US 12,064,299 B2
Umbilical cord clamp and wireless tag systems, methods and apparatus
Dean Trivisani, Oakland, NJ (US)
Assigned to DIVERGENT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, , NJ (US)
Filed by Divergent Medical Technologies, LLC, Oakland, NJ (US)
Filed on Jun. 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/848,576.
Prior Publication US 2023/0414317 A1, Dec. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 90/98 (2016.01); A61B 17/122 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 90/98 (2016.02) [A61B 17/122 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wireless-enabled tag for use with an umbilical cord clamp, the tag comprising:
tag apparatus electronic circuitry and hardware including:
a tag apparatus processor;
a tag apparatus memory, the tag apparatus memory coupled to the tag apparatus processor;
a tag apparatus wireless data transfer module, the tag apparatus data transfer module coupled to the tag apparatus processor;
a tag apparatus wireless data transfer device, the tag apparatus data transfer device coupled to the tag apparatus processor; and
a tag tamper-evident mechanism, the tag tamper-evident mechanism coupled to the tag apparatus processor,
wherein the tag tamper-evident mechanism, is a button switch including a button housed partially within a locking mechanism of the umbilical cord clamp; wherein the button is adapted to be partially exposed to a male portion of the locking mechanism when the male portion is placed in a female portion of the locking mechanism; and wherein the button is adapted to be depressed when the male portion enters and engages the female portion of the locking mechanism when the umbilical cord clamp closed and is put in the closed, locked position;
tag apparatus electronic software, the apparatus software stored in the apparatus electronic circuitry and hardware and adapted to enable, drive, and control the apparatus electronic circuitry and hardware;
a tag apparatus power supply, the apparatus power supply coupled to and adapted to power the apparatus electronic circuitry and hardware; and
a tag apparatus housing, the tag apparatus housing comprising a tag apparatus exterior and a tag apparatus interior, the tag apparatus interior containing the tag apparatus software, the tag apparatus power supply, and at least some of the tag apparatus electronic circuitry and hardware.