Umbilical cord clamp and wireless tag systems, methods, and apparatus
View Patent ↗Systems, methods, and apparatus are disclosed involving an electronic medical records (EMR) system and security platform adapted for the safety and security of newborn babies. An exemplary device comprises a wireless-enabled umbilical cord clamp apparatus having a wireless-enabled tag and a tamper-evident switch. An exemplary system further includes a server, a wireless transceiver, a console apparatus, and a wireless-enabled umbilical cord clamp apparatus. The wireless transceiver may act as a tag reader within a matrix of other tag readers distributed throughout a hospital. The console interacts with the wireless tag and the server. The wireless tag is used to generate location data and status data for determination by the server and/or console of the location and status of the clamp apparatus within the hospital matrix. The server and/or console may receive and interpret such tag data, and compute appropriate responses thereof, such as locking down hospital perimeter doors.
1 . A wireless-enabled tag for use with an umbilical cord clamp, the wireless-enabled tag comprising:
a processor;
a memory coupled to the processor;
a wireless data transfer module coupled to the processor;
a tamper-evident mechanism coupled to the processor,
wherein the tamper-evident mechanism comprises a switch coupled to the wireless-enabled tag,
wherein the switch is configured to be exposed to a hinge of the umbilical cord clamp when a locking mechanism of the umbilical cord clamp is in a secured position,
wherein the wireless-enabled tag is configured to be securely coupled to the umbilical cord clamp when the umbilical cord clamp is in a secured position, and
wherein the switch is configured to detect a first state and a second state,
wherein the first state is when the umbilical cord clamp is engaged with the switch, and
wherein the second state is when the umbilical cord clamp is disengaged from the switch.
2 . The tag of claim 1 , wherein the wireless-enabled tag further comprises a housing containing the processor, the memory, and the wireless data transfer module.
3 . The tag of claim 1 , wherein the wireless-enabled tag includes a rectangular housing containing the tag apparatus processor, the tag apparatus memory, the tag apparatus wireless data transfer module, and the tag apparatus wireless data transfer device.
4 . The tag of claim 2 , wherein the housing further comprises a column stem and a column pedestal.
5 . The tag of claim 4 , wherein the column stem is configured to fit in a hinge cavity of a hinge of the umbilical cord clamp.
6 . The tag of claim 4 , wherein the column pedestal is wider than the column stem and prevents the column stem from being removed from the hinge cavity when the umbilical cord clamp is in a locked position.
7 . A wireless-enabled tag for use with an umbilical cord clamp, the wireless-enabled tag comprising:
a processor;
a memory coupled to the processor;
a wireless data transfer module coupled to the processor;
a power supply coupled to the processor;
a housing containing the processor, the memory, the wireless data transfer module, and the power supply,
wherein the housing further comprises:
a column stem, a tag portion, and a column pedestal,
wherein the column stem extends outwardly from the tag portion of the housing,
wherein the column pedestal is located at a distal end of the column stem,
wherein the column pedestal and the tag portion are both wider than the column stem,
wherein the column stem is configured to be placed into a hinge of the umbilical cord clamp and secured in the hinge of the umbilical cord clamp when the umbilical cord clamp is in a secured position, and
wherein the column pedestal and the tag portion prevent the column stem from being removed from the hinge when the umbilical cord clamp is in a secure position;
a tamper-evident mechanism coupled to the processor,
wherein the tamper-evident mechanism comprises a switch configured to engage the hinge of the umbilical cord clamp, and
wherein the switch is configured to be depressed when a male portion of the locking mechanism of the umbilical cord clamp engages a female portion of the locking mechanism of the umbilical cord clamp; and
wherein the tag is adapted to be wirelessly read by a wireless tag reader.