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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2017
Midmark Corporation, Versailles, OH (US);
Asad Abu-Tarif, Irvine, CA (US);
Thomas L. Treon, Versailles, OH (US);
Steven K. Cordonnier, Bradford, OH (US);
Carlos J. Castillo, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Robert Menke, Greenville, OH (US);
Ruomei Zhang, Cerritos, CA (US);
Jon E. Wells, New Bremen, OH (US);
Midmark Corporation, Versailles, OH (US);
Abstract
A system comprises a storage device, a piece of medical equipment, a portable computing device, and a hub portal. The piece of medical equipment has at least one electrically powered feature and comprises either a medical examination table or a storage cabinet. The storage device is operable to store data and is remotely located relative to the first piece of medical equipment and relative to the portable computing device. The hub portal is operable to provide communication of one or both of data or commands between the storage device, the piece of medical equipment, and the portable computing device. A method includes enablement or activation of an electrically powered feature of medical equipment upon entry of a portable computing device into a medical examination room. The method also includes disablement or further activation of the electrically powered feature upon exit of the portable computing device from the medical examination room.