Hematology - diagnosis apparatus employing expert system technology

Patent 5023785 Issued on June 11, 1991. Estimated Expiration Date:

June 11, 2008. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Assignee

Becton & Dickinson Co.

Application

No. 103935 filed on 11/16/1987

US Classes:

600/300, DIAGNOSTIC TESTING128/920, COMPUTER ASSISTED MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS706/924Medical

Examiners

Primary: Smith, Jerry
Assistant: Bui, Kim Thanh

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Carella, Byrne, Baine, Gilfillan, Cecchi & Stewart

International Class

G06F 015/42

Abstract

Described is a hematology-diagnosis apparatus employing expert system technology. The apparatus comprises a computer/data processor which is provided with a memory facility, a central processor and a printer. Stored in the memory facility is a knowledge base applicable to hematologic diagnostics, and instructions by which the apparatus is to process input data, in the form of a plurality of--four in a specific exemplary embodiment--hematologic parametric numerics obtained from a patient's bood assay. The numerics are entered via entry means. The apparatus accordingly executes the instructions, and on the basis of the parametric numerics, prints out diagnostic and hematologic messages applicable to the patient.