US 11,749,393 B2
Systems, apparatuses and methods for capturing images of medical condition management events and related equipment with smartphone and related app that processes images to reduce medical errors
Amit Uday Limaye, Wayne, NJ (US); and Elaine Tam, Wayne, NJ (US)
Assigned to Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US)
Filed by Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US)
Filed on May 26, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/883,611.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/855,531, filed on May 31, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2020/0381106 A1, Dec. 3, 2020
Int. Cl. G16H 40/20 (2018.01); G08B 21/04 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/01 (2006.01); A61B 5/021 (2006.01); A61B 5/145 (2006.01); A61B 5/1455 (2006.01); A61M 5/31 (2006.01); G16H 30/40 (2018.01); G06V 20/00 (2022.01); G06V 20/64 (2022.01); G16H 20/17 (2018.01)
CPC G16H 20/17 (2018.01) [A61B 5/0002 (2013.01); A61B 5/01 (2013.01); A61B 5/021 (2013.01); A61B 5/14532 (2013.01); A61B 5/14551 (2013.01); A61B 5/6898 (2013.01); A61B 5/7282 (2013.01); A61B 5/746 (2013.01); A61M 5/3129 (2013.01); G06V 20/00 (2022.01); G06V 20/64 (2022.01); G08B 21/0461 (2013.01); G16H 30/40 (2018.01); G16H 40/20 (2018.01); A61B 2576/00 (2013.01); A61M 2205/18 (2013.01); A61M 2205/52 (2013.01); A61M 2205/581 (2013.01); A61M 2205/583 (2013.01); G06V 2201/03 (2022.01); G08B 21/0476 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A portable device for capturing images of medical events to reduce medical errors, comprising:
an imaging device for imaging at least one medical product in use during a medical event;
a memory to store images captured by the imaging device and program instructions for processing captured images;
a user interface configured to generate an output to a user; and
a processor adapted to execute the program instructions to
analyze a captured image associated with the medical event to detect a characteristic of the medical product selected from the group consisting of an indicia on the medical product, and a designated attribute of the medical product,
analyze the detected characteristic to determine when a medical error occurs, the medical error corresponding to when the medical product is incompatible with the medical event, mishandled by the user, or malfunctioning, and
generate an output to the user via the user interface comprising an alert related to the medical error;
wherein at least one captured image in the memory corresponds to a medical event involving at least two medical products used together; and
wherein the processor is configured to
analyze the at least one captured image to detect indicia on each of the at least two medical products,
analyze the indicia on each of the at least two medical products using previously stored medical product data that is locally or remotely accessible by the processor, the previously stored medical product data comprising indicia for respective ones of a plurality of different medical products and, for each medical product among the plurality of different medical products, the corresponding indicia of one or more other medical products indicated as compatible with that medical product, and
generate an output to the user when the processor determines that the at least two medical products are incompatible according to the previously stored medical product data.