Method, apparatus and system for verification of infectious status of humans
First Claim
1. A method for restricting access to medical data from a test subject, said method comprising steps of:
- collecting a sample from said test subject; and
taking biometric data from said test subject contemporaneously with said step of collecting a sample, said biometric data for permitting a high order of probability of correlation of said test subject with test results derived from said sample.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for collecting medical data from a test subject while preserving anonymity for the test subject. The method includes steps of collecting a sample from the test subject and taking biometric data from the test subject. The biometric data permit a high order of probability of correlation of the test subject with the sample and with test results derived from the sample. The method desirably further includes a step of providing the test subject with a unique correlating code also for permitting unique correlation of the test subject with the sample and with test results derived from the sample, and further desirably includes a step of labeling the sample with information including the biometric data.
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39 Claims
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1. A method for restricting access to medical data from a test subject, said method comprising steps of:
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collecting a sample from said test subject; and taking biometric data from said test subject contemporaneously with said step of collecting a sample, said biometric data for permitting a high order of probability of correlation of said test subject with test results derived from said sample. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for performing medical tests on a voluntary test subject and correlating results from said medical tests via correlating indicia to include biometric indicia from said test subject, said method comprising steps of:
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receiving a test sample taken from said test subject; reading label data corresponding to said biometric indicia from a label on said test sample, wherein collection of said biometric indicia and said test sample were contemporaneous, said label data for permitting a high order of probability of correlation of said test subject with said sample and with test results derived from said sample; analyzing said test sample to derive said test results indicative of medical condition of said test subject; linking said label data and said test results to form a single record; and recording said single record in a database. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus for collecting medical data from a voluntary test subject, said apparatus comprising:
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a sample collection apparatus for collecting a biological sample from said test subject; and a biometric data collection device, said biometric data collection device for collecting biometric data contemporaneously with collecting said biological sample, said biometric data permitting a high order of probability of positive correlation of said medical data derived from testing said biological sample with said test subject. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus for performing medical testing on a voluntary test subject and correlating test results from said medical testing with correlation indicia, said apparatus comprising:
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a label reader for reading data corresponding to biometric indicia from a label on a biological test sample from said voluntary test subject, wherein collection of said biometric indicia was contemporaneous with collection of said biological test sample; an analyzer for analyzing said biological test sample to provide said test results, said analyzer coupled to said label reader; and a computer coupled to said label reader and to said analyzer, said computer for linking said data corresponding to said biometric indicia from said label reader and said test result to provide a single record and for storing said single record in a database. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A method for retrieving a user'"'"'s medical data from a database, said method comprising steps of:
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providing a first biometric reading by a first user; receiving said first user'"'"'s medical data from said database when said first biometric reading positively correlates with said first user'"'"'s medical data stored in said database; and displaying said first user'"'"'s medical data, wherein said first user'"'"'s medical data from said step of receiving said first user'"'"'s medical data from said database when said first biometric reading positively correlates with said first user'"'"'s medical data stored in said database were provided by a process comprising steps of; collecting a sample from said first user; taking first biometric data from said first user contemporaneously with collecting a sample from said first user, said first biometric data for permitting a high order of probability of correlation of said first user with said sample and with test results derived from said sample; and linking said first user'"'"'s medical data with information corresponding to said first biometric data. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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- 33. A method for providing medical test results wherein said medical test results are retrieved from a database in correspondence with biometric indicia of a sample donor, wherein said medical test results derive from analysis of a biological sample donated by said sample donor, wherein said biological sample is linked to said sample donor biometric indicia prior to said biological sample analysis.
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35. A system for storage and retrieval of biological sample test data, wherein:
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a first test datum derived from testing of a first biological sample from a first user/donor is stored in a database, wherein collecting said first biological sample from said first user/donor and taking biometric indicia from said sample donor were temporally coincident; a second test datum derived from testing of a second biological sample from a second user/donor is stored in said database; said first user/donor is enabled to retrieve and share said first test datum by a retrieval procedure including a step of inputting data corresponding to said biometric indicia of said first user/donor; and said second user/donor is enabled to retrieve and share said second test datum by a retrieval procedure including a step of inputting data corresponding to biometric indicia of said second user/donor. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39)
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