Patent ID: 8484049
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: G06Q,G16H

Abstract:
1. A tissue tracking system comprising: a database for storing information associated with a sample of tissue; a computer system coupled with the database, the computer system being configured to associate a serial number with the tissue and to generate and store a record of issuance in the database indicating that the sample of tissue has been issued to a user, the record of issuance including the associated serial number and user identification information, wherein the computer system is configured to receive an indication that the tissue has been sequestered, wherein a tissue is sequestered based on notification indicating an adverse event related to the tissue, wherein the adverse event is selected from the group consisting of tissue born infection, tissue disease, bacterial infection, and the temperature of the tissue going of a range, and wherein the computer system includes instructions to record an indication in the database that the tissue has been sequestered; a user interface configured to receive a request from a user to issue the tissue; and a storage location configured to store the tissue, wherein the storage location includes a locking device that remains locked in response to the request from the user to issue the tissue when the tissue is flagged in the database as being sequestered, and wherein the locking device is unlocked when the tissue is requested for use with a patient and the tissue is not flagged in the database as being sequestered.