Patent ID: 7382255
Filing Date: 2008-06-03
Classification: A61M,G06K,G06Q,G08B,G16H,H01Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for assisting with any one or more of or any combination of administering a medication, using an implement, using a medical device, administering a treatment and performing a procedure at a point of administration, use, treatment, or performance thereof, the method comprising: providing a first coded wireless RFID tag associated with a person who is to receive any one or more of or any combination of a medication, an implement, a medical device, a treatment and a procedure; wherein the first coded wireless RFID tag includes a permanent number and coded data comprising at least an identification of the person with which it is associated and an identification of any one or more of or any combination of a medication, an implement, a medical device, a treatment and a procedure that the person is to receive, and a relational check code representative of the permanent number or of the permanent number and the coded data; providing a second coded wireless RFID tag associated with each of any one or more of or any combination of a medication, an implement, a medical device, a treatment and a procedure that is to be provided; wherein each second coded wireless RFID tag includes a permanent number, coded data comprising at least an identification of the medication, implement, medical device, treatment and procedure with which it is associated and a relational check code representative of the permanent number or of the permanent number and the coded data; reading the respective coded data of the first and second coded wireless RFID tags in conjunction with any one or more of or any combination of the administering a medication, using an implement, using a medical device, administering a treatment and performing a procedure; processing the relational check codes read from the first and second coded wireless RFID tags for verifying the coded data read therefrom; comparing data from a computer database that includes data in addition to the respective coded data read from the first and second coded wireless RFID tags with the respective coded data read from the first and second coded wireless RFID tags for matching the any one or more of or any combination of a medication, an implement, a medical device, a treatment and a procedure to be provided with the any one or more of or any combination of a medication, an implement, a medical device, a treatment and a procedure that the person is to receive; and providing, responsive to said comparing, a visual indication, an audible indication, or both, indicating whether the provided any one or more of or any combination of a medication, an implement, a medical device, a treatment and a procedure and the any one or more of or any combination of a medication, an implement, a medical device, a treatment and a procedure that the person is to receive match or do not match, whereby the person that is to receive any one or more of or any combination of a medication, an implement, a medical device, a treatment and a procedure is matched at the point of administration, use, treatment, and/or performance to the any one or more of or any combination of a medication, an implement, a medical device, a treatment and a procedure that is to be provided.