Patent ID: 7845313

Claim:
An animal identification and medical information storage device for storing and protecting data for a domestic animal that is configured to be worn by the animal completely externally of the animal's body, the device comprising: a) a housing configured for and sufficiently strong for being worn by an animal, the housing being configured for being worn completely externally of the animal's body, and the housing being configured for being worn by the animal in an outside environment; b) an attachment device configured for attaching the housing to an external portion of a domestic animal, in use, and the attachment device being attached to the housing; c) an electronic data storage device provided within the housing, the electronic data storage device being configured for storing and protecting data for a domestic animal; and d) a universal data port physically attached to and operatively connected to the electronic data storage device, the universal data port being configured for physically attaching to and downloading data from the electronic data storage device to a mating data port of a computer; e) the universal data port being a type-A USB connector configured for being inserted into a mating data port of a computer; and f) a waterproof cap being provided, the waterproof cap being detachably attached to the housing and including a sufficiently resilient mating portion configured for achieving a watertight fit and protecting the type-A USB connector.