equipment 202 and processing circuit associated with camera 112 (for example, Monitoring system 110) object identification can be used to identify medical equipment 202, without using mark associated with medical equipment 202 Know symbol.Surgeon 102 be close to camera 112 so that camera record medical equipment image or video or camera 112 It can be used for automatically recording image or video, and monitoring system 110 can recognize that equipment.As another example, camera 112 can be shot One or more symbols are permanently or removably attached with specific shape and/or color in medical equipment 202, and with camera shooting Shape and/or color can be used to identify to identify medical equipment for first 112 associated processing circuit (for example, monitoring system 110) 202。

Referring now to Fig. 3, show accoding to exemplary embodiment for personnel and product technology assistant director in situations in the surgery room it Between provide video connection example display 106.Display 106 can by surgeon or other personnel using with product technology Assistant director communicates and checks the information in relation to operation or medical equipment.In the fig. 3 embodiment, display 106 is described as pertaining to carry For with the relevant video of medical equipment and information, but it is not directly related people that display 106, which can include additionally with medical treatment device, The other information of member.

Display 106 may be connected to camera 302 and sensor 304.Camera 302 and sensor 304 can be coupled to aobvious Show device 106.Camera 302 can be such as IP Camera, and video or image feedback given to be located at operating room 100 long-range Observer (for example, product technology assistant director).Camera 302 can be used for providing the synchronous radio hookup of operation or one or more surgery doctors The synchronous radio hookup of raw or other personnel.In further embodiments it is possible to it is not at the local camera 302 of display 106, and Video feed or image are provided by one or more of camera 112;Or it can be carried by both camera 112 and camera 302 For video.Sensor 304 can be used for detecting medical equipment and can have the functionality similar to RFID reader 114, such as above It is described.In various embodiments, the local sensor 304 of display 106 or usable sensor 304 may be not at Instead of RFID reader 114.

Show that display 106 includes the video 306 for allowing surgeon to be communicated face-to-face with product technology assistant director Divide (portion).306 part of video may include the live broadcast of product technology assistant director.306 part of video is alternatively or additionally To show for using the guide of medical equipment or other explanations during surgery.

It includes the other parts for providing medical equipment information that display 106, which is also shown,.For example, display 106 May include train 308 regions, wherein surgeon can check medical equipment information, during surgery use medical equipment explanation, Required other tools or the requirement etc. using medical equipment.Display 106 may also include 310 region of inventory, Chinese and foreign department doctor Life can check inventory's relevant information (for example, inventory's how many medical equipment in hospital, current procedure needs what medical equipment etc.). Display 106 may also include to provide other regions of information to personnel.For example, 310 region of inventory may include about It asks, to supplement the information of the order of the stock of medical equipment in hospital, to use hospital to retailer, retail trader, supplier etc. The information or other information for the bill that medical equipment is charged.As another example, display 106 can be shown by product technology The information that assistant director provides.

It is understood that although display 106 is shown as that the various information about medical equipment are presented, by showing Some or all of the feature that device 106 provides alternatively or additionally provides on other devices.For example, display Some or all of 106 feature can provide on surgical remote-control device 108.Can be combined in operating room 100 makes With any number of display and/or remote-control device, to provide feature described herein.

Although display 106 with reference to being arranged in operating room 100 and be described, but it is understood that, can be with Similar display is provided for product technology assistant director not at the scene.Display can provide operating room 100 for product technology assistant director Inventory information, medical equipment information and the other relevant informations of fact and hospital with operation.Product technology assistant director can be then For medical equipment use and operation provides guidance.

Referring now to Fig. 4, monitoring system 110 is illustrated in greater detail.Monitoring system 110 is typically used in monitoring operating room The use of one or more of activity, including operating room medical equipment.For example, monitoring system 110 can be in operating room 100 Middle identification medical equipment 202 establishes video conference or synchronous radio hookup, updates inventory, order and buy medical equipment, Yi Jiti again For other such services.

As shown in Figure 1, monitoring system 110 can be implemented in the local computing system of operating room 100;In other embodiments In, it is long-range that monitoring system 110 can be located at monitoring system 110.In addition, though monitoring system 110 is shown with individual system, but can With understanding, some in the module of monitoring system 110, database and other components can be located at the different meter in different positions It calculates in device etc. (for example, tracking system 900 as described below).

Show that monitoring system 110 includes for the communication interface 408 with the communications such as various units.Communication interface 408 It can be used for establishing with any number of device that can provide input for monitoring system 110 and wirelessly or non-wirelessly (for example, USB) connect. For example, communication interface 408 can be with one or more cameras 112, RFID reader 114, various displays (for example, aobvious Show device 106 or remote-control device 108), other devices in sensor and operating room 100 establish connection.Communication interface 408 can also be with One or more retailers 440 (for example, medical equipment provider or retail trader) and one or more product technology assistant directors 442 build Vertical connection.Product technology assistant director 442 can be by training and verifying the personnel supported with the medical treatment provided about medical equipment. Product technology assistant director 442 can be associated with one or more retailers, can be trained or subsidized by one or more retailers, or can In addition associated with retailer in any way.

Although communication interface 408 is shown with individual interface, but it is understood that, monitoring system 110 may include multiple Interface, for being communicated with multiple equipment.For example, communication interface 408 may include for camera 112 and RFID reader 114 establish wired or locally-attached first interface, and are built with retailer 440 or product technology assistant director 442 for passing through network The second interface of vertical connection.

Show that monitoring system 110 includes processing circuit 402, processing circuit 402 includes processor 404 and memory 406.Place Reason device 404 can be embodied as general processor, application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), one or more field programmable gate arrays (FPGA), one group of processing component or other suitable electron process components.Memory 406 is for storing data and/or to calculate One or more devices (for example, RAM, ROM, flash memory, harddisk memory etc.) of machine code, to complete and/or promote Various users or client process, layer and module described in the disclosure.Memory 406 can be or including volatile memory Or nonvolatile memory.Memory 406 may include database component, object code component, script component or any other class Message structure in the message structure and the disclosure for supporting various activities of type.Memory 406 can be communicatively connected to processing Device 404 and include computer code or instruction module for executing one or more process described herein.It shows to store Device 406 includes for completing movable modules 410 to 426 described herein.

Show that memory 406 includes equipment ID modules 410.Equipment ID modules 410 be used for based on from camera 112, The input of RFID reader 114 or other devices identifies medical equipment.In one embodiment, equipment ID modules 410 can be used for Receive the signal from RFID reader 114.RFID reader 114 can detect Medical treatment device by the RFID tag in medical equipment Material, and mark can be supplied to equipment ID modules 410.

In one embodiment, equipment ID modules 410 optical scanner can be used to carry out means of identification and (use object identification or text Word identification function).Equipment ID modules 410 can receive video, image, a series of images etc. from camera 112.Video or image can Including medical equipment.Equipment ID modules 410 then can identify discribed Medical treatment device in video or image using object identification The type of material.In addition can also or Text region can be used to identify the word in medical equipment, symbol, mark for equipment ID modules 410 Label or any other indications, and identify medical equipment using the mark.

In one embodiment, equipment ID modules 410 can identify medical equipment by bar code.For example, bar code can lead to The identification of equipment ID modules 410 is crossed, sensor 304 can be used for scanning the bar code or other of medical equipment.Equipment ID modules 410 can Then it is based on bar code and identifies medical equipment.

In one embodiment, each medical equipment may include unique asset identifier (for example, each medical equipment can be with It is numbered in a manner of allowing simple inventory tracking).Equipment ID modules 410 can be used in addition to the type of identification medical equipment, also Each medical equipment is identified by its unique asset identifier.Unique identifier is storable on RFID tag, by medical equipment On number or symbol instruction, or indicate in other ways.Unique identifier, which can also be, to be indicated specific asset and indicates unique The symbol of equipment identification.Symbol may include certain color or other variants further to identify medical equipment and can be permanently or temporarily (for example, using label) is attached to medical equipment.

Show that memory 406 includes equipment information module 412.Equipment information module 412 is used for the medical equipment for identification Medical equipment is provided to support.Equipment information module 412 can provide medical equipment characteristic, the preferred usage of medical equipment, Medical treatment device The supplier or manufacturer of material, or product technology assistant director associated with medical equipment.Equipment information module 412 can retrieve storage Medical equipment information in medical equipment information database 428 or another source.

In one embodiment, the information about individual medical equipment includes one or more associated with medical equipment Product technology assistant director.Product technology assistant director can be the nominator for providing medical treatment support with the use for medical equipment by training Scholar.Product technology assistant director's information can be supplied to video module 418, to establish videoconference with product technology assistant director.

In one embodiment, whether equipment information module 412 can be used for verifying medical equipment for performing the operation.Citing comes It says, equipment information module 412 can retrieve operation information from database of patient information 430.Database of patient information 430 can store pass In patient and by the information of the operation executed to patient.Equipment information module 412 can verify that the medical equipment detected should suffered from Used in the operation of person (such as, if selection properly implants body for being implanted into, if is just holding correct tool for performing the operation Deng).

In one embodiment, equipment information module 412 can provide the material for training about medical equipment.Material for training can Be particularly for medical equipment information (for example, how by implant placement in patients, how using particular tool, police Accuse etc.).Such material for training can be supplied to the surgery in operating room to cure by equipment information module 412 when detecting medical equipment It is raw.No matter and hospital and its staff attempt to predict that the usage of medical equipment, such case usually can not on rare occasion Each possible situation can be occupied.Equipment information module 412 can be used for providing this specific support for individual operations.

Show that memory 406 includes camera module 414.Camera module 414 is for controlling camera in operating room 100 The operation of 112 (and other recording devices).Camera module 414 can be worked together with other modules to support monitoring system 110 Activity.For example, camera module 414 can be used for recording the video or image of medical equipment, for equipment ID modules 410 Identification.As another example, camera module 414 can be used for recording the service condition of medical equipment during operation, for Synchronous radio hookup is generated by video module 418.

Show that memory 406 includes display module 416.Display module 416 shows for generating in user interface, such as Fig. 3 The display 106 gone out.Display module 416 can be worked together with other modules to support the activity of monitoring system 110.Citing comes It says, display module 416 can show dress equipment information from equipment information module 412, be believed by the inventory that stock model 420 generates Breath, the charge information generated by charging module 422, or the information from database of patient information 430.Display module 416 can be shown Show the video for the product technology assistant director 442 that video conference is carried out with the surgeon in operating room 100.Display module 416 may be used also User interface is generated, user is allowed to be manually entered the information in relation to medical equipment (for example, request product technology assistant director, manually Update inventory, inquiry medical treatment device information etc.).

Show that memory 406 includes video module 418.Video module 418 is used to establish video with product technology assistant director 442 Meeting establishes the synchronous radio hookup of operating room 100 or provides other videos relevant function.Video module 418 can be established and by device The connection for the product technology assistant director 442 that material information module 412 identifies.

In one embodiment, video module 418 can be used for the meeting that generation includes multiple product technology assistant directors.Citing comes It says, operation may include multiple medical equipments, and each medical equipment can have different product technology assistant director.Monitoring system 110 can Each product technology assistant director is identified and contacts, and video module 418 can be used for establishing meeting so that product technology assistant director can be with hand Surgeon in art room cooperates together.

Memory 406 generally comprise stock model 420,422 sum of charging module order module 424, provide pin for hospital The service of selling.Module 420 to 424 is generally possible to provide the live product technology assistant director identical sales service usually provided.Module 420 It can track inventory and (tracked manually instead of product technology assistant director) automatically to 424, create medical equipment using bill (instead of product skill Art assistant director manually generates bill), and generate the order for being used to buy medical equipment again and (generate and order instead of product technology assistant director It is single).

Show that memory 406 includes stock model 420.Stock model 420 is used to track the inventory of medical equipment in hospital. Stock model 420 can detect the inventory after medical equipment in update hospital by equipment ID modules 410 (for example, passing through finger Show that medical equipment just uses during surgery).Stock model 420 can also be provided scrap tracking (for example, tracking when medical equipment not It is required or uses).The also traceable inventory history about medical equipment of stock model 420.Inventory may be updated in stock model 420 Database 426.Inventory database 426 can be accessed by any computer system and can provide about in hospital, in operating room, collection The up-to-date information of the Current inventory of the medical equipment of vanning etc..

Show that memory 406 includes charging module 422.Charging module 422 is for generating the medical treatment used during operation The bill of equipment.For example, the service condition of the detectable implantation material during surgery of equipment ID modules 410.Charging module 422 can Then it generates and the bill that implant is charged is used to hospital.Charging module 422 can be used for generating the account for each medical equipment It is single, or produce the bill with several medical equipments used in a period of time.

Show that memory 406 includes ordering module 424.Module 424 is ordered for generating one or more medical equipments Order, to be supplied to retailer 440.In one embodiment, ordering module 424 can check that inventory database 426 is cured to determine The Current inventory of various medical equipments in institute.If the stock of specific medical equipment runs low or has been used up, module is ordered 424 can be used for automatically generating order to supplement the stock of medical equipment.In another embodiment, it orders module 424 and can be used for base In the input of user (for example, surgeon), the order for one or more medical equipments is generated.In another embodiment, Order the notice that module 424 can be used for providing the inventory for requiring supplementation with medical equipment.

In one embodiment, stock model 420 and order module 424 can be used for tracking the use of medical equipment in hospital Situation.The service condition (when inventory is updated) of medical equipment in hospital can be traced in stock model 420, and orders module 424 It can predict the future usage situation of medical equipment or generate the stock for replacing medical equipment in hospital based on service condition Planning chart.For example, when the stock of medical equipment is when reducing, when order module 424 is predictable needs to carry on order Retailer 440 is given, in case hospital is finished medical equipment.It orders module 424 and produces medical equipment replacement planning chart, allow It arranges to generate order based on plan.

Referring to Fig. 5, the use in response to the medical treatment device detected accoding to exemplary embodiment is shown and is provided various The flow chart of the process 500 of inventory and marketing function.Process 500 can be arrived by monitoring system 110, more specifically module 420 424 execute, to provide the service about medical equipment service condition.Process 500 generally comprises detecting step and can be based on detection Several subsequent steps that step executes.Although process 500 illustrates several steps 504 to 512 in response to the detection of medical equipment, But it is understood that some in step 504 to 512 can not execute, step 504 to 512 can execute in any order, Or it is other.

Process 500 includes the use (step 502) of detection medical equipment.The use of medical equipment can pass through in situations in the surgery room Monitoring system detects.Medical equipment may include the RFID tag that can be read by RFID reader, can be by camera and monitoring Bar code that system is read, with specific shape and/or particular color and the symbol that can be read by camera and monitoring system, or Any other indications for that can be read by monitoring system.

Process 500 includes inventory's (step 504) of update medical equipment.Step 504 generally may include detection operation Chinese medicine It treats the use of equipment and optionally (for example, if medical equipment is implanted to patient's body) updates the inventory in inventory database. Step 504 may also include whether detection medical equipment after the initial identification of medical equipment is replaced or is not used in operation.

Process 500 further includes generating bill (step 506) for hospital.Bill charges to the medical equipment that hospital uses. In each embodiment, bill can be directed to single medical equipment and use, or can be directed to many medical equipments accumulated in a period of time Use.Step 506 may include determining when to generate bill using current inventory information.Step 506 may also include using other Information (for example, bill inventory, specific date or time etc.) determines when to generate bill.

Process 500 further includes generating report (step 508) for supplier.Report relates generally to medical equipment in hospital and uses Situation.For example, report can indicate whether current inventory in hospital, outstanding pays one's bill and other charge informations in relation to hospital, make With the operation of medical treatment device or other.In various embodiments, it can be given birth on the basis of arrangement of time or on the basis of each use At report.Step 508 may also include the order generated for more medical equipments.

Process 500 further includes retrieval medical equipment information (step 510) and display medical equipment information (step 512).It lifts For example, executed during the operation that process 500 can be in situations in the surgery room.Step 510-512 may include retrieving about current procedure Information and by the display of presentation of information in situations in the surgery room, to assist the surgeon in operating room.

Referring to Fig. 6, show accoding to exemplary embodiment in situations in the surgery room personnel and product technology assistant director between The flow chart of the process 600 of video connection is provided.Process 600 can be held by monitoring system 110, more specifically module 410-418 Row, to provide the service about medical equipment service condition.Process 600 is generally comprised detecting step and can be held based on detecting step Capable several subsequent steps.Although process 600 illustrates several steps 604 to 608 in response to the detection of medical treatment device, answer Understand, some in step 604 to 608 can not execute, and step 604 to 608 can execute or other in any order.

Process 600 includes the use (step 602) of detection medical equipment.The use of medical equipment can pass through in situations in the surgery room Monitoring system detects.Medical equipment may include the RFID tag that can be read by RFID reader, can be by camera and monitoring Bar code that system is read, with specific shape and/or particular color and the symbol that can be read by camera and monitoring system, or Any other indications for that can be read by monitoring system.Additionally or alternatively, step 602 may include about medical equipment User's request or other inputs (for example, request help) about medical equipment.

Process 600 includes identification medical equipment and product technology assistant director's (step 604) associated with medical equipment.Step 604 may include identifying medical equipment information, the retailer of medical equipment or supplier and other letters in relation to medical equipment Breath.The unique identifier of medical equipment can be used to carry out the identification of this type of information.

Process 600 includes establishing with the communication connection (step 606) of product technology assistant director and in operating room and product technology Video conference (step 608) is established between assistant director.Product technology assistant director can cure then for medical equipment service condition to surgery It is raw that counseling services are provided, it can monitor operation, it is possible to provide use the real-time training of medical equipment, and with special with live product technology The available same way of member is " real-time " to provide other services.

Referring generally to Fig. 1 to 6, monitoring system is described as in situations in the surgery room implementing, for tracking medical equipment Service condition.Alternatively or additionally, medical equipment service condition can be by container tracking, and wherein medical equipment is in container It is transported to hospital.With container set at processing circuit can be used for tracking by the way that when tracking removes medical equipment from container The service condition of medical equipment.With container set at processing circuit the various services about medical equipment can be then provided.It lifts For example, processing circuit can be used for selling (for example, the ordering medical equipment when the inventory in container runs low), inventory, matter Tracking (for example, when medical equipment can not reuse), surgery training etc. are scrapped in amount control.

Referring now to Fig. 7, the container 700 for medical equipment accoding to exemplary embodiment is shown.Container 700 includes Multiple pallets 708, each pallet include one or more medical equipments 710.Each medical equipment 710 may include identifier 712. Each identifier 712 can be unique for its medical equipment 710.For example, each identifier can number respectively so that Single equipment can be identified.As another example, identifier 712 can be the RFID tag for having the peculiar information of medical equipment. In addition, each pallet 708 may include the identifier of such as RFID tag.The identifier of each pallet 708 may include about each The information of the single content of pallet.

As described above, identifier can be RFID tag.In one embodiment, RFID tag can be read/ Label is written, the read/write label can be changed before container 700 is transported to hospital by conveyer, and moved It can be changed by container 700 when except medical equipment.In another embodiment, RFID tag can collected before each transport The read only tag replaced in vanning 700.

It includes the movable tracking system of tracking 702 for support container 700 that container 700, which is also shown,.Container 700 It further include the display 704 that can show medical equipment information on it.Display 704 may include monitor, lamp or any other The display of type, to provide a user the information of the current state of the content about container 700.For example, it shows Device 704 can provide the information removed about medical equipment when being removed.Container 700 further includes for reading RFID tag RFID reader 706.Alternatively or additionally, container 700 includes other sensors for tracking medical equipment.Though Illustrate that container 700 includes single RFID reader 706 in right figure, but in various embodiments, container 700 may include appointing The RFID reader of what number.

Medical equipment 710 can transport under one kind in two kinds of conditions in container 700.In one embodiment, often A medical equipment can be sterilely encapsulated in disposably or in reusable container.Sterile packaged may include single RFID cores Piece and/or distinctive visual, such as bar code, symbol or number.It is each that RFID reader 706 may be used in RFID chip detection Medical equipment 710, and surgeon or other users can be verified based on distinctive visual and select appropriate medical equipment.Another In embodiment, each medical equipment can be delivered to suitable for the pallet 708 of steam or gaseous sterilization.Each pallet can quilt It is located so that RFID reader 706 detects the removal of any of pallet or its medical equipment automatically.

RFID reader 706 can detect the removal of one or more medical equipments 710.Pallet 708 and medical equipment 710 can It is located in the following way in container 700:So that the removal of medical equipment 710 is forced through RFID reader 706 to mark Know symbol 712 to be detected.In addition, RFID reader 706 can be used for detecting identifier associated with pallet 708 to determine pallet Current content.After by RFID reader 706 to the detection of RFID tag, signal can be transmitted to tracking system 702, with Service for the more inventory of new container 700 and offer about the medical equipment 710 of removal.In one embodiment, RFID Reader 706 is also detectable to be added to container 700 by one or more medical equipments 710.

Referring also to Fig. 8, show container 700 in operating room 100.In one embodiment, container 700 can be located at hand In art room 100, and the tracking system of container 700 can cooperate with the monitoring system 110 of operating room 100.In another implementation In example, container 700 can positioning operation room 100 it is long-range, but the tracking system of container 700 can be cooperateed with still with monitoring system 110 Work.In another embodiment, the tracking system of container 700 can work independently of monitoring system 110.

In the embodiment in fig. 8, surgeon 102 removes medical equipment 710 from container 700.RFID reader 706 can The removal of medical equipment 710 is detected by identifier 712 and can provide signals to tracking system 702.In addition, operating room 100 Camera 112 and/or RFID reader 114 can also pass through identifier 712 or other recognition methods and detect medical equipment 710. Tracking system 702 may be connected to camera 112 and RFID reader 114 and verify the service condition of medical equipment 710.It substitutes Ground, monitoring system 110 can verify that detection can be mutually authenticated in use or monitoring system 110 and tracking system 702.

Referring now to Fig. 9, the tracking system 702 integrated with container 700 accoding to exemplary embodiment is shown.Tracking system 702 are typically used for monitoring the activity about container 700, include the removal and use of one or more medical equipments 710.It lifts For example, inventory may be updated in tracking system 702, identifies the medical equipment 710 for removing and using, identification and the medical treatment removed 710 associated product technology assistant director of equipment and such service.

As shown in Figure 7, tracking system 702 can be embodied as a part for the computing system integrated with container 700;At it In its embodiment, tracking system 702 can remotely be implemented in pig 700.In addition, though tracking system be shown as be individually System, but it is understood that, some in the module of tracking system 702, database and other components can be located at different positions It sets or different computing devices is medium (for example, in monitoring system 110).

Fig. 7 shows tracking system 702, for the system that the service described in the disclosure can be provided independently.Other In embodiment, tracking system 702 can cooperate with monitoring system 110, or can provide and some the identical work(of monitoring system 110 Energy.

Tracking system 702 includes processing circuit 902, which includes processor 904 and memory 906.Tracking System 702 further includes for the communication interface 908 with the communications such as various units.Communication interface 908 can be used for and any number Purpose local device (for example, display 704, RFID reader 706), remote system (for example, monitoring system 110) or external clothes Being engaged in, wirelessly or non-wirelessly (for example, USB) is connected for quotient (for example, retailer 440, product technology assistant director 442 etc.) foundation.Processing circuit 902, processor 904, memory 906 and communication interface 908 can have as described in reference chart 4 above it is identical work( Energy.

Although showing that communication interface 908 is connected to multiple equipment and service provider, communication interface 908 is also connected to far Journey display 106, remote-control device 108 or other devices.If tracking system 702 is used to control and product skill not at the scene Art assistant director synchronizes radio hookup or video conference, then communication interface 908 can be used for display 106, remote-control device 108, take the photograph As wireless communication link is established in first 112 or RFID reader 114.

Show that memory 906 includes equipment ID modules 910.Equipment ID modules 910 are used for based on from RFID reader 706 Signal identification medical equipment.When medical equipment is removed from container 700, RFID reader 706 can be by medical equipment RFID tag detect medical equipment.In one embodiment, each medical equipment may include unique RFID tag.Equipment ID moulds Block 910 can be used for identifying each medical equipment by unique RFID tag.In another embodiment, equipment ID modules 910 can be used In using, object identification, Symbol recognition, color identifies and/or Text region is based on from the defeated of another sensor, camera etc. Enter to identify medical equipment.

Show that memory 906 includes pallet ID modules 912.Pallet ID modules 912 are used for through RFID tag (or other marks Know symbol) identification container 700 in pallet 708.RFID tag can be used to determine the current interior of pallet 708 for pallet ID modules 912 Inclusion.Pallet ID modules 912 can also write information to the RFID tag of pallet 708.For example, if the content of pallet It is changed (for example, medical equipment is removed from pallet), is closed then pallet ID modules 912 can be used for receiving from RFID reader 706 In the signal of the removal of medical equipment.Pallet ID modules 912 can then make the information update being stored on the RFID tag of pallet (for example, inventory of pallet).Similarly, if medical equipment is placed on pallet, pallet ID modules can be transmitted in signal 912 and the RFID tag of pallet on information can be updated.

Show that memory 906 includes equipment information module 914.Equipment information module 914 is used for the medical equipment to remove Medical equipment is provided to support.Equipment information module 914 can recognize that medical equipment attribute, medical equipment preferred usage or with medical treatment The associated supplier of equipment or product technology assistant director's information.Equipment information module 914 can be from inventory database 924 or Medical treatment device Material information database 926 pulls information.Inventory database 924 can storage container current inventory information.Medical equipment information Database 926 can store the information such as the associated retailer of each medical equipment and product technology assistant director.

In one embodiment, the information about single medical equipment includes one or more associated with medical equipment Product technology assistant director.Product technology assistant director can provide the specified of medical treatment support by training with the use for medical equipment People.Product technology assistant director's information can be used for contacting product technology assistant director, to be established with product technology assistant director on remote display Videoconference.

In one embodiment, whether equipment information module 914 can be used for verifying medical equipment for performing the operation.Citing comes It says, equipment information module 914 can retrieve operation information and remove correct Medical treatment device from container 700 using the Information Authentication Material.If wrong medical of taking device, display 704 can show information or transmittable information to remote display.

Show that memory 906 includes display module 916.Display module 916 can be used for controlling associated with container 700 Display 704.In one embodiment, display 704 can be the display integrated with container 700.In other embodiments In, display 704 can be with 700 knock-down display of container, can be located at container 700 near display, Or can be the remote display of the information for showing one or more containers.Display module 916, which can be used for generating, to be provided The display of inventory information, medical equipment information and the other information generated by the module of tracking system 702.

Although being not shown in fig.9, memory 906 can include additionally camera module and/or video module, for Control is located at the long-range camera and miscellaneous equipment of tracking system 702.For example, if operating room includes tracking system 702 And do not include independent monitoring system 110, then tracking system 702 may include camera module as illustrated in fig. 4 and/or regard Frequency module is to control the operation of camera and provide the communication with product technology assistant director not at the scene.

Memory 906 generally comprises stock model 918, charging module 920 and orders module 922, for being provided for hospital Sales service.Module 918 to 922 can generally be capable of providing the identical sales service that live product technology assistant director usually provides. Module 918 to 922 can track inventory and (be tracked manually instead of product technology assistant director) automatically, Create an Invoice to the use of medical equipment (bill manually generated instead of product technology assistant director), and the order for being used for buying medical equipment again is generated (instead of product skill Art assistant director).

Show that memory 906 includes stock model 918.Stock model 918 is used to track the inventory of container 700.Inventory Module 918 can be in the inventory in update inventory database 924 after the removal detection of medical equipment.Inventory database 924 can be by Any computer system is accessed and can will be provided about the up-to-date information of the Current inventory of medical equipment in hospital any number of System.For example, stock model 918 can provide inventory information after container 700 reaches at hospital or retailer.

Show that memory 406 includes charging module 920.Charging module 920 is used to generate the bill using medical equipment.It lifts For example, charging module 920, which can be used for generating when removing medical equipment from container 700, charges to hospital using medical equipment Bill.Charging module 920 can be used for before generating bill that the use of medical equipment is waited for confirm.Alternatively, charging module 920 can be used for multiple medical equipments, and bill is generated to all medical equipments etc. in container 700.

Show that memory 406 includes ordering module 922.Module 922 is ordered for generating to be supplied to retailer's 440 The order of one or more medical equipments.In one embodiment, ordering module 922 can check inventory database 924 with determination The Current inventory of medical equipment in container 700.If the stock in pig 700 runs low or has run out, order Purchase module 922 can be used for automatically generating order, to be supplied to retailer 440, to supplement the stock of medical treatment device.Implement at one In example, ordering module 922 sharp can use medical equipment utilization rate, expected shipping time or can influence medical equipment in hospital Any other information of availability come determine when generate order.

In one embodiment, ordering module 922 can utilize the inventory information of other containers or other hospital inventories to believe (for example, inventory database 426 of monitoring system 110) is ceased to determine the Current inventory of medical equipment.Module 922 is ordered to can be used for Determined whether using all such inventory informations and when should generate order.In another embodiment, ordering module 922 can use In the notice for providing the inventory for requiring supplementation with medical equipment before generating order.

Referring to Figure 10, show accoding to exemplary embodiment using container processing circuit tracking medical equipment use feelings The flow chart of the process 1000 of condition.Process 1000 can be by tracking system 702, and more specifically module 910 to 922 executes, to carry For the service about medical equipment service condition.Process 1000 is generally included detecting step and can be executed based on detecting step Several subsequent steps.Although process 1000 illustrates several steps 1006 to 1012 in response to the detection of medical equipment, can With understanding, some in step 1006 to 1012 can not execute, and step 1006 to 1012 can execute in any order, or It is other.

Process 1000 includes detection removal (step 1002) of the medical equipment from container.The detection of medical equipment can pass through With container set at RFID reader or other sensors realize.Process 1000 may also include the use feelings for receiving medical equipment Instruction (the step 1004) of condition.For example, this instruction can be received from monitoring system.In another embodiment, step 1004 can omit, and step 1006 to 1012 can execute after the removal of the detection medical equipment at step 1002.

Process 1000 includes inventory's (step 1006) of the service condition and more new container of record medical equipment.Step 1006 can generally include the inventory database of more new container.Step 1006 may also include update hospital in medical equipment it is total Body inventory.

Process 1000 further includes generating bill (step 1008) for hospital.The bill charges to hospital using medical equipment. In various embodiments, bill can be directed to the use of single medical equipment, or many medical equipments that can be directed in a period of time Use.Step 1008 may include the current inventory information using container to determine when to generate bill.Step 506 can also wrap It includes and determines when to generate bill using other information (for example, bill inventory, specific date or time etc.).

Process 1000 further includes generating report (step 1010) for supplier.Report can relate generally to Medical treatment device in hospital Material service condition.For example, report that the current inventory that may indicate that in container, outstanding pay one's bill and in relation to the other of container Charge information is other.In various embodiments, report can be generated on the basis of planning to arrange or on the basis of each use.

Process 1000 further includes that the order (step 1012) of medical equipment is generated for supplier.Order can supplement hospital's Chinese medicine Treat the stock of equipment.In one embodiment, order can exhaust medical equipment in container or reach the minimum of medical equipment It is generated when threshold value.

Referring to Figure 11, the diagram of the possibility symbol of medical implant for identification accoding to exemplary embodiment is shown.To the greatest extent Identify medical equipment to possible accuracy, so as to track about manufacture a certain lot number medical equipment detail (for example, the date, Time, place, employee, material etc.).

Asset identifier is usually directed to a string of characters of different length, to provide about medical equipment information (for example, Manufacturer, lot number, batch, production/due date, unique asset identifier (UDI), sequence number etc.).When medical equipment is from manufacture When quotient is transported to using position, it is necessary to which medical equipment and information associated with medical equipment carry out one or many memorandum (examples Such as, medium in hospital inventory in the receiving department of hospital at retail trader).Memorandum can relate to hand-written record, electronical record It preserves and/or computer identifies (for example, bar code, VR codes, optical character identification, drop-down list etc.).Information can be used for transporting In file, bill or material, purchase order, bill of sale, stock file.Super digit is etchable in medical equipment or being arranged On label associated with medical equipment.When medical equipment has the asset identifier etched into medical equipment, the erosion Quarter may be minimum character (for example, 5mm high) and may be located at (for example, bending, the dead color, metal etc.) table for being difficult to read etching On face.In the case of so small characters and the surface being difficult to, identification word is likely difficult to using computer or manual identified Symbol, so as to lead to the misregistration by transcribing or misreading.These mistakes may pair with the relevant personal (example of medical equipment Such as surgeon, patient, sales force) cause risk.

Reduce above-mentioned mistake using identifying system, the wherein identifying system rapid visual can identify and be easy to use image Identification decoding (manually or electronics), while preserving and delivering the required information of all about Medical Devices.The identifying system can wrap Include those symbols shown in such as Figure 11.The special symbol shown on Medical Devices can indicate specific implant type, manufacture Quotient, batch, lot number, production/due date, unique asset identifier (UDI), sequence number etc..In addition, color or other changes can It is associated with symbol to generate other difference, for example, particular color can also indicate specific implant type, manufacturer, Batch, lot number, production/due date, unique asset identifier (UDI), sequence number do not pass through any of symbol shape offer Other information.Medical Devices permanently (for example, etching, printing etc.) or interim (for example, tagging) can be marked with symbol, color And/or other changes associated with symbol.Label can carry out by various methods sterilizing and/or decontamination (for example, electronic/ Manual-cleaning, radiation, gas etc.).For compared to a string of characters, symbol can have similarly sized or different size.

In order to carry out memorandum, the recognizable symbol of individual and color (for example, purple giraffe etc.) to medical device identifier And irised out by hand-written, image and color, selection etc. records information on computers.Alternatively, memorandum can pass through camera It is carried out with distinguished symbol and color with processing system (such as optical reader etc.).Symbol and color can be indicated about Medical Devices The character string of information.Alternatively, symbol and color can be directly related to medical equipment information.For example, giraffe may It is related with lot number, and purple color may be related with the lot number year built.Other exemplary symbols are found in Figure 11.This letter Breath can be stored in database, on distinguished symbol chart (it provides the key for symbol and/or color) distinguished symbol or other System (its can by rapid examination rather than to identification number/letter tediously long reading and/or transcription come obtain easily information so as to It is easy retrieval information).Non-transcribed or the complete identification code of key entry, may be used also by only obtaining record symbol and/or color Keep recording for identification more efficient.For example, " purple giraffe " can be manually recorded in such as computer system drop-down list In.

As described above, it is related can to provide various medical equipments for hospital for monitoring system 110 and/or tracking system 702 Service.In one embodiment, multiple tracking systems of each container can be used for providing spy described herein in hospital Sign.Any combinations (omission for including monitoring system or tracking system) of monitoring system and tracking system can be used for providing herein Described feature.

The configured and disposed of system and method as shown in various exemplary embodiments is merely illustrative.Although existing Only be described in detail several embodiments in the application, but many modifications be possible (for example, the size of each element, size, Structure, the variation of shape and ratio, parameter value, installation settings, materials'use, color, direction etc.).For example, the position of element Interchangeable or variation are set, the property or number of discrete elements or position can be changed or changes.Therefore, all such modifications are included in In scope of the present application.It can be in the case where not departing from scope of the present application to the design of exemplary embodiment, operating condition Other replacements, modification are made with setting, changes and omits.

The disclosure covers the program product on the method for realizing various operations, system and any machine readable media. Active computer processor can be used or by the conjunction for being incorporated to for the purpose or another object of implementing embodiments herein The special purpose computer processor of suitable system, networked system implement embodiment of the disclosure by hardwired systems.This public affairs It includes program product to open the embodiment in range, which includes for carrying or being stored with above machine-executable instruction Or the machine readable media of data structure.Such machine readable media can be that can pass through general or specialized computer or other tools There is any usable medium of the machine access of processor.By way of example, such machine readable media may include RAM, ROM, EPROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other disk storage, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storages, or can be used for carrying or Storage is in the wanted program code of machine-executable instruction or data structure form and by general or specialized computer or can have Any other medium of other machines access of processor.When information via network or another communication connection (hardwire, it is wireless, Or hardwire or wireless combination) transmission or when being supplied to machine, which is suitably considered as machine readable Jie the connection Matter.Therefore, any such connection is suitably referred to as machine readable media.Combinations of the above is also included within machine readable Jie In the range of matter.Machine-executable instruction includes that all-purpose computer, special purpose computer or dedicated processes machine is for example made to execute certain The instruction and data of one function or functional group.Machine-executable instruction can be in any kind of computing device (for example, computer, pen Remember this computer etc.) on execute or any kind of electronic equipment can be embedded in (for example, portable memory apparatus, such as fast flash drive Dynamic device etc.) on.

Although schema shows that the certain order of method and step, the order of step may differ from discribed order.Also, Two or more steps can be simultaneously or partially performed simultaneously.Such variation will depend on selected software and hardware system and The designer of selection.All such variations are within the scope of application.Similarly, using with rule-based logic and use To realize that the standard programming technology of the other logics of various Connection Steps, processing step, comparison step and steps in decision-making is realized Software implementations.

Claims

1. a kind of medical equipment identifying system, which is characterized in that including:

Medical equipment comprising distinguished symbol, for providing a user the information about the medical equipment;And

Monitoring system comprising processing circuit and communication interface, wherein the processing circuit includes:

Equipment identification module is used to receive input from detection device via the communication interface, for identifying the medical treatment Equipment;And

Equipment information module is used to provide the identification information about the medical equipment.

2. system according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the medical equipment is tool or implant.

3. system according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the distinguished symbol describes animal, plant, object, transport One kind in pattern and personage.

4. system according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the distinguished symbol and the type about medical equipment, institute State the manufacturer of medical equipment, build date, manufacturing time, manufacturing site location, the material of the equipment, lot number, batch, Expiration Date At least one of phase, unique asset identifier (UDI) and sequence number information is associated.

5. system according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the distinguished symbol have color, wherein the color with About the type of medical equipment, the manufacturer of the medical equipment, build date, manufacturing time, manufacturing site location, the equipment At least one of material, batch number, lot number, due date, unique asset identifier (UDI) and sequence number information is associated.

6. system according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the detection device is optical identifying apparatus.

7. system according to claim 6, which is characterized in that the optical identifying apparatus is camera.

8. system according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the processing circuit further includes memory, and wherein by institute The inventory history for stating medical treatment is stored in the memory.

9. system according to claim 1, which is characterized in that further include medical equipment information database, storage and institute The associated information of symbol is stated, to identify the medical equipment.

10. system according to claim 1, which is characterized in that further include display, be used to show the symbol and/ Or the information about the medical equipment.

11. system according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the distinguished symbol is to without using the Medical treatment device The medical equipment is identified in the case of word on material.

12. a kind of method of medical equipment for identification, which is characterized in that including:

Distinguished symbol is provided in the medical equipment, for providing a user the information about the medical equipment;

The distinguished symbol in the medical equipment is detected using detection device;

The information about the distinguished symbol is obtained via communication interface associated with monitoring system;And

It is based on the distinguished symbol using the monitoring system and identifies the medical equipment.

13. according to the method for claim 12, which is characterized in that the distinguished symbol with about medical equipment type, The manufacturer of the medical equipment, manufacturing time, manufacturing site location, the material of the equipment, lot number, batch, expires at build date At least one of date, unique asset identifier (UDI) and sequence number information is associated.

14. according to the method for claim 12, which is characterized in that the distinguished symbol has color, and the wherein described face Color with about the type of medical equipment, the manufacturer of the medical equipment, build date, manufacturing time, manufacturing site location, the device At least one of the material of material, lot number, batch, due date, unique asset identifier (UDI) and sequence number information are related Connection.

15. according to the method for claim 12, which is characterized in that the detection device is optical identifying apparatus.

16. according to the method for claim 12, which is characterized in that further include show over the display the symbol and/or Information about the medical equipment.

17. a kind of method of medical equipment for identification, which is characterized in that including:

It includes figure and the distinguished symbol of color to be provided in medical equipment or medical equipment packaging;

The wherein described figure and the color provide the identification information about the medical equipment;

The distinguished symbol in the medical equipment is detected by the user;

By the distinguished symbol of the manually recorded medical equipment of the user;And

It is based on the distinguished symbol using distinguished symbol chart and identifies the medical equipment.

18. according to the method for claim 17, which is characterized in that the wherein described figure with about medical equipment type, The manufacturer of the medical equipment, manufacturing time, manufacturing site location, the material of the equipment, lot number, batch, expires at build date At least one of date, unique asset identifier (UDI) and sequence number information is associated.

19. according to the method for claim 17, which is characterized in that the wherein described color with about medical equipment type, The manufacturer of the medical equipment, manufacturing time, manufacturing site location, the material of the equipment, lot number, batch, expires at build date At least one of date, unique asset identifier (UDI) and sequence number information is associated.

20. according to the method for claim 17, which is characterized in that by irising out the identification on the chart of distinguished symbol Symbol records the distinguished symbol.