Bandage with an insertable medical data card
AssigneeS.A.L. Mine. Inc.
InventorMargaret M Semenuk
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A bandage with an insertable medical data card consisting of a bandage with a central pocket, a slit for accessing the pocket, a flap for sealing the pocket, and a transparent faceplate on the pocket. The medical data card contains pertinent medical data of a user adapted to be inserted into the pocket of the bandage and the bandage worn upon the body of the user. The bandage is changeable every three to four days and the medical data card can be transferred from one bandage to another. The system provides a wearable medical data card which instantly informs first responders and medical caregivers of the user's pertinent medical information, saving precious time while life saving measures based on the pertinent medical information gleaned from the medical data card are being implemented.
Claims10
A method of using a two-bandage system with a re-insertable medical data card comprising:
- providing a first bandage and a replacement bandage, both with a central pocket,
- each bandage having a slit for accessing said central pocket, a flap for sealing said central pocket, and a transparent faceplate on an outward facing surface of said central pocket, and an adhesive layer on an outer surface of a back of the bandage for adhering the bandage to the user;
- said medical data card containing pertinent medical data of a user;
- inserting into said central pocket of said first bandage said medical data card;
- placing said first bandage on the skin of the user thereby forming, in a first adhered condition, a wearable medical data card visible through said respective transparent faceplate;
- after a period of three to four days, removing said first bandage from the skin, and removing said medical data card from the central pocket of said first bandage;
- inserting said medical data card into the central pocket of said replacement bandage and placing the replacement bandage on the skin of the user, said replacement bandage thereby forming, in a second adhered condition, a second wearable medical data card visible through said respective transparent faceplate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.