Infant identification and security apparatus
First Claim
1. An umbilical cord clamp, comprising:
- first and second elongated arms each having a proximal end and a distal end, said arms being hingeably connected at said proximal ends forming a "V" shape for being positioned around an umbilical cord of an infant, each of said arms having a grip portion arranged at said distal end, each of said arms having an inner side and an outer side;
a first hole extending partially into said grip portion of said first arm from said inner side;
a second hole extending partially into said grip portion of said first arm from said outer side and communicating with said first hole, said second hole being coaxial with said first hole, said second hole having a larger diameter than said first hole, so that an annular shoulder is formed therebetween;
a plurality of outwardly extending spring flaps radially arranged around said shoulder;
said spring flaps being recessed within said second hole; and
a projection extending inwardly from said inner side of said grip portion of said second arm, said projection is arranged for being inserted into said first hole and positioned between said spring flaps when said arms are closed, said projection including an enlarged head portion at a distal end thereof, said enlarged portion being positioned outwardly of said spring flaps for preventing said projection from being withdrawn from said second hole when said arms are closed.
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Abstract
An infant identification and security system includes an umbilical cord clamp for being attached to the umbilical cord of an infant, a wristband for being worn on the infant'"'"'s mother, a pair of information storage modules attached to the clamp and wristband, and a compatible terminal for reading and writing information to the storage modules. The modules contain distinctive identification information that is readable only by the terminal, and only after a predetermined password is entered into the terminal. A person wishing to carry the infant from a maternity ward is given permission to do so only after the identification information in her module is checked by hospital personnel for correspondence with the information in the infant'"'"'s module. A pair of triggering elements are attached to the umbilical cord clamp for triggering a compatible alarm system when the infant is taken from the maternity ward.
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16 Claims
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1. An umbilical cord clamp, comprising:
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first and second elongated arms each having a proximal end and a distal end, said arms being hingeably connected at said proximal ends forming a "V" shape for being positioned around an umbilical cord of an infant, each of said arms having a grip portion arranged at said distal end, each of said arms having an inner side and an outer side; a first hole extending partially into said grip portion of said first arm from said inner side; a second hole extending partially into said grip portion of said first arm from said outer side and communicating with said first hole, said second hole being coaxial with said first hole, said second hole having a larger diameter than said first hole, so that an annular shoulder is formed therebetween; a plurality of outwardly extending spring flaps radially arranged around said shoulder;
said spring flaps being recessed within said second hole; anda projection extending inwardly from said inner side of said grip portion of said second arm, said projection is arranged for being inserted into said first hole and positioned between said spring flaps when said arms are closed, said projection including an enlarged head portion at a distal end thereof, said enlarged portion being positioned outwardly of said spring flaps for preventing said projection from being withdrawn from said second hole when said arms are closed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An infant identification and security system, comprising:
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umbilical cord clamping means; and identification information storage means attached to said umbilical cord clamping means and storing distinctive identification information therein, said distinctive identification information being adapted to be readable only by a compatible terminal, said distinctive identification information being unreadable to a person without said terminal. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for identifying an infant and a person authorized to carry said infant from a predetermined area, and deterring unauthorized removal of said infant from said predetermined area, said predetermined area being equipped with an alarm system that generates an alarm when a triggering means is carried therefrom, comprising the steps of:
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providing an umbilical cord clamp having identification information storage means attached thereto and storing distinctive identification information that is unreadable to unaided eyes, said umbilical cord clamp having triggering means attached thereto for triggering said alarm system when said triggering means is carried from said predetermined area; clamping said umbilical cord clamp on an umbilical cord of an infant; placing said infant within said predetermined area; providing a wristband having another identification information storage means attached thereto and storing corresponding distinctive identification information that is unreadable to unaided eyes; attaching said wristband on a wrist of a person authorized to carry said infant from said predetermined area; providing terminal means for reading said distinctive identification information in said identification information storage means and said corresponding distinctive identification information in said another identification information storage means; and using said terminal to check for correspondence between said distinctive identification information in said identification information storage means on said umbilical cord clamp and said corresponding distinctive identification information in said another identification information storage means on said wristband attached to a person wishing to remove said infant from said predetermined area prior to authorizing removal. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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