An evaluation unit (100) classifies a current treatment situation for a signal connected medical system. A receiving module (110) receives a plurality of treatment signals (112) that indicates a value (116) for a patient parameter (115) and a signal quality. A processing module stores values of patient parameters received at past times with a respective time stamp (125) indicating the time and a quality index (127) assigned to the respective value or group of values and detects a presence of a trigger signal (124) and calculates an evaluation score (134) using a stored calculation rule (132). The calculation uses the stored values of patient parameters as a function of the respective time stamp. The processing module calculates a quality indicator (138) using a stored quality metric (136) depending on the associated quality indices of the values of patient parameters necessary for the calculation of the evaluation score.

An evaluation unit (100) classifies a current treatment situation for a signal connected medical system. A receiving module (110) receives a plurality of treatment signals (112) that indicates a value (116) for a patient parameter (115) and a signal quality. A processing module stores values of patient parameters received at past times with a respective time stamp (125) indicating the time and a quality index (127) assigned to the respective value or group of values and detects a presence of a trigger signal (124) and calculates an evaluation score (134) using a stored calculation rule (132). The calculation uses the stored values of patient parameters as a function of the respective time stamp. The processing module calculates a quality indicator (138) using a stored quality metric (136) depending on the associated quality indices of the values of patient parameters necessary for the calculation of the evaluation score.

A system may include an external device and an inhaler. The external device may include a processor, a communication circuit, and memory. The inhaler may include a mouthpiece, medicament, a mechanical dose counter, and an electronics module comprising a processor and a communication circuit. The electronics module may record a dosing event when the inhaler is actuated, such as when the mouthpiece cover is opened, and send a signal indicating the dosing event to the external device. The external device may receive a mechanical dose reading of the mechanical dose counter, determine an electronic dose reading based on the signal indicating the dosing event, determine that a discrepancy between the mechanical dose reading and the electronic dose reading exceeds a threshold, and notify the user of the discrepancy, for example, by providing a notification to the user by way of a mobile application residing on the external device.

A system may include an external device and an inhaler. The external device may include a processor, a communication circuit, and memory. The inhaler may include a mouthpiece, medicament, a mechanical dose counter, and an electronics module comprising a processor and a communication circuit. The electronics module may record a dosing event when the inhaler is actuated, such as when the mouthpiece cover is opened, and send a signal indicating the dosing event to the external device. The external device may receive a mechanical dose reading of the mechanical dose counter, determine an electronic dose reading based on the signal indicating the dosing event, determine that a discrepancy between the mechanical dose reading and the electronic dose reading exceeds a threshold, and notify the user of the discrepancy, for example, by providing a notification to the user by way of a mobile application residing on the external device.

A surgical item managing method for use in a smart operating room to manage a surgical item used during a surgical procedure is provided. The surgical item includes a flexible RFID tag. The method includes the steps of: obtaining an information about a position of the flexible RFID tag; photographing a patient to obtain a position of the patient; determining if the position of the flexible RFID tag and the position of the patient overlap, to determine if the position of the flexible RFID tag is in the body of the patient; and giving a warning when the position of the flexible RFID tag is in the body of the patient.

A surgical item managing method for use in a smart operating room to manage a surgical item used during a surgical procedure is provided. The surgical item includes a flexible RFID tag. The method includes the steps of: obtaining an information about a position of the flexible RFID tag; photographing a patient to obtain a position of the patient; determining if the position of the flexible RFID tag and the position of the patient overlap, to determine if the position of the flexible RFID tag is in the body of the patient; and giving a warning when the position of the flexible RFID tag is in the body of the patient.

A method for exchange of equipment performance data includes the steps of: obtaining performance data of a communicatively-insulated device; converting the performance data into a scannable code; capturing an image of the scannable code; decoding the scannable code using a communicatively-enabled device to extract an address string encoded in the scannable code, the address string comprising an address of a remote server and the performance data; initiating, by the communicatively-enabled device, a communications link with the remote server using the address string thereby to provide the performance data to the remote server; performing, by the remote server, analytics on the performance data; and sending historic device performance data and/or analytical results to a remote computing device and/or sending a link to the historic device performance data and/or analytical results to the remote computing device; wherein the communicatively-insulated device is packaging equipment and wherein obtaining the performance data comprises: running a calibration phantom through the packaging equipment; scanning the calibration phantom with a calibration unit; and using the calibration unit to generate a system status report identifying one or more operational parameters of the packaging equipment.

At the time of manufacture of medical items that are to be consumed during patient care, a unique identification number is assigned to each item and the number is encoded in an RFID tag attached to the item. The manufacturer registers the unique identification number for each individual medical item in a Unique Device Identification (UDI) Serialized Tracking Database. The UDI Serialized Tracking Database maps each unique identification number to each item's UDI number that has been assigned by the Food and Drug Administration. As each item is consumed during medical treatment and its cost is billed to payers, the unique identification number of the item is reported and verified. This provides for detection of certain types of fraud in the dispensing of medical items by validating that necessary supplies were actually used during patient care.

At the time of manufacture of medical items that are to be consumed during patient care, a unique identification number is assigned to each item and the number is encoded in an RFID tag attached to the item. The manufacturer registers the unique identification number for each individual medical item in a Unique Device Identification (UDI) Serialized Tracking Database. The UDI Serialized Tracking Database maps each unique identification number to each item's UDI number that has been assigned by the Food and Drug Administration. As each item is consumed during medical treatment and its cost is billed to payers, the unique identification number of the item is reported and verified. This provides for detection of certain types of fraud in the dispensing of medical items by validating that necessary supplies were actually used during patient care.

Provided is an aerosol generating device distributing and transmitting power from a battery to two heaters, wherein the aerosol generating device includes the battery, a first heater heating a first aerosol generating substrate, a second heater heating a second aerosol generating substrate, and a controller controlling power supplied from the battery to the first heater and the second heater, wherein the controller controls power to be supplied from the battery to the first heater and the second heater at different times.