Patent ID: 8001235
Filing Date: 2011-08-16
Classification: A61B,G16H,H04L,H04W,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A system for managing patient medical data derived from a plurality of medical devices acquiring respective medical data and patient identifier information from a patient, comprising: a proximity detector, used by a first medical device configured to acquire first patient medical data associated with patient identifier information, that detects proximity of a second medical device, configured to acquire second patient medical data, to the first medical device; a command processor that initiates generation of signals upon detecting proximity of the second medical device by said proximity detector to: (a) associate the second patient medical data acquired by said second medical device with the first patient medical data acquired by said first medical device and the identifier information of the patient, and (b) process the second patient medical data acquired by said second medical device together with the first medical data acquired by said first medical device to provide a composite representation of patient medical data, said composite representation of patient medical data including merged data incorporating said first and second patient medical data acquired using said first medical device and said second medical device; a display processor that initiates display of said merged data.