Devices and methods for recording information on a subject's body

US9286615B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Elwha LLC · US

Inventors

• Roderick A. Hyde · Redmond, US
• Jordin T. Kare · Seattle, US
• Wayne R. Kindsvogel · Seattle, US
• Royce A. Levien · Lexington, US
• Erez Lieberman · Cambridge, US
• Mark A. Malamud · Seattle, US
• Nathan P. Myhrvold · Bellevue, US
• Elizabeth A. Sweeney · Seattle, US
• Clarence T. Tegreene · Bellevue, US
• Charles Whitmer · North Bend, US
• Lowell L. Wood, JR. · Bellevue, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 16, 2011
• Grant date: Mar 15, 2016
• Expiry date: Aug 27, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G16H20/17
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Embodiments disclosed herein relate to methods, devices, and computer systems thereof for visibly or non-visibly indicating a subject has received a medical treatment. In certain embodiments, a subject receives an information mark in conjunction with a medical treatment. In certain embodiments, the information mark includes unique information relating to the subject. In certain embodiments, devices, computer systems, and methods relate to reading an information mark on a subject, and optionally determining if further medical treatment of the subject is warranted. In certain embodiments, receipt of an information mark entitles a subject to a reward.