Patent ID: 7481370

Claim:
A blood-recipient verification device for use in matching blood between a donor and recipient, comprising: an elongate body; a patient ID label region along a portion of the elongate body, the patient ID label region further including: a removable top ID label layer on which information can be directly imprinted; a bottom layer initially beneath the removable top ID label layer comprised of an image material such that imprinting information on the removable top ID label layer creates an image of the information in the bottom layer; and a slot through the patient ID label region; an elongate strap along a portion of the elongate body adjacent to the patient ID label region, at least a portion of the elongate strap comprising a transparent portion, an end of the elongate strap being configured to be looped through the slot through the patient ID label region so as to form a bracelet wherein at least a portion of the transparent portion of the elongate strap overlays the bottom layer so as to protect image information on the bottom layer; and an identification label region along a portion of the elongate body removably attached to either (i) an end of the patient ID label region or (ii) an end of the elongate strap distal to the patient ID label region, the identification label region including one or more removable identification labels.