Interested in licensing this patent?

MTEC can help explore whether this patent might be available for licensing for your application.

Publication Number

US-10085900-B2

Patent

Publication Date

2018-10-02

Expiration Date


Abstract

An embodiment of the invention provides a trauma kit including a plurality of medical packets, wherein one or more of the medical packets includes treatment instructions, a first tool for treating a medical situation, the first tool being labeled in a first color, and a second tool for treating the medical situation, the second tool being labeled in a second color. The treatment instructions include a first treatment instruction labeled with a first character designated in the first color, and a second treatment instruction labeled with a second character designated in the second color. A treatment sequence chart includes a flow diagram of treatment steps, wherein each of the treatment steps are color-coded to one of the medical packets.

Core Innovation

The invention is directed to a trauma kit comprising a plurality of medical packets, where at least one medical packet includes a first tool and a second tool for treating a medical situation. The first tool is labeled in a first color and the second tool is labeled in a second color, and the treatment instructions include a first treatment instruction labeled with a first character designated in the first color and a second treatment instruction labeled with a second character designated in the second color.

The kit includes a treatment sequence chart including a flow diagram of treatment steps, and each treatment step is color-coded to one of the medical packets. The treatment instructions further include a sequence of pictorial diagrams providing step-by-step instructions, and the chart provides a flow diagram of treatment steps that correspond to the packets.

The kit further includes packet-based injury care categories displayed in multiple colors, including caregiver protection, massive bleeding, breathing, torso injury, wounds, burns, broken bones, eye injuries, and casualty care. Each category packet includes a cover in a corresponding color, at least one tool with a label in a label color, and treatment instructions including at least one instruction labeled with a character designated in the color of the label, aligned to pictorial representations on the treatment sequence chart.

Claims Coverage

The partial content provides three independent claims, with inventive features centered on coordinated color/character labeling, pictorial step-by-step treatment instructions, and a color-coded treatment sequence chart with a flow diagram mapped to specific medical packets. Across the independent claims, the core coverage consistently links the packet contents and labeled instructions to corresponding chart steps and packet categories.

Trauma kit with color- and character-labeled tools and treatment instructions

A trauma kit comprising a plurality of medical packets, wherein at least one medical packet includes a first tool for treating a medical situation labeled in a first color, a second tool for treating the medical situation labeled in a second color, treatment instructions including a first treatment instruction labeled with a first character designated in the first color, and a second treatment instruction labeled with a second character designated in the second color.

Treatment sequence chart with flow diagram mapped by color to packets

A treatment sequence chart including a flow diagram of treatment steps, wherein each of the treatment steps are color-coded to one of said medical packets.

Rapid identification via color-coded pictorial step-by-step instructions

A trauma kit comprising a plurality of medical packets, wherein at least one medical packet includes a first tool labeled with a first character and in a first color and a second tool labeled with a second character and in a second color different from the first color, and treatment instructions including a sequence of pictorial diagrams providing step-by-step instructions for using the at least one of said medical packets, wherein a first treatment instruction labeled with the first character designated in the first color is color-coded to said first tool for rapid identification by a user and a second treatment instruction labeled with the second character designated in the second color is color-coded to said second tool for rapid identification by the user.

Color-coded emergency treatment steps with dedicated color-coded packets using pictorial step-by-step diagrams

A kit comprising a treatment sequence chart including a flow diagram of treatment steps with caregiver protection, massive bleeding, breathing, torso injury, wounds, burns, broken bones, eye injuries, and casualty care displayed in different colors, and corresponding packets each including a cover in the corresponding color, at least one tool having a label in a label color, and treatment instructions including at least one instruction labeled with a character designated in the color of the label and a sequence of pictorial diagrams providing step-by-step instructions.

Across the independent claims, the claim coverage emphasizes a trauma kit having multiple medical packets with color- and character-labeled tools and treatment instructions, a treatment sequence chart with a flow diagram whose steps are color-coded to the packets, and treatment instructions that provide pictorial diagrams for step-by-step guidance. One independent claim further specifies rapid identification by color-coding the character-labeled instruction to the corresponding color-labeled tool.

Stated Advantages

Rapid identification by a user (for color-coded treatment instructions tied to corresponding tools).

Documented Applications

No documented applications found

JOIN OUR MAILING LIST

Stay Connected with MTEC

Keep up with active and upcoming solicitations, MTEC news and other valuable information.