Verification method and system for medical treatment

Abstract

A system for the collection, treatment and delivery of an autologous blood sample, comprising a first syringe for drawing an untreated blood sample from a patient, a blood sample treatment chamber having a chamber inlet for receiving untreated blood from the first syringe and chamber outlet for passage of treated blood to a second syringe coupled thereto. The second syringe includes a releasable lock means for allowing discharge of the treated blood to the patient in response to a release signal. The release signal is issued following a positive outcome from a verification process dependent upon temporal data from certain events in the collection, treatment and delivery of the blood sample, and identity data of the patient and the second syringe with the treated blood.

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[0001] Cross References to Related Applications [0002] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application 60 / 682,969, filed May 19, 2005, and U.S. Provisional Patent Application 60 / 683,280, filed May 19, 2005, and filed May 2005 Priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application 60 / 683,333 dated 19. technical field [0003] The present invention relates to the administration of drug therapy, and more particularly to a permission-based fluid delivery device. Background technique [0004] Despite great advances in health care technology and delivery, many patients still die or become disabled as a result of medical errors. These incidents occur in many areas of health care, such as hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, emergency centers, infirmaries, pharmacies, and home care, and often arise from systemic problems rather than individual actions or decisions. [0005] Over the years, barcode labels have become a technology to ensure patient safety. Recently...

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[0006] However, barcodes require the reader to look directly at them, and they do not hold information other than simple identification data such as serial number and SKU

For example, a barcode wristband on a patient is not easily read when it is wet, or when the patient is asleep with their head on that arm, or while the patient is lying on an emergency gurney or operating table; prone to medical errors or blood transfusion errors

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