Patent ID: 6304854
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
A computer implemented method of identifying at least one comparable branded non-standardized medical device product to an end-user's selected branded non-standardized medical device product, wherein the method comprises:(a) entering product data relating to the end-user's selected branded non-standardized medical device product into an entering device, wherein the product data includes a branded name of the end-user's selected branded non-standardized medical device product and wherein the entering step comprises generating an output corresponding to the product data;(b) querying a database using a query based upon the output corresponding to the product data, wherein the database contains a set of data relating to branded non-standardized medical device products and wherein the set of data includes, for each branded non-standardized medical device product contained in the database, information regarding a desired functional result(c) receiving a query result containing at least one comparable branded non-standardized medical device product, wherein the query result is based upon an existence of a substantial equivalence between the desired functional result of the end-user's selected branded non-standardized medical device product and the desired functional result of at least one comparable branded non-standardized medical device product contained in the query result; and(d) identifying the at least one comparable branded non-standardized medical. device product contained in the query result to the end-user.