Electronic medical emergency voice bracelet system

• US 6,845,063 B2
• Filed: 01/18/2001
• Issued: 01/18/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Renee Mitchell
• Original Assignee: Renee Mitchell
• Inventors: Mitchell, Sherwin
• Primary Examiner(s): Miska, Vit W.
• Application Number:
  US09/765,002
• Publication Number:
  US 20020092220A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,461 Days
• Field of Search: 340/573.3, 340/825.34, 340/573.1, 340/539, 340/572.8, 340/571, 368/10, 368/63, 368 72- 74, 368/250, 368/251, 368/276, 368/281, 368/282, 235/492, 235/487
• US Class Current: 368/10
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/65 stored on portable record carriers, e.g. on smartcards, RFID tags or CD

Abstract

An audible medical emergency system for a patient comprising a bracelet which is battery operated and is worn on patient. The bracelet contains about 60 seconds of audible information about the wearer'"'"'s health, including warnings about allergies to drugs, medical conditions, doctor'"'"'s name and phone number, health insurance infomation, next of kin, etc. Information is loaded by computer onto a chip in the bracelet. When a button is pressed, a paramedic or doctor or anyone rendering assistance can listen to the information to aid in helping the wearer in an emergency. The information repeats by pushing the button again after it has played. The medical information is entered into a computer from information provided by the wearer and the computer loads the chip or disk in about two seconds. The audio is in a computer generated voice, so that the audio is quite clear.

Claims

1. A system to provide audio delivered emergency medical information carried on a patient'"'"'s person comprising a battery operated audible medical bracelet having an upper speaker cover, a lower battery access cover, a plurality of batteries to provide power, a re-recordable chip which holds medical information adapted to be played audibly, said chip connected to a speaker affixed below the speaker cover, which speaker audibly plays the medical information, a switch to initiate the audible information, means to enter the medical information into a computer via a word processing program, computer program means to convert the medical information to a sound file, means to transfer the sound file from the computer to the chip in the bracelet, means to access said chip while in said bracelet to re-record new medical information on said chip.

2. The system of claim 1 further comprising a wrist band.

3. The system of claim 1 in which the audio information is a computer generated voice.

4. The system of claim 1 in which the information is actuated by one push of the switch.

5. The system claim 1 in which the audio information comprises illnesses, allergies, doctor'"'"'s name and number, next of kin'"'"'s name and number, and other medical information.

6. The system of claim 1 further comprising a waterproof cover over the speaker.

7. The system of claim 1 further comprising cover means to cover the access to said chip.