Patent ID: 11935635
Assignee: DJO, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  A | IPC A  G

Claim 10:
11. A method for creating and using a medical lookup path with a medical device, the method comprising: an owner providing a web server; the owner contracting with a health worker to provide a medical lookup patch to the health worker; wherein the medical lookup patch comprises: a substrate having a front, a back, and a perimeter edge defined therebetween; an engagement element of a hook-and-loop engagement system on the back of the substrate, for engaging with a complemental engagement element on the medical device; the front of the substrate includes first, second, and third information areas; brand information is displayed in the first information area; and instructive information is displayed in the second information area; lookup information is displayed in the third information area, which, when processed by the machine, directs the machine to display the human-readable information; an applique having a front, a back, and a perimeter edge defined therebetween, wherein the back of the applique is applied to the front of the substrate; the front of the applique is smooth and includes first, second, and third information areas; brand information is displayed in the first information area; instructive information is displayed in the second information area; and lookup information is displayed in the third information area, which, when processed by the machine, directs the machine to display the human-readable information (41 collecting from the health worker contact information and medical care information; building and hosting a microsite for the health worker featuring the contact information and medical care information; encoding lookup instructions for the microsite in the machine-readable code; providing a medical lookup patch displaying the machine-readable code to the health worker for distribution to patients thereof; the health worker applying the medical lookup patch to a medical device provided to one of the patients; and the one of the patients reading the machine-readable code on the medical lookup patch with a machine, and the machine processing the machine-readable code and thereby being directed to display human-readable information including the contact and medical care information.