Programmable Microchip for Companion Animal Medical Records
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for identifying and accessing medical information of companion animals, such as microchipping, require owners to register the RFID number with a national database, which is often not done, leading to incomplete or inaccessible health records for veterinarians and emergency care centers, hindering proper medical treatment.
Innovation Solution
A programmable microchip implanted in animals that stores user-specified information like owner contact details, health records, and vaccination status, allowing for remote access and periodic updates without the need for national database registration, using a console component with an RFID programming emitter and a scanning device for data transmission and retrieval.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a microchip is implanted in the animal with a unique RFID identifier, then the animal can be permanently identified, but the information cannot be retrieved if the animal is not registered with a national database
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the identification function and medical records storage function into a single microchip device. The microchip contains both a unique identifier and programmable memory for storing medical records, eliminating the need for separate registration systems and ensuring information is always accessible with the animal.
Solution Approach 2:
The microchip acts as an intermediary carrier that stores both identification and medical information locally within the animal's body. This intermediary device eliminates the need for external database registration, as all necessary information is self-contained and can be retrieved by any compatible scanning device.
2Adaptability or versatility
If owners are required to register the RFID number with a national database, then centralized information storage is achieved, but the process is complex and often not completed by owners
Solution Approach 1:
The microchip provides self-service functionality by storing all necessary information locally within the animal. The chip automatically contains identification and medical records without requiring owner intervention for registration, making the system inherently complete and accessible.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the registration requirement from the system entirely. Instead of requiring external database registration, the information storage function is taken out and embedded directly into the microchip, eliminating the complex registration process while maintaining information accessibility.
3Speed
If medical records are stored in a national database, then centralized access is possible, but emergency care centers may not have immediate access to critical information
Solution Approach 1:
The microchip stores medical records in advance within the animal's body, so all critical information is already prepared and immediately accessible. When scanned, the information is retrieved instantly without requiring time-consuming database lookups or network connections.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from centralized cloud-based storage to decentralized local storage within the animal's body. This dimensional shift from external database to internal chip storage enables immediate information retrieval at the point of care, eliminating access delays.
4Adaptability or versatility
If a programmable microchip is used to store user information, then the microchip can be updated periodically, but the microchip complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The microchip incorporates programmable memory that can be dynamically updated with new information. The chip transitions from static identification-only functionality to dynamic storage that can accommodate changing medical records, owner information, and vaccination status throughout the animal's life.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables easy and rapid identification and recovery of companion animals, as well as access to their medical history, reducing the risk of mismanagement during emergencies and facilitating better veterinary care by ensuring critical health information is readily available.
Implementation Method 1
a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader, which reads an identification number on the tag
Implementation Method 2
the animal can be scanned using, for example, a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader, which reads an identification number on the tag
Data Source
AI summary
A computer tagging system and computer-implemented method for programming a programmable component configured to be embedded in an animal, with user specified information relating to identification of the animal, in a second memory portion that is programmable to include the user specified information. A console component is communicatively coupled to a user interface and an RFID programming emitter. The console component, via the user interface, receive user entered information prescribing the user specified information relating to identification of the animal. A signal including the user specified information is transmitted from the RFID programming emitter to the programmable component located in proximity the RFID programming emitter. Responsive to receiving the transmitted signal from the RFID programming emitter, the user specified information is caused to be stored in the second memory portion of the programmable component.