Portable, wearable read/write data device
First Claim
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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Abstract
A wearable electronic data collection and storage device is used for recording field medical data. The device is small, portable and easily worn, similar to a watch or medallion and is capable of interfacing with a large, external accessing system. The device includes an application specific integrated circuit card which is received in and is removable from a wearable/portable data entry, storage and retrieval device. The card includes a programmable memory for storing data. These two elements, when combined, form the MEDTAG unit. This unit also includes a memory for storing software, and a microprocessor for reading and entering data, and executing the software. The wearable/portable data entry storage and retrieval device includes an electrical connection to the removable card, a display for showing menus and data to a user, and two manual input buttons allowing the user to select from the menus and enter data into the programmable memory of the card.
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8 Claims
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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:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A portable, wearable, hand holdable, electronic read/write data storage system for selecting and entering, field gathered medical data on the scene of a medical incident by a user consisting of:
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a portable, wearable, hand holdable, read/write data entry, storage and retrieval portion including a housing, said housing being configured to have at least a front face portion, and side portions, a display screen controller including a display screen said display screen in the front portion and a slot configured in a side portion of said housing, a no/don'"'"'t select switch and a yes/select switch on said housing as the sole means for controlling navigation through a tree of medical data menus displayed on said screen and for selecting specific menu items displayed on said screen by said user, said yes/select switch disposed on said housing at a position separated from said no/don'"'"'t select switch for entering of the selected menu items as field generated medical data by said user; and a card portion configured to be inserted into and be removable from said slot of said housing to provide an electrical connection to said card portion when insert, thereby forming said electronic read/write data storage system;
said system further comprising;a first non-volatile memory having stored therein said tree of medical data menus; a system controller including a microprocessor for executing a software program to display said tree of medical data menus on said screen, and scan, read only, select and write from said tree of menus in said first non-volatile memory; a second nonvolatile memory operatively connected to the system controller to read/write and store field gathered and selected medical data from said tree of medical data menus on said first non-volatile memory. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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