Patent ID: 8140349

Claim:
A method for tracking event data associated with a medical device adapted for the administration of a drug to a patient, said method comprising: generating a unique tracking code for a single medical device loaded with a drug, wherein said unique tracking code uniquely identifies said single medical device loaded with a drug such that said unique tracking code is different from each tracking code assigned to other medical devices loaded with said drug, receiving event data associated with said single medical device loaded with a drug, the received event data including information associated with an action performed relating to the single medical device loaded with a drug, the action including at least one of preparing the single medical device loaded with a drug, administering the single medical device loaded with a drug to a patient, and disposing of the single medical device loaded with a drug, storing the event data on a storage device with the unique tracking code for the single medical device loaded with a drug to form at least one record uniquely tied to the single medical device loaded with a drug, wherein the at least one record is different from each record created for the other medical devices loaded with said drug, receiving a request for information regarding the single medical device loaded with a drug, the request including said unique tracking code, retrieving stored event data from the at least one record including said unique tracking code stored on said storage device, and outputting the stored event data in response to the request.