US 12,315,628 B2
Medical equipment management
John P. Pierson, Tewksbury, MA (US); Ian B. Durrant, Acton, MA (US); Kristopher M. Edgell, Shreveport, LA (US); and Joanne R. Parrill, Andover, MA (US)
Assigned to ZOLL Medical Corporation, Chelmsford, MA (US)
Filed by ZOLL Medical Corporation, Chelmsford, MA (US)
Filed on Mar. 11, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/601,042.
Application 18/601,042 is a continuation of application No. 17/812,276, filed on Jul. 13, 2022, granted, now 11,955,231.
Application 17/812,276 is a continuation of application No. 15/733,167, granted, now 11,424,024, issued on Aug. 23, 2022, previously published as PCT/US2018/062731, filed on Nov. 28, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/594,645, filed on Dec. 5, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0296942 A1, Sep. 5, 2024
Int. Cl. G16H 40/40 (2018.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/132 (2006.01); A61F 17/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/39 (2006.01); G01S 19/42 (2010.01); G06F 3/04847 (2022.01); G06F 8/65 (2018.01); G06F 16/2457 (2019.01); G06Q 10/087 (2023.01); G06Q 50/26 (2024.01); G16H 40/20 (2018.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01); H04L 67/00 (2022.01); H04L 67/12 (2022.01); H04L 67/52 (2022.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.01)
CPC G16H 40/40 (2018.01) [G06F 8/65 (2013.01); G06F 16/24573 (2019.01); G06Q 10/087 (2013.01); G06Q 50/26 (2013.01); G16H 40/20 (2018.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01); H04L 67/34 (2013.01); H04L 67/52 (2022.05); A61B 5/7475 (2013.01); A61B 17/132 (2013.01); A61F 17/00 (2013.01); A61M 16/024 (2017.08); A61N 1/3993 (2013.01); G01S 19/42 (2013.01); G06F 3/04847 (2013.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.02); H04W 76/10 (2018.02)] 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for managing medical equipment, the system comprising:
a computing device comprising a first memory, an inspection user interface configured to capture one or more user inputs, and one or more first processors, wherein the one or more first processors are configured to:
receive information that identifies an account associated with a user of the computing device, wherein the information is provided via the one or more user inputs to the inspection user interface,
present, via the inspection user interface, identification information for at least one item of medical equipment that is associated with the account,
present, via the inspection user interface, a list of a plurality of components that are included with the at least one item of medical equipment,
after receiving the information that identifies the account, receive current status information for one or more of the plurality of components, and
send, to one or more servers, the current status information for the at least one item of medical equipment; and
the one or more servers comprising:
a second memory including a database having stored therein previously stored status information for the at least one item of medical equipment,
a communication component configured to receive the current status information for the at least one item of medical equipment, and
one or more second processors configured to determine access privileges associated with the account, wherein:
management access privileges allow the user of the computing device to add information characterizing a new item of medical equipment to the database and update the previously stored status information in the database after receiving the current status information; and
inspection access privileges allow the user of the computing device to update the previously stored status information in the database after receiving the current status information, but prevent the user from adding information characterizing the new item of medical equipment to the database.