Grandmother Spurs New Spin On High Tech Medical Alert Bracelets

According to author Michael Schwartz, entrepreneur James Ramsey is playing his cards on yet another business idea. The 37-year-old successful businessman has decided to offer his spin on the traditional medical alert bracelets and go for a  High Tech Medical Alert Bracelets version.

This new venture was, unfortunately, birthed out of a trying time for Ramsey, whose grandmother broke her hip while away visiting relatives. The trouble it took to retrieve his grandmother’s medical records gave Ramsey firsthand insight into a problem that has been plaguing many for years.

With his new invention, Ramsey hopes to make a patient’s medical records readily available to medical professionals anywhere in the world. Ramsey’s medical alert device for the elderly, which can be attached to key chains, purses, and the like, will store vital medical information.

If something happens to the device, Ramsey also instituted a backup system called Lifeguard30, which store medical information for all of its users. Customers will be able to purchase two of the devices for about $29, though there is a monthly fee for Lifeguard30. Ramsey hopes to market the product to North America and Europe.

Eventually the design became a small device that attaches to a keychain, purse or backpack and can store all kinds of medical information and enough personal information to help emergency responders do their job.

“All on this neat little computer that works anywhere in the world,” Ramsey said.

That device is then tied into the LifeSupport system, which acts as a backup to the LifeGuard. Say the battery dies or is destroyed in an accident, all the information entered into the device is also stored and accessible by the phone, the Internet and via text message. Decals on vehicles, ID cards, bracelets and dog tags can alert emergency responders that the patient is a Lifeguard user.

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Instead of getting a real expensive one where those people have your medical information, is there anything wrong w/ having “diabetes” and her.