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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2008
Kathleen R. Meschisen, Acton, MA (US);
Martin K. Mason, Andover, MA (US);
Joseph R. Fallon, Boxford, MA (US);
Richard James Conrad, Hamilton, MA (US);
Kathleen R. Meschisen, Acton, MA (US);
Martin K. Mason, Andover, MA (US);
Joseph R. Fallon, Boxford, MA (US);
Richard James Conrad, Hamilton, MA (US);
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
When configuring multiple patient monitors () in a healthcare environment, configuration is simplified and setup time is reduced by employing barcoded configuration information that is scanned into the monitors () using a barcode scanner (). A first monitor () is configured by selectively scanning one or more barcodes contained in a configuration booklet. Once the first monitor () is configured, its configuration information is stored and printed in barcoded format. The printed barcodes are then scanned into a second patient monitor (), without requiring the user to navigate the configuration barcode booklet a second time. Additionally, a patient's ID barcode is printed on vital signs records generated by the monitor, such as by a strip chart recorder or printer ().