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Portable, wearable read/write data device

  • US 5,995,077 A
  • Filed: 01/31/1996
  • Issued: 11/30/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/20/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of data capture/retrieval on the scene of field gathered medical data by using a portable, wearable, handholdable electronic data storage device having a portable, wearable, hand holdable, read/write data entry, storage and retrieval portion and a card portion comprising the steps of:

  • inserting said card portion of said electronic data storage device into a slot of said read/write device portion thereof so as to form said electronic data storage device and activate a data capture/retrieval mode of operation thereof;

    storing personal identification data in a non-volatile memory of said card portion of said electronic data storage device;

    displaying sequentially a tree of medical data entry menus on a display screen of said read/write device portion;

    navigating through said tree of data entry menus and selecting data from said tree of data entry menus by depressing a yes/select or no/don'"'"'t select switch as the sole means for controlling passage through the tree of data entry menus, said yes/select and no/don'"'"'t select switches mounted on said read/write device portion;

    entering data selected from said tree of data entry menus by depressing a yes/select switch mounted on said read/write portion to create field entered data; and

    storing said field entered data into said non-volatile memory of said card portion of said system.

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