Patent ID: 6538831
Filing Date: 2003-03-25
Classification: A61B,G06Q,G11B

Abstract:
In a medical information recording and reproducing apparatus having a processor connected to an input/output unit, a medical diagnostic imaging unit, a display unit and a digital audio tape (DAT) unit using a digital audiotape cassette including a DAT having a recording area for recording and reproducing digitized audio signals, a method of forming and using a personal medical information file, comprising the steps of:(a) dividing said recording area of said DAT into a plurality of areas including an identification information (ID) area for storing said ID information of a single specified person, a personal medical history information area for storing case and therapeutic history information of said single specified person, a medicative history information area for storing medicative history information of said single specified person, an examination image history information area and an examination image information area for storing examination image information of said single specified person; (b) processing medical information including ID information, case and therapeutic history information, medicative history information and examination image history information of said single specified person and examination image information of said specified person received from said input/output unit and said medical diagnostic imaging unit respectively to prepare said information for recording in said DAT; (c) recording in said ID area of said DAT said ID information of said single specified person and recording data of at least one of said case and therapeutic history information, said medicative history information, said examination image history information and said examination images information, related to a medical treatment said single specified person has received in one of said ID areas, said personal medical history information area, said medicative history information area, said examination image history information area and said examination image information area corresponding to said data to be recorded thereby forming a personal medical information file; and (d) reproducing said personal information file of said single specified person from said DAT when said single specified person is being diagnosed.