Patents Assigned to Healtech S.A.
  • Patent number: 5758443
    Abstract: A support device of information for the identification of hospital in- or out-patients is provided in the form of a strip of flexible material that can be wound on the end of limbs or round the neck of the patient like a bracelet or collar. The device includes an element for clamping the two free ends of the strip together formed from a first part and a second part cooperating one with the other and with the free ends of the strip to ensure a permanent adjustable clamping of the bracelet or of the collar. The first part of the element has a flat surface suitable for receiving and storing for a subsequent reading information suitable for the identification of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1998
    Assignee: Healtech S.A.
    Inventor: Gianandrea Pedrazzini
  • Patent number: 5508499
    Abstract: The apparatus comprises a device for the transfer (13) of containers (12) which takes containers (12) from a magazine for containers (11) to convey them in succession to a delivery station (16) passing through means for labelling (14) and means for checking the labels (25) controlled by a control and data acquisition system (2) so as to univocally label each single container with the data related to a corresponding single patient to a corresponding single sanitary event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 16, 1996
    Assignee: Healtech S.A.
    Inventor: Angelo Ferrario
  • Patent number: 5401059
    Abstract: A process and apparatus are disclosed for pairing drugs corresponding to a prescribed treatment with a given patient including marking of arm bands or other identification devices with the patient's identification data, permanently attaching the identification device to the patient, retrieving a drug corresponding to the prescribed treatment and verifying its agreement with the drug administration data stored on the identification device, introducing the drug into a container which is previously marked with the patient identification data and drug administration data and closing the container. The process further includes moving the container to a drug delivery station at the patient location and verifying agreement of the data marked on the container with that stored on the identification device of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1995
    Assignee: Healtech S.A.
    Inventor: Angelo Ferrario