Patents by Inventor Richard Arthur Chole

Richard Arthur Chole has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patient identification system and method for preventing wrong site procedure
    Patent number: 7540287
    Abstract: A patient equipped with a device in a first mode is scheduled for a procedure in a procedure room at a facility with pre-procedure rules (e.g., requiring procedure site marking). Only a surgeon or other authorized individual is permitted to change the first mode to a second mode after complying with the rules (e.g., marking a site on the patient's body). A detector is located at or near the entrance of the procedure room for detecting devices having the first mode. If the first mode is detected, an alarm is provided indicating that the rule may not have been followed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Washington University
    Inventor: Richard Arthur Chole