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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2000
Izaak A. Ulert, Houston, TX (US);
Henry Lang, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Other;
Abstract
An emergency signal device for use by those with medical conditions having means to detect the occurrence of a change in attitude in conjunction with a shock and an alarm means including audible messages alerting bystanders to the wearer's medical problems. The emergency signal device may also include means to activate the alarm means in the event the wearer exits a pre-specified geographic area, or at pre-specified time intervals. The emergency signal device may also include cellular and global positioning satellite means to automatically determine and transmit the location of the emergency signal device to a cellular base station upon activation of the alarm. The emergency signal device may further include means for activating existing emergency telephone notification systems.