Patent ID: 6454709
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: G16H,Y10S

Abstract:
A tele-evaluation system for centralized remote evaluation of medical patient information and medical measurement data comprising:a plurality of one-time usable; disposable items associated with a medical procedure having data associated therewith; each disposable item having a unique disposable identifier associated therewith and each disposable item also carrying a unique encoding key for encoding said data associated with the medical procedure for which the disposable item is employed; a patient station and an evaluation station located remote from said patient station, said patient station and said evaluation station being in data communication via a data link selected from the group consisting of a data line and a data network; said patient station having a data interface via which said data associated with said medical procedure are entered into said patient station in encoded form, according to said encoding key carried by the disposable item employed in the medical procedure; said patient station transmitting, to said evaluation station said data in encoded form, and said disposable identifier with no encoding, together with an identifier for a patient who participated in the medical procedure, and said evaluation station being connected via a data link to a manufacturer of said disposable item to transmit said disposable identifier to said manufacturer to obtain, in return, said encoding key, via said disposable identifier, for decoding said data; and said evaluation station evaluating said data to produce diagnostic information and transmitting said diagnostic information back to said patient station via said data link.