MOBILE INFORMATION AND CONTROL DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR USE THEREOF

摘要

A mobile information and control device provides information about a patient and examinations to be conducted on this patient, as well as the ability to control medical apparatuses, for use by medical personnel. The mobile device at least has a data storage device to store and provide information, a coupling device to place the information and control device in communication with additional medical apparatuses, a display for need-specific display of information, and an attachment device to attach the information and control device to a wrist of the personnel. A method to provide information about a patient and examinations to be conducted on this patient, as well as for control of medical apparatuses by medical personnel, makes use of such a mobile information and control device.

主权项

1. A mobile information and control device, comprising:
a device housing having a size and shape allowing said device housing to rest on a human wrist; a data storage device in said device housing that contains information configured to control a medical apparatus; a processor in said housing configured to retrieve said information from said data storage device; a coupling device connected to said processor that places said processor in communication with a medical apparatus and that conveys said information retrieved from said data storage device to said medical apparatus to control said medical apparatus; an attachment device that attaches said device housing to said wrist; and a display at a surface of said housing that is visible to a wearer of the device housing when the device housing is attached to the wrist of the wearer, said processor being configured to display need-specific information retrieved from said data storage device at said display.