DEVICE SELECTIVELY STORING AND PRESENTING CRITICAL MEDICAL INFORMATION
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1. A device incorporated into an clothing accessory to be worn by a person comprising:
- a housing supporting a data input member arranged and constructed to receive critical medical information about the person wearing the device;
a processor disposed in said housing and configured to control the operation of the device;
a memory disposed in said housing and storing the critical medical information; and
an output member configured to selectively retrieve the critical health information from the memory and present said information.
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Abstract
A device for selectively storing and presenting critical medical information about a person who needs immediate medical assistance includes a housing, a memory, a microprocessor and an output member. The microprocessor senses when the information has been requested and presents it through the output member either orally or visually. The device is preferably incorporated into an accessory worn by the patient/wearer for example as a wrist watch, pendant, pin, or other similar accessory.
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1. A device incorporated into an clothing accessory to be worn by a person comprising:
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a housing supporting a data input member arranged and constructed to receive critical medical information about the person wearing the device; a processor disposed in said housing and configured to control the operation of the device; a memory disposed in said housing and storing the critical medical information; and an output member configured to selectively retrieve the critical health information from the memory and present said information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A device for providing selectively critical medical information about a wearer, said device comprising:
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a housing structured and arranged to be incorporated into an accessory item worn by a person; a data input member supported by the housing and adapted to receive critical medical information about the wearer from the wearer'"'"'s primary health care provider; a memory disposed in the housing and storing said critical medical information, and personal information related to the wearer; a microprocessor disposed in the housing and adapted to control the operation of the device; a main screen disposed on the housing and adapted to select said critical medical information from said memory in response to commands from the microprocessor; and an emergency button disposed on said housing; wherein activation of the emergency button is sensed by the microprocessor and in response said microprocessor immediately causes said critical medical information to be retrieved from said memory and presented on said screen. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of obtaining critical medical information about a patient who needs immediate medical attention, said patient wearing an accessory incorporating a device including a housing, a memory holding said critical medical information and an emergency button disposed on said housing, said method comprising the steps of:
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automatically sensing within said device that the emergency button has been activated; in response to said activation, obtaining said critical medical information from the memory; and presenting said critical medical information - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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