Four sided flash card

• US 4,662,652 A
• Filed: 07/19/1985
• Issued: 05/05/1987
• Est. Priority Date: 07/19/1985
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hargis L. Calvin
• Original Assignee: Hargis L. Calvin
• Inventors: Hargis, L. Calvin
• Primary Examiner(s): Bell, Paul A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): HEYRANA, PAUL
• Application Number:
  US06/756,661
• Time in Patent Office: 655 Days
• Field of Search: 283/1 A, 283/1 R, 283/74, 283/79, 283/81, 283/900, 40/371, D19/1
• US Class Current: 283/74
• CPC Class Codes: B42F 19/00 File cards B42F21/00 takes precedence; punched cards for information retrieval, e.g. for manual use, G06K21/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 283/90 Medical record

Abstract

Permanent identification of patient information including facility where x-rays are performed, the facilities'"'"' address, the patients'"'"' name, the number of the x-ray and the date of the x-ray, are imprinted on x-ray film using a flash marking system and a special four-sided flash card. The four-sided flash card is so designed that a single card may be used to imprint information regarding four patients. The information written on the flash card with a dark graphite pencil is thus transferred to the x-ray film by means of a light flash which passes thru the card in the area imprinted with patient information and on to the unexposed x-ray film which overlays the imprinted information on the card. Thus the x-ray film is permanently inscribed with the foregoing information.

Claims

1. A rectangular card for flash-marking exposed film:

said card having a first preprinted area at one edge thereof;

said area comprising first and second indentification indicia for indentifying the film;

said first indicia being of a general nature;

said second indicia designating at least one/blank space for receiving specific information related to the subject matter recorded on the film;

wherein the improvement comprises at least one additional preprinted area at another edge of said card, said at least one additional area being a duplicate of said first area whereby said card may be reused.

2. The card of claim 1 wherein an opening is provided through the central area of said card.

3. The card of claim 2 wherein the opening is offset from the geometric center of the rectangular card.

4. The card of claim 1 wherein each edge of said card has an identical preprinted area thereon.

5. The card of claim 1 wherein the card is made of paper having a high rag content.

6. The card of claim 5 wherein the card is made from 70 pound paper.