Patent ID: 8521716

Claim:
An interface device for collecting information relating to medical procedures, the interface device comprising: (a) a user interface for an operator of said interface device to interact therewith; (b) a microprocessor through which said interface device is enabled to communicate with a fluid administration device, a scanning device, an information system and at least one other device, wherein the microprocessor is configured to receive: (I) patient identification information from at least one of said user interface, said scanning device, said information system and said at least one other device, and (II) automatically, at least one of during and after performance of a medical procedure, fluid administration information from said fluid administration device and imaging study information associated therewith from said scanning device, the microprocessor matching automatically the fluid administration information with the imaging study information related thereto for each of the medical procedures performed; and (c) a storage medium associated with said microprocessor, the storage medium having a database for storing automatically as a record therein the patient identification information, the fluid administration information and the imaging study information related thereto for each of the medical procedures performed for use by the operator thereof.