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US 11,443,838 · App. 17/678,874 · Granted Sep 13, 2022

Non-fungible token systems and methods for storing and accessing healthcare data

Inventors: Michael J. Cordonnier (Carlsbad, CA); Shariq Hussain (Vista, CA); Niall Patrick Casey (Carlsbad, CA)
Assignee: Carlsmed, Inc.
G16H10/65G16H40/20H04L9/0643H04L9/0816H04W4/80H04L9/50
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Patent No.
US 11,443,838
App. No.
17/678,874
Granted
Sep 13, 2022
Kind
B1
Abstract

Systems and methods for storing and accessing healthcare data in blockchain managed digital filing cabinets are disclosed. The system can receive and store patient healthcare data from sources such as wearable devices, an implant, patient devices, healthcare provider devices, databases, cloud storage accounts, healthcare databases, or digital filing cabinets. The system can convert the healthcare into non-fungible tokens on a blockchain to protect the healthcare data from being accessed by nefarious actors. The system can manage access to the healthcare data based on authentication rules.

Claims (78)

1. A computer-implemented method for providing patient-specific healthcare data using a non-fungible token platform, the method comprising:

receiving the patient-specific healthcare data of a patient from at least one input data source, wherein the patient-specific healthcare data is associated with a blockchain-enabled medical implant implanted in a body of the patient;

converting, using the non-fungible token platform, the patient-specific healthcare data into at least one non-fungible token;

storing the at least one non-fungible token in a healthcare digital filing cabinet;

establishing a communicative contact with the blockchain-enabled medical implant by a device associated with a user using a proximity communication mode;

receiving, from the user, a request to access the patient-specific healthcare data in the at least one non-fungible token;

determining, based on an authentication level of the user, an amount of the patient-specific healthcare data in the at least one non-fungible token to provide to the user;

accessing, based on the authentication level, a private key stored on the blockchain-enabled medical implant to access the patient-specific healthcare data in the at least one non-fungible token; and

transmitting, to a user interface of the user, the determined amount of the patient-specific healthcare data.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein accessing the private key includes:

receiving encoded data from the blockchain-enabled medical implant in the patient according to the proximity communication mode; and

deriving the private key based on decrypting the encoded data using authorization credentials of the user.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the request includes providing authorization credentials using a confirmation mechanism, wherein the confirmation mechanism is a voice confirmation, entering a password into a software application, entering a password into a web application, entering a password into a mobile application, providing biometric information, providing geolocation information, or providing an e-signature to a physician.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a type of the patient-specific healthcare data stored in the at least one non-fungible token; and

generating at least one access parameter based on the type of the patient-specific healthcare data.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

creating a digital wallet for the patient; and

storing a private key and a public key of the at least one non-fungible token in the digital wallet.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein each transaction of the at least one non-fungible token is associated with an amount of crypto currency.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the healthcare digital filing cabinet is part of a distributed ledger of the non-fungible token platform, wherein the distributed ledger stores the at least one non-fungible token containing the patient-specific healthcare data.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the healthcare digital filing cabinet includes a digital patient NFT wallet owned by the patient.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computing system, cause the computing system to perform operations for providing patient-specific healthcare data from a blockchain-enabled medical implant implanted in a body of a patient, the operations comprising:

receiving the patient-specific healthcare data from at least one input data source;

converting the patient-specific healthcare data into at least one non-fungible token;

storing the at least one non-fungible token in a healthcare digital filing cabinet;

establishing a communicative contact with the blockchain-enabled medical implant by a device associated with a user using a proximity communication mode;

receiving, from the user, a request to access the patient-specific healthcare data in the at least one non-fungible token;

determining, based on an authentication level of the user, an amount of the patient-specific healthcare data in the at least one non-fungible token to provide to the user;

accessing, based on the authentication level, a private key stored on the blockchain-enabled medical implant to access the patient-specific healthcare data in the at least one non-fungible token; and

transmitting, to a user interface of the user, the determined amount of the patient-specific healthcare data.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein accessing the private key includes:

receiving encoded data from the blockchain-enabled medical implant according to the proximity communication mode; and

deriving the private key based on decrypting the encoded data using authorization credentials of the user.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the request includes providing authorization credentials using a confirmation mechanism, wherein the confirmation mechanism is a voice confirmation, entering a password into a software application, entering a password into a web application, entering a password into a mobile application, providing biometric information, providing geolocation information, or providing an e-signature to a physician.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining a type of the patient-specific healthcare data stored in the at least one non-fungible token; and

generating at least one access parameter based on the type of the patient-specific healthcare data.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise:

creating a digital wallet for a patient; and

storing a private key and a public key of the at least one non-fungible token in the digital wallet.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein each transaction of the at least one non-fungible token is associated with an amount of crypto currency.

15. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more memories storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform a process for providing patient-specific healthcare data from a blockchain-enabled medical implant implanted in a body of a patient, the process comprising:

receiving the patient-specific healthcare data from at least one input data source;

converting the patient-specific healthcare data into at least one non-fungible token;

storing the at least one non-fungible token in a healthcare digital filing cabinet;

establishing a communicative contact with the blockchain-enabled medical implant in the body of the patient by a device associated with a user using a proximity communication mode;

receiving, from the user, a request to access the patient-specific healthcare data in the at least one non-fungible token;

determining, based on an authentication level of the user, an amount of the patient-specific healthcare data in the at least one non-fungible token to provide to the user;

accessing, based on the authentication level, a private key stored on the blockchain-enabled medical implant to access the patient-specific healthcare data in the at least one non-fungible token; and

transmitting, to a user interface of the user, the determined amount of the patient-specific healthcare data.

16. The system according to claim 15 , wherein accessing the private key includes:

receiving encoded data from the blockchain-enabled medical implant according to the proximity communication mode; and

deriving the private key based on decrypting the encoded data using authorization credentials of the user.

17. The system according to claim 15 , wherein the process further comprises:

determining a type of the patient-specific healthcare data stored in the at least one non-fungible token; and

generating at least one access parameter based on the type of the patient-specific healthcare data.

18. The system according to claim 15 , wherein the process further comprises:

creating a digital wallet for a patient; and

storing a private key and a public key of the at least one non-fungible token in the digital wallet.

19. The system according to claim 15 ,

wherein the request includes providing authorization credentials using a confirmation mechanism,

wherein the confirmation mechanism is a voice confirmation, entering a password into a software application, entering a password into a web application, entering a password into a mobile application, providing biometric information, providing geolocation information, or providing an e-signature to a physician, and

wherein each transaction of the at least one non-fungible token is associated with an amount of crypto currency.

20. A computer-implemented method for providing patient-specific healthcare data associated with a blockchain-enabled medical implant implanted in a body of a patient, the method comprising:

converting the patient-specific healthcare data into at least one non-fungible token;

storing the at least one non-fungible token;

establishing a communicative contact with the blockchain-enabled medical implant implanted in the body of the patient by a user device using a proximity communication mode;

receiving a user request to access the patient-specific healthcare data in the at least one non-fungible token;

determining, based on an authentication level of a user associated with the user request, an amount of the patient-specific healthcare data in the at least one non-fungible token to provide to the user;

accessing, based on the authentication level, a private key stored on the blockchain-enabled medical implant to access the patient-specific healthcare data in the at least one non-fungible token; and

transmitting, to a user interface of the user, the determined amount of the patient-specific healthcare data.

21. The computer-implemented method of claim 20 , wherein accessing the private key includes:

receiving encoded data from the blockchain-enabled medical implant according to the proximity communication mode; and

deriving the private key based on decrypting the encoded data using authorization credentials of the user.

22. The computer-implemented method of claim 20 , wherein the user request includes providing authorization credentials using a confirmation mechanism configured for at least one of a voice confirmation, entering a password into a software application, entering a password into a web application, entering a password into a mobile application, providing biometric information, providing geolocation information, or providing an e-signature to a physician.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 22, 2022
From: CORDONNIER, MICHAEL J.; HUSSAIN, SHARIQ; CASEY, NIALL PATRICK
To: CARLSMED, INC.
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