Portable personal medical image storage device
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1. A portable medical image storage device comprising:
- a hand held housing;
a universal port connector coupled to the housing; and
a readable, writeable, memory device comprising;
a viewer comprising software configured to enable the display of a data file relating to a patient'"'"'s healthcare;
an installer arranged to install the viewer to a memory of a computer when the installer is coupled with the universal port connector to a universal port of a computer that recognizes the memory device as a drive;
data file storage arranged to store a data file relating to a patient'"'"'s viewer; and
a relational database arranged to store key information relating to each data file stored in the data file storage.
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Abstract
A portable device is provided to be carried e.g. by an individual or a family member, that contains medical history and medical image files including, among other things, medical data, images, reports, and other patient information. The device is small and in one embodiment comprises a key chain or thumb-sized device. The device includes an installer with viewing software that can be installed though a universal port on to any viewing device such as a PC. The viewing software also allows addition and removal of data files to and from the portable device, and incorporation of the data files into a relational database on the portable device.
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20 Claims
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1. A portable medical image storage device comprising:
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a hand held housing;
a universal port connector coupled to the housing; and
a readable, writeable, memory device comprising;
a viewer comprising software configured to enable the display of a data file relating to a patient'"'"'s healthcare;
an installer arranged to install the viewer to a memory of a computer when the installer is coupled with the universal port connector to a universal port of a computer that recognizes the memory device as a drive;
data file storage arranged to store a data file relating to a patient'"'"'s viewer; and
a relational database arranged to store key information relating to each data file stored in the data file storage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A portable medical image storage device comprising:
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housing means;
memory means comprising;
viewer means for enabling the display of a data file relating to a patient'"'"'s healthcare;
installer means for installing the viewer means into a memory of a computer;
data file storage means for storing a data file relating to a patient'"'"'s healthcare; and
relational database means for storing key information relating to each data file stored in the data file storage means; and
universal connector means for coupling the memory means to a universal port of a computer. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for adding files to a portable medical image storage device comprising the steps of:
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1) providing a portable medical image storage device comprising;
a hand held housing;
a universal port connector coupled to the housing; and
a readable, writeable, memory device comprising;
a viewer comprising software configured to enable the display of a data file relating to a patient'"'"'s healthcare;
an installer arranged to install the viewer to a memory of a computer when the installer is coupled with the universal port connector to a universal port of a computer that recognizes the memory device as a drive;
data file storage arranged to store a data file relating to a patient'"'"'s healthcare; and
a relational database arranged to store key information relating to each data file stored in the data file storage;
2) providing a input/display device with the viewer wherein the input/display device comprises a memory;
3) loading a data file from the portable device into the memory of the input/display device;
displaying the data file;
inputting an additional data file and saving the additional file in the data file storage of the portable medical image storage device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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