Healthcare personal area identification network method and system
View Patent ↗A system, method, apparatus, and computer program code for delivering a treatment includes generating a personal area network associated with a patient, said personal area network transmitting a patient identifier associated with said patient, retrieving treatment data associated with said patient identifier, and operating a treatment device pursuant to said treatment data.
1. A method for delivering a treatment, comprising:
a patient wearing a first device which is not implanted in the patient;
bringing a second device in contact with the patient, said second device to selectively apply a proposed treatment to the patient;
said first device transmitting to said second device a patient identifier via an electrical current signal transmitted via the patient's body, said patient identifier including information for identifying the patient;
said second device using said transmitted patient identifier to confirm that said proposed treatment is intended for the patient; and
said second device applying said proposed treatment to the patient after confirming that said proposed treatment is intended for the patient.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said second device is not implanted in the patient.
3. A method for delivering a treatment, comprising:
a patient wearing a first device and a third device where the first device is not implanted in the patient;
said first device transmitting to said third device a patient identifier via an electrical current signal transmitted via the patient's body, said patient identifier including information for identifying the patient;
bringing a second device in contact with the patient, said second device to selectively apply a proposed treatment to the patient;
said second device transmitting to said third device a message indicative of said proposed treatment, said message transmitted to said third device from said second device via an electrical current signal transmitted via the patient's body;
said third device using said transmitted patient identifier and said transmitted message to confirm that said proposed treatment is intended for the patient;
said third device transmitting a return message to said second device; and
said second device responding to said return message by applying said proposed treatment to the patient.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein said second device is not implanted in the patient.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein said third device is not implanted in the patient.
6. An apparatus for delivering a treatment, comprising:
a first device worn by a patient and not implanted in the patient;
a second device in contact with the patient, said second device to selectively apply a proposed treatment to the patient;
said first device operative to transmit to said second device a patient identifier via an electrical current signal transmitted via the patient's body, said patient identifier including information for identifying the patient;
said second device operative to:
use said transmitted patient identifier to confirm that said proposed treatment is intended for the patient; and
apply said proposed treatment to the patient after confirming that said proposed treatment is intended for the patient.
7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein said second device is not implanted in the patient.
8. An apparatus for delivering a treatment, comprising:
a first device worn by a patient and not implanted in the patient;
a second device in contact with the patient, said second device to selectively apply a proposed treatment to the patient;
a third device worn by the patient;
said first device operative to transmit to said third device a patient identifier via an electrical current signal transmitted via the patient's body, said patient identifier including information for identifying the patient;
said second device operative to transmit to said third device a message indicative of said proposed treatment, said second device operative to transmit said message to said third device via an electrical current signal transmitted via the patient's body;
said third device operative to:
use said transmitted patient identifier and said transmitted message to confirm that said proposed treatment is intended for the patient; and
transmit a return message to said second device;
said second device operative to respond to said return message by applying said proposed treatment to the patient.
9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein said second device is not implanted in the patient.
10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein said third device is not implanted in the patient.