Devices and methods for recording information on a subject's body

• US 9,286,615 B2
• Filed: 08/16/2011
• Issued: 03/15/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/16/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Hyde, Roderick A., Kare, Jordin T., Kindsvogel, Wayne R., Levien, Royce A., Lieberman, Erez, Malamud, Mark A., Myhrvold, Nathan P., Sweeney, Elizabeth A., Tegreene, Clarence T., Whitmer, Charles, Wood, Lowell L. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Peng, Bo J
• Application Number:
  US13/199,047
• Publication Number:
  US 20130046173A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,673 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4833 Assessment of subject's compliance to treatment
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/13 delivered from dispensers
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 delivered via infusion or injection

Abstract

Embodiments disclosed herein relate to methods, devices, and computer systems thereof for visibly or non-visibly indicating a subject has received a medical treatment. In certain embodiments, a subject receives an information mark in conjunction with a medical treatment. In certain embodiments, the information mark includes unique information relating to the subject. In certain embodiments, devices, computer systems, and methods relate to reading an information mark on a subject, and optionally determining if further medical treatment of the subject is warranted. In certain embodiments, receipt of an information mark entitles a subject to a reward.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

at least one injection device containing at least one vaccine and an information mark microbead containing vaccination information corresponding to the at least one vaccine, and information relating to a subject'"'"'s medical history,

wherein the information mark microbead includes at least one of a magnetic, reflective, fluorescent, luminescent, radioactive, or acoustic scattering particle;

the injection device further including at least one controllable output mechanism configured for administration of the at least one vaccine and the at least one information mark to a subject;

at least one computing device including an information mark reader receiver configured to receive at least one information signal from the information mark of a subject, wherein the injection device is operably coupled to the at least one computing device;

a transmitter configured to transmit at least one information signal related to the information mark to or from an electronic registry.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one information signal relates to information relating to the information mark administered to the subject.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the information mark microbead includes at least one of a magnetic, reflective, fluorescent, visible, luminescent, acoustic scattering, radioactive, conductive, or other material.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the information reader includes at least one optical sensor.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the information mark includes information indicating the subject is entitled to a free or discounted health care related reward.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the information mark further includes information representing at least one attribute that is unique to the subject to whom it is administered.

7. The system of claim 1, further including an imaging device.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the imaging device includes at least one camera.

9. An inkjet injection device, comprising:

at least one applicator array in fluid communication with one or more reservoirs;

wherein at least one of the one or more reservoirs contains a vaccine, and wherein at least one of the one or more reservoirs contains an information mark microbead containing vaccination information corresponding to the vaccine;

wherein the information mark microbead includes at least one of a magnetic, reflective, fluorescent, luminescent, radioactive, or acoustic scattering particle;

at least one controllable output mechanism including circuitry and operably coupled to the one or more reservoirs and configured for administration of at least one information mark to a subject indicating receipt of one or more vaccinations;

a receiver operably coupled to the at least one controllable output mechanism and configured to receive at least one information signal from the information mark of a subject; and

a transmitter configured to transmit at least one information signal related to the information mark to or from an electronic registry.

10. The device of claim 9, wherein the at least one information signal relates to information relating to the operation of the inkjet injection device.

11. The device of claim 9, wherein the at least one information signal relates to information relating to the information mark administered to the subject.

12. The device of claim 9, wherein the information mark microbead includes at least one of a magnetic, reflective, fluorescent, visible, luminescent, acoustic scattering, radioactive, conductive, or other material.

13. The device of claim 9, wherein the information mark includes information indicating the subject is entitled to a free or discounted health care related reward.

14. The device of claim 9, wherein the information mark further includes information representing at least one attribute that is unique to the subject to whom it is administered.

15. The device of claim 9, further including an imaging device.

16. The device of claim 15, wherein the imaging device includes at least one camera.

17. A system, comprising:

at least one therapeutic delivery device including a housing, and at least two reservoirs configured for containing one or more microbeads configured for administration to a subject;

at least one computing device operably coupled to the therapeutic delivery device and including a receiver configured to receive at least one information signal from an information mark of a subject,

wherein the information mark includes the one or more microbeads including at least one of a magnetic, reflective, fluorescent, luminescent, acoustic scattering, radioactive, or conductive material;

an information reader configured for interpreting the information mark; and

a transmitter configured to transmit at least one information signal to or from a database or other electronic registry;

wherein the information mark includes at least one parcel of information relating to receipt of one or more vaccinations.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the information mark reader is configured for remote receiving of at least one signal from the information mark.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the information mark reader is configured for receiving of at least one signal from the information mark as anonymous with regard to the identity of the subject.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein the information mark reader is configured for interpreting the information mark.

21. The system of claim 17, wherein the information mark reader includes information reader circuitry configured for interpreting at least one information signal received from the information mark.

22. The system of claim 17, wherein the information mark reader is further configured to manipulate the at least one information mark.

23. The system of claim 17, wherein the information mark becomes unreadable after a given time period.

24. The system of claim 17, wherein the information mark is not immediately readable, but becomes readable after a given time period.

25. The system of claim 17, wherein the electronic registry includes information regarding the subject'"'"'s compliance with self-administration of a therapeutic agent.

26. The system of claim 17, wherein the computing device further includes a storage device.

27. The system of claim 17, wherein the computing device further includes an input/output device.

28. The system of claim 27, wherein the input/output device is configured to allow entry of input by a user.

29. The system of claim 17, further including reader circuitry configured for interpreting the information signal received from the at least one information mark.

30. The system of claim 17, further including comparator circuitry configured for comparing at least two parcels of information, including comparing at least one of the type, quantity, or timing of delivery of the vaccination to the subject with the type, quantity, or timing of the vaccination prescribed by a health care provider;

and generating an output.

31. The system of claim 17, further including determining if additional medical treatment of the subject is warranted.

32. The system of claim 17, further including determining what type of additional medical treatment of the subject is warranted.

33. The system of claim 17, further including a display configured for displaying medical information to a user.

34. The system of claim 17, further including circuitry configured for collecting personal information relating to the subject that is not included in the at least one information mark.

35. The system of claim 17, further including circuitry configured for comparing information included in the at least one information mark with the personal information collected.

36. The system of claim 17, further including circuitry configured for selecting authorization to access or read information included in the at least one information mark of the subject.

37. The system of claim 17, further including circuitry configured for transmitting the personal information relating to the subject to at least one electronic registry.

38. The system of claim 17, further including circuitry configured for querying the at least one electronic registry for possible future medical treatment.

39. The system of claim 17, further including circuitry configured for determining what future medical treatment is warranted for the subject.

40. The system of claim 17, further including circuitry configured for reading the at least one information mark prior to, during, or subsequent to administration of additional medical treatment to the subject.

41. The system of claim 17, wherein the information reader is located in a public area.

42. The system of claim 41, wherein the public area includes at least one of an airplane, bus, airport, bus terminal, or public waiting area.

43. The system of claim 17, further including circuitry configured for collecting at least one parcel of information related to the at least one information mark, and means for transmitting the collected parcel of information to a database.

44. A needle-less device, comprising:

a receiver configured to receive at least one information signal from an information mark of a subject,

wherein the information mark indicates vaccination and contains vaccination information and includes a microbead including at least one of a magnetic, reflective, fluorescent, luminescent, acoustic scattering, radioactive, or conductive material;

an information reader configured to interpret the information mark; and

a transmitter configured to transmit at least one information signal to or from a database or other electronic registry;

wherein the information mark includes at least one parcel of information relating to receipt of one or more vaccinations.

45. A system, comprising:

a computing device operably coupled to an injection and reader device configured for administering a vaccine and information mark microbead to a subject in a temporal pattern, the information mark microbead containing at least two separate signals representing different parcels of information relating to the subject'"'"'s medical history,

the injection and reader device further including a receiver configured to receive at least one information signal from the information mark microbead of the subject or receive at least one information signal from an electronic registry;

wherein the information mark microbead includes at least one of a magnetic, reflective, fluorescent, luminescent, radioactive, or acoustic scattering particle;

a transmitter configured to transmit at least one information signal related to the information mark microbead to an electronic registry; and

a comparator configured to compare at least two parcels of information from a subject'"'"'s information mark microbead with each other, or compare at least one parcel of information from a subject'"'"'s information mark microbead to at least one parcel of information in an electronic registry.