Bodily worn device for digital storage and retrieval of medical records and personal identification
US6747561B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 20, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 8, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 3, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H10/65
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention is a novel bodily worn device, preferably in the form of jewelry, a medallion or watch, which provides for the digital storage and retrieval of a user's medical records, drug prescriptions, medical history, organ donor instructions, and personal identification for use in an emergency or routine medical situation. Additional embodiments include an electronic dog-tag for military and law enforcement applications. The device includes: an outer safety shell, in the form of a medallion, or watch with markings which identify it as a medical device, and a digital storage media such as a computer chip or high density silicon media, and non-contact wireless electrical power to the device and non-contact wireless retrieval of records. Security features include encrypted software and user password for medical records confidentially. The invention includes features for retrieving and displaying stored records on computer screens via a wireless interface wand or by providing access to a central website via the Internet with use of a user serial number password.
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