Medical Treatment System for the Identification and Authorization of Healthcare Professionals

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023207107-A1
Application number	US-202117923440-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 10, 2021
Priority date	May 11, 2020
Publication date	Jun 29, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a medical treatment system with a reading device programmed for - preferably contactless - gathering of information which serves to identify a healthcare professional and programmed to provide the gathered information to an authorization device. Furthermore, the medical treatment system comprises an apparatus of a group of items consisting of one or more treatment apparatuses for treating a patient, one or more diagnostic apparatuses for examining the patient and one or more further clinic apparatuses, e.g., for the logistical running of the clinic or practice operation. Furthermore, the medical treatment system comprises an authorization device for allowing or prohibiting one or more activities with or on the apparatus from the group and/or one or more movements of the healthcare professional in the vicinity of the apparatus from the group depending on the information provided by the reading device.

First claim

1 - 16 . (canceled)

17 . A medical treatment system, comprising:
a reading device programmed to gather information which serves to identify a healthcare professional, and programmed to provide the gathered information; a medical apparatus, comprising one or more treatment apparatuses for treating a patient, one or more diagnostic apparatuses for examining the patient, and one or more medical clinic apparatuses; and an authorization device for allowing or prohibiting one or more activities with or on the medical apparatus and one or more movements of the healthcare professional in the vicinity of the medical apparatus depending on the information provided by the reading device, wherein the one or more movements are those of the healthcare professional entering an area or stepping inside a room.

18 . The medical treatment system according to claim 17 , wherein the reading device is programmed to capture a movement profile, gait pattern, or gestures of the healthcare professional as information.

19 . The medical treatment system according to claim 17 , further comprising at least one identification device configured to be worn on the body of the healthcare professional, wherein the reading device is programmed to capture the information by reading the identification device.

20 . The medical treatment system according to claim 19 , wherein the identification device includes a card, an identification tag, a bracelet, an implant, clothing, a visual aid, shoes, graphic prints, active or passive transponders, and/or a hand-held device.

21 . The medical treatment system according to claim 20 , wherein the card comprises a chip or magnetic card.

22 . The medical treatment system according to claim 19 , wherein the reading device is programmed to compare the captured information, which was especially captured and transmitted from the identification device, with information stored in the reading device or in a storage device of the medical treatment system.

23 . The medical treatment system according to claim 22 , wherein the information stored in the reading device or in a storage device of the medical treatment system comprises biometric data or signatures.

24 . The medical treatment system according to claim 17 , wherein in order to gather the information the reading device is programmed to request personal information from the healthcare professional and to compare it with information stored in the reading device or in a storage device of the medical treatment system.

25 . The medical treatment system according to claim 24 , wherein the reading device is programmed to determine the identity of the healthcare professional based on the result of the comparison.

26 . The medical treatment system according to claim 17 , further comprising an issuing and/or collection terminal programmed to create, write, and/or read an identification device which is to be carried by the healthcare professional, by transferring information to the identification device to allow or prohibit the one or more activities with or on the medical apparatus and/or the one or more movements of the healthcare professional in the vicinity of the medical in a time-limited and/or spatially limited manner.

27 . The medical treatment system according to claim 17 , wherein the treatment apparatus is or comprises an infusion pump, a ventilator, an extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus, in particular a dialysis apparatus, hemodialysis apparatus, hemofiltration apparatus or hemodiafiltration apparatus.

28 . The medical treatment system according to claim 27 , wherein the treatment apparatus is an apparatus for acute, chronic renal replacement therapy or for continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT).

29 . The medical treatment system according to claim 17 , wherein the diagnostic apparatus is an X-ray device, a computer tomograph, a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), an ultrasound device, a device for endoscopy, a device for impedance measurement, a device for thermography, a gamma camera and/or another device for diagnosis.

30 . The medical treatment system according to claim 29 , wherein the diagnostic device is programmed to use imaging methods.

31 . The medical treatment system according to claim 17 , wherein the medical clinic apparatus is a screen for medical monitoring, an ECG device, a medical refrigerator or a medical cooling compartment, a storage device for storing disposable medical articles and/or medical instruments, or comprises at least one of these devices or apparatuses.

32 . The medical treatment system according to claim 17 , wherein the activities are or comprise actuating, operating, or using the medical device.

33 . The medical treatment system according to claim 32 , wherein the activities are for an intended use of the medical apparatus.

34 . The medical treatment system according to claim 17 , wherein the movements are or encompass, respectively, the healthcare professional approaching the medical apparatus, moving away from the medical apparatus, passing, entering, leaving, and staying in the vicinity of the medical apparatus by the healthcare professional.

35 . The medical treatment system according to claim 17 , wherein the vicinity of the medical apparatus is or comprises, a predetermined and/or monitored area or a predetermined and/or monitored clinic room, an entrance area, a generally accessible area, an area which may only be entered with authorization, an area in which being present defines the beginning and/or end of work, one or more treatment rooms, one or more monitoring rooms, a room containing the medical apparatus of the group, and/or the route from one to the other of the aforementioned rooms.

36 . The medical treatment system according to claim 17 , further comprising a writing device programmed to write or overwrite information on the identification device, creating information readable by the reading device.

37 . The medical treatment system according to claim 36 , wherein the writing device is programmed to write or overwrite information contactlessly.

38 . The medical treatment system according to claim 17 , further comprising a writing device, programmed for writing or overwriting information on the authorization device, which serves to allow or prohibit the one or more activities with or on the medical apparatus and/or the one or more movements of the healthcare professional in the vicinity of the medical apparatus.

39 . The medical treatment system according to claim 38 , wherein the writing device is programmed to write or overwrite information contactlessly.

Assignees

• Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland Gmbh

Inventors

• Mueller Carsten
• Thorwarth Michael
• Speth Timo
• Trauner Karin Helga
• Mueller Ralf
• Miao Qingsong

Classifications

• G16H40/20 Primary

  for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms · CPC title

• G06F21/34

  involving the use of external additional devices, e.g. dongles or smart cards · CPC title

• G16H40/63

  for local operation · CPC title

• G06Q50/00

  Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism (healthcare informatics G16H) · CPC title

• G07C9/25

  using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voice recognition · CPC title