Cutaneous Identification Device with Frangible Adhesive and NFC
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current identification methods, such as wristbands and tickets, are inadequate for secure and accurate individual identification, especially in medical and commercial settings, leading to issues like medication errors, misidentification, and security risks, particularly during pandemics where physical contact needs to be minimized.
Innovation Solution
A cutaneous identification device (CID) that is non-transferable, frangible, and waterproof, featuring an adhesive and ink layer with human-readable and machine-readable information, including a two-dimensional code, integrated with near-field communication technology for secure, contactless identification and tracking, with redundant electronic/visual security mechanisms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional wristbands and tickets are used for identification, then the system is simple and easy to implement, but the security and accuracy of identification is insufficient, leading to medication errors and misidentification
Solution Approach 1:
The identification system is segmented into multiple independent components: visual security features (holograms, color-shifting ink), electronic security features (RFID/NFC chips with encrypted data), and physical security features (frangible adhesive that destroys data on removal). Each segment provides a layer of security, and together they create a robust multi-factor authentication system that significantly improves identification reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The identification device combines multiple materials and technologies into a single composite structure: adhesive layers with frangible properties, optical security inks, electronic communication chips, and data storage elements. This composite approach integrates visual, electronic, and physical security mechanisms that work together to prevent tampering and ensure accurate identification.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If contactless identification technology is implemented, then physical contact is minimized and security is enhanced, but the device complexity and manufacturing cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces mechanical contact-based identification (physical wristbands requiring touching and manual verification) with contactless electronic communication technologies (RFID and NFC). These technologies use electromagnetic fields to transmit identification data wirelessly, eliminating the need for physical contact between the identification device and scanning equipment, thereby reducing contamination risk while maintaining security.
3Reliability
If redundant security mechanisms are added to prevent tampering, then the security and anti-tampering capability is improved, but the device complexity and manufacturing difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple security mechanisms are merged into a single integrated device: visual security elements (holographic foils, color-shifting inks), electronic security (encrypted RFID/NFC chips), and physical security (frangible adhesive with embedded destruction mechanisms). This consolidation provides comprehensive security while streamlining manufacturing compared to using separate devices for each security function.
Solution Approach 2:
The device incorporates predetermined frangible elements and destruction mechanisms that are built in during manufacturing. These include weak points in the adhesive structure and embedded data destruction capabilities that automatically activate upon attempted removal or tampering. This beforehand cushioning ensures security without requiring complex real-time monitoring or response systems.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The CID provides secure, accurate, and contactless identification and tracking, minimizing physical contact, enhancing security and reducing errors, while allowing for real-time monitoring and contact tracing, especially in high-pressure situations like pandemics.
Implementation Method 1
comprising an adhesive and an ink layer
Implementation Method 2
integrated with near-field communication technology for secure, contactless identification
Data Source
AI summary
A system for identifying and providing for the retrieval of information relating to an individual by a plurality of authorized users comprising: a skin wearable, waterproof, non-transferable frangible individual identification device comprising an adhesive and an ink arranged on a substrate to provide a physiologically perceptible, humanly understandable information related to said individual, and a machine-readable two-dimensional code, wherein said code can be scanned for identification, interaction, information exchange, and instructions and further comprising an electronic device with the ability to send, receive, and store information; wherein once applied to skin of the individual said identification device is not removable in one piece rendering the identification device inoperable within said system once removed from skin; wherein the ink, substrate, and adhesive are biocompatible; a plurality of receivers; a computer interface device receiving information from said individual identification device and from said receivers respecting the individual identified by said individual identification device; a computer system coupled to said computer interface device, said computer system including a memory with an algorithm for processing information collected by said computer system; and a separate set of receivers and a separate service rendering system, each output information from their respective receivers to a common database, the contents of said common database being coupled to a computing device which communicates information to and from a central server. The identification device is encoded with machine-readable identification information and/or other information and may comprise optionally a Noncontact communication device such as RFID or Bluetooth circuit. A plurality of reader devices and said individual identification device provide information respecting the individual or thing identified by the inventive system.