SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING IDENTIFICATION AND MEDICAL INFORMATION FROM A SUBJECT

• US 20160283668A1
• Filed: 06/06/2016
• Published: 09/29/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Solomon Systems, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Solomon Systems, Inc.
• Inventors: WALKER, Timothy T.
• Granted Patent: US 10,685,742 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/90 Identification means for patients or instruments, e.g. tags
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/96 using barcodes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/98 using electromagnetic means, e.g. transponders
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/06046 Constructional details
• 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: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/65 stored on portable record carriers, e.g. on smartcards, RFID tags or CD
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A device and system for providing identification and medical information are disclosed. The device includes a readable code that contains medical biographical information of the subject, a programmable reporter element that is programmed to electronically store at least one particular event relating to the subject, and a signal producing element functionally related to the programmable reporter element. In one aspect, a method for providing identification and medical information from a subject includes providing a subject with a device comprising a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag and scanning the RFID tag with the RFID reader. The RFID tag includes a chip configured to be scanned and read by an RFID reader, whereby the chip is wirelessly linked to a server containing medical and biographical information specific to the subject.

Claims

1. A method for providing identification and medical information from a subject, comprising:

(a) providing a subject with a device comprising a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag, the RFID tag comprising a chip configured to be scanned and read by an RFID reader, wherein the chip is wirelessly linked to a server comprising medical and biographical information specific to the subject; and

(b) scanning the RFID tag with the RFID reader.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the medical and biographical information in step (a) comprises medical records or personal information selected from the group consisting of previous lab work, x-rays, CT-scans, MRIs, allergies, blood type, height, weight, date of birth, social security number, last known address, known illnesses, diseases, medical procedures or operations performed, medications previously or currently prescribed, listed Primary Care Provider (PCP), contact information from the subject, contact information from the subject'"'"'s next of kin, and combinations thereof.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

(c1) retrieving the subject'"'"'s medical and biographical information from the server and displaying the subject'"'"'s medical and biographical information on the screen of the RFID reader;

(d1) treating the subject based on a consideration of the subject'"'"'s medical and biographical information.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

(e1) selecting a suitable receiving hospital from a group of facilities listed on the device and notifying an emergency department in the selected receiving hospital of the subject'"'"'s pending arrival at the receiving hospital.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising providing the subject'"'"'s medical and biographical information obtained from the server in step (c1) to the emergency department in step (e1), along with a description of the treatment provided to the subject in step (d1).

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising notifying one or more of the subject'"'"'s next of kin concerning the emergency.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the subject is automatically registered in the receiving hospital following transmission of the information in step (b).

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

(c2) retrieving the subject'"'"'s medical and biographical information from the server and displaying the subject'"'"'s medical and biographical information on the screen of the RFID reader; and

(d2) prescribing one or drugs for the subject based on a consideration of the subject'"'"'s medical and biographical information.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

(c3) checking into a hospital or registering for a medical appointment, based on identification of the subject'"'"'s RFID tag; and

(d3) retrieving the subject'"'"'s medical and biographical information from the server.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising displaying the subject'"'"'s medical and biographical information on the screen of the RFID reader.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising downloading the subject'"'"'s medical and biographical information into an electronic medical records (EMR) database.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising electronically entering medical information pertaining to the hospital visit or medical appointment into the EMR database.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the device in step (a) is contained in an object worn by the subject.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the device in step (a) comprises an insurance card comprising the RFID tag.

15. A portable device for storing medical information from a subject, comprising:

(a) a solid-state memory that stores medical information of the subject;

(b) a readable code on a surface of the device for identification; and

(c) an interface to interact with a computer, smart phone or tablet.

16. The portable device of claim 15, wherein the readable code is a bar code, a binary code, a matrix code, a pictogram or a quick response (QR) code.

17. The portable device of claim 16, wherein the bar code is a QR code.

18. The portable device of claim 15, further comprising a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag, the RFID tag comprising a chip configured to be scanned and read by an RFID reader, wherein the chip is wirelessly linked to a server comprising medical and biographical information specific to the subject.