Novartis AG
System and method of printing machine-readable information usable in a medical procedure

Abstract:

The present disclosure provides a system able to acquire machine-readable information received from at least one of images received via the camera, process the machine-readable information to determine patient data from the machine-readable information, determine a medical procedure based on the patient data, permit use of at least a first portion of medical equipment coupled to the system, receive user input that indicates at least one planned procedure step, determine if the medical procedure includes the at least one planned procedure step. The present disclosure further includes a method including the above steps. The present disclosure also includes a system for printing machine-readable information on a garment to be worn in a medical procedure and a method of printing machine-readable information on such a garment.