Portable non-volatile storage device for use in providing patient medical records regardless of patient's level of consciousness
View Patent ↗A portable non-volatile storage device, including: (a) a housing assembly, wherein the housing assembly includes: at least one sidewall, a top wall, and a bottom wall; and wherein the at least one sidewall, the top wall, and the bottom wall are in a spaced-apart relationship to define an internal chamber therebetween; and (b) an electronics assembly positioned at least partially within the housing assembly, wherein the electronics assembly includes: an energy source, a printed circuit board, a memory module, a sound level meter, an accelerometer, a transducer, a light source, and a user interface.
1. A portable non-volatile storage device, comprising:
a housing assembly, wherein the housing assembly comprises:
at least one sidewall, a top wall, and a bottom wall; and
wherein the at least one sidewall, the top wall, and the bottom wall are in a spaced-apart relationship to define an internal chamber therebetween;
an electronics assembly positioned at least partially within the housing assembly, wherein the electronics assembly comprises:
a memory module storing patient medical records;
a sound level meter configured to generate a first alert signal when detecting a sound above a threshold decibel level;
an accelerometer configured to generate a second alert signal when detecting an acceleration above a threshold acceleration value;
a processor configured to validate an emergency condition only when both the first alert signal and the second alert signal are received within a predetermined time window;
a transducer configured to generate an audio alert in response to the validated emergency condition; and
a light source configured to generate a visual alert in response to the validated emergency condition; and
a closed aperture adapted for securement with a lanyard so the storage device may be worn as a necklace.
2. A portable non-volatile storage device, consisting of:
a housing assembly consisting of:
at least one sidewall, a top wall, and a bottom wall defining an internal chamber therebetween; and
a closed aperture at a top portion of the housing assembly adapted for securement with a lanyard;
an electronics assembly positioned within the internal chamber, the electronics assembly consisting of:
an energy source comprising a secondary electrochemical cell;
a printed circuit board;
a memory module consisting of:
dynamic random access memory (DRAM);
a DRAM buffer;
flash memory storing patient medical records;
a memory controller; and
a peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) bus;
a sound level meter configured to generate a first alert signal when a threshold decibel level is detected;
an accelerometer configured to generate a second alert signal when a threshold acceleration is detected;
a processor configured to validate an emergency condition only when both the first alert signal and the second alert signal occur within a five second time window;
a light-emitting diode configured to generate a visual alert in response to the validated emergency condition;
a transducer configured to generate an audio alert in response to the validated emergency condition; and
a user interface button configured to manually generate an alert signal; and
a protective cap removably covering the PCIe bus.