Adhesive bandage and a method for controlling patient information
First Claim
1. An adhesive bandage, comprising:
- a thin sheet having an underside provided with a self adhesive;
a wireless transmitter;
a memory unit, coupled to the wireless transmitter, for storing a patient identifier and for storing patient data that comprises measurement thresholds, vital signs measurements and treatment data;
a monitor, coupled to the memory unit, for monitoring vital signs and for generating the vital signs measurements;
a wireless receiver for receiving requests to obtain requested patient data;
an alert generator, coupled to the memory unit, for generating an alert if a vital sign measurement reached an associated measurement threshold; and
a processor, coupled to the wireless transmitter, to the wireless receiver and to the memory unit,for determining whether to transmit, by the wireless transmitter, the requested patient data and the patient identifier,for determining whether to transmit, by the wireless transmitter, the alert and the patient identifier; and
for determining whether to retrieve requested patient data from the memory unit or to send a second request to obtain patient data from an external database via the wireless transmitter; and
wherein at least one component out of the processor, the alert generator, the wireless transmitter, the memory, the monitor, the memory unit and the wireless receiver is connected to the thin sheet.
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Abstract
An adhesive bandage that includes: a thin sheet having an underside provided with a self adhesive; a wireless transmitter; a memory unit, coupled to the wireless transmitter, for storing a patient identifier and for storing patient data that comprises measurement thresholds, vital signs measurements and treatment data; a monitor, coupled to the memory unit, for monitoring vital signs and for generating the vital signs measurements; a wireless receiver for receiving requests to obtain requested patient data; an alert generator, coupled to the memory unit, for generating an alert if a vital sign measurement reached an associated measurement threshold; and a processor, coupled to the wireless transmitter, to the wireless receiver and to the memory unit, for determining whether to transmit, by the wireless transmitter, the requested patient data and the patient identifier, and for determining whether to transmit, by the wireless transmitter, the alert and the patient identifier; and wherein at least one component out of the processor, the alert generator, the wireless transmitter, the memory, the monitor, the memory unit and the wireless receiver is connected to the thin sheet.
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17 Claims
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1. An adhesive bandage, comprising:
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a thin sheet having an underside provided with a self adhesive; a wireless transmitter; a memory unit, coupled to the wireless transmitter, for storing a patient identifier and for storing patient data that comprises measurement thresholds, vital signs measurements and treatment data; a monitor, coupled to the memory unit, for monitoring vital signs and for generating the vital signs measurements; a wireless receiver for receiving requests to obtain requested patient data;
an alert generator, coupled to the memory unit, for generating an alert if a vital sign measurement reached an associated measurement threshold; anda processor, coupled to the wireless transmitter, to the wireless receiver and to the memory unit, for determining whether to transmit, by the wireless transmitter, the requested patient data and the patient identifier, for determining whether to transmit, by the wireless transmitter, the alert and the patient identifier; and for determining whether to retrieve requested patient data from the memory unit or to send a second request to obtain patient data from an external database via the wireless transmitter; and wherein at least one component out of the processor, the alert generator, the wireless transmitter, the memory, the monitor, the memory unit and the wireless receiver is connected to the thin sheet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for controlling a patient data, the method comprising:
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attaching an adhesive bandage to a patient, wherein the adhesive bandage comprises a thin sheet having an underside provided with a self adhesive, a wireless transmitter, a memory unit, a monitor, a wireless receiver, an alert generator and a processor, wherein at least one component out of the processor, the alert generator, the wireless transmitter, the memory, the monitor, the memory unit and the wireless receiver is connected to the thin sheet; storing a patient identifier and patient data in the memory unit, wherein the patient data comprises measurement thresholds, vital signs measurements and treatment data; monitoring vital signs and generating the vital signs measurements, by the monitor; generating, by the alert generator, an alert if a vital sign measurement reached an associated measurement threshold; determining, by the processor, whether to transmit the alert and the patient identifier; transmitting the alert and the patient identifier if determining, by the processor, to transmit the alert and the patient identifier; receiving, by the wireless receiver, requests to obtain requested patient data; determining whether to retrieve the requested patient data from the memory unit or to send a second request to obtain patient data from an external database; determining, by the processor, whether to transmit the requested patient data and the patient identifier; and transmitting the requested patient data and the patient identifier if determining to transmit the requested patient data and the patient identifier. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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