Using RFID devices integrated or included in the packaging of medical devices to facilitate a secure and authorized pairing with a host system

• US 10,452,875 B2
• Filed: 05/21/2015
• Issued: 10/22/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avery Dennison Retail Information Services LLC (Avery Dennison Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Avery Dennison Retail Information Services LLC (Avery Dennison Corporation)
• Inventors: Forster, Ian J., Ginn, Michael G.
• Primary Examiner(s): Franklin, Jamara A
• Application Number:
  US15/312,418
• Publication Number:
  US 20170091498A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,615 Days
• Field of Search: 235385, 705 2, 705 22, 705 28, 34053912
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0723 the record carrier comprising an arrangement for non-contact communication, e.g. wireless communication circuits on transponder cards, non-contact smart cards or RFIDs
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07758 arrangements for adhering the record carrier to further objects or living beings, functioning as an identification tag
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10297 arrangements for handling protocols designed for non-contact record carriers such as RFIDs NFCs, e.g. ISO/IEC 14443 and 18092 cryptographic protocols H04L9/00; network security protocols H04L63/00; real-time communication protocols in data switching networks H04L65/00; network protocols for data switching network services H04L67/00
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation

Abstract

A system and method for linking a medical device with a smart device is provided. The system includes a medical device, a smart device, a package encasing the medical device and an RFID device integrated into the packaging and associated with the medical device. The method for linking the medical device to a smart device includes removing the medical device from the packaging and applying it to a person, presenting the RFID device to the smart device, reading the RFID device with the smart device and using information obtained from the RFID device to establish communications between the smart device and the medical device.

Claims

1. A method of linking a medical device with a smart device including:

obtaining a system for linking a medical device with a smart device that includes;

a medical device;

a smart device;

a package encasing the medical device; and

an RFID device integrated into the package encasing and associated with the medical device;

removing the medical device from the package encasing and applying to a person;

presenting the RFID device to the smart device;

reading the RFID device with the smart device;

using information obtained from the RFID device to establish communications between the smart device and the medical device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the medical device is a wearable sensor.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the medical device is a sensing patch.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the sensing patch is used in cooperation with medication administration.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the smart device is a smart phone or tablet.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the RFID device is a NFC enabled device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the RFID device operates at a frequency of about 13.6 MHz.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the RFID device is an active device.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the RFID device is a passive device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the package is sterile packaging.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the RFID device is single use.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the RFID device is multiple use.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the RFID device includes data about the medical device.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the information is manufacturing information.

15. The method of claim 1, further including the step of activating the medical device.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the communications is enabled by a unique identifier.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the communications are closed loop communication.

18. The method of claim 1, further including the step of using the smart device to collect data from the medical device.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the data is collected at specific intervals.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein the data is collected when initiated by the smart device.