Patent ID: 7996381

Claim:
A system for collecting, managing and disseminating information relating to medical procedures performed on patients, the system comprising: (a) a plurality of medical devices, each of said medical devices in communication with a user interface and in data communication with at least one of a contrast medium injector, a scanning device, a hospital information system and at least one other medical device; each of said medical devices capable of receiving (I) before performance of a medical procedure, patient identification information from at least one of said user interface, said scanning device and said hospital information system and (II) at least one of during and after performance of the medical procedure, injection information obtained from at least said contrast medium injector and imaging study information associated therewith obtained from said scanning device, each of said medical devices having an associated database for storing as a record therein the patient identification information, the injection information and the imaging study information for each of the medical procedures performed on each of the patients all for use by an operator thereof; and (b) a central computer having a related database, said central computer remotely linking to each of said medical devices for accessing, collecting and storing in said related database the records transmitted therefrom and for analyzing the records and creating therefrom at least one related entry based thereon; wherein the at least one related entry includes information providing guidance to medical practitioners on at least one of the use and modification of the medical procedures.