Abstract: A system and method assigning a medical device to a medical facility is disclosed. Responsive to determining that a wireless connection being formed between a medical device and a wireless communication device inside a medical treatment area, a determination is made that the medical device moved into the medical treatment area and a determination is made as to whether the medical device is currently in an existing inventory associated with the medical facility. When the medical device is not determined to be within the inventory, device identity information is automatically obtained from the medical device and a new medical device record is created for the medical device and stored in the inventory.

Abstract: A system and method for assigning a medical device to a patient is disclosed. A method includes determining, responsive to determining that a wireless connection is formed between a first wireless communication device of a medical device and a second wireless communication device inside a medical treatment area currently associated with a patient of a medical facility, that the medical device moved into the medical treatment area currently associated with the patient, automatically, responsive to detecting that the medical device moved into to the medical treatment area associated with the patient, obtaining device identity information from the medical device, and updating, based on the obtained device identity information, a patient record of the patient currently associated with the treatment area to reflect that the medical device has been assigned to the patient currently associated with the treatment area.