Sizes

Our first fabric wristband, with a specific focus on those with epilepsy, has arrived. The adjustable strap will fit a wrist with a circumference from 141mm to 240mm. 

Colours

Our first epilepsy awareness medical alert band is a fusion of the different hues of PURPLE making this our first medical condition awarenes product to be added to the Tap2Tag family.

Technical information

The wristbands contain an NXP NTAG203 chip (168 bytes).  The chips are locked to prevent over-writing of the information.  Any attempt to over write the data will invalidate the data and make the wristband inactive.  The wristbands have no internal source of power and rely on the NFC data transfer abilities of an NFC enabled device to access the information on the chip.

Material

The wristband is made from a nylon fabric with a plastic plate.

Durability

 The wristbands are tough, really tough.  We have taken a wristband diving in the Red Sea to a depth of 30 metres.  They worked first time when we arrived back on the dive boat.  Hence they are waterproof!  We have passed the wristband through a medical autoclave reaching temperatures of 135C.  Again they worked first time.  In fact we have run the same wristband through the autoclave 10 times and the device continued to work.  We have driven over the wrist band in a car, boiled it in water, frozen it in a block of ice and shouted abusive at it too.  Each time it has come through with flying colours.

Suggested uses

Anyone with a medical condition, allergy or who may need to advise healthcare professionals of particular medications they are taking should consider wearing a wristband.  However anyone undertaking a sport (subject to the regulations of that sport) should consider whether the use of a Tap2Tag Medical would assist paramedics in the event of an emergency.  Details such as your full name, address and emergency contacts may be stored on the device even if you have no known medical problems.  We have considered many possible uses of the devices including those who

• have allergies to
• nuts
• penicillin
• bee stings...and more
• have a medical condition such as 
• having a pacemaker
• heart problem
• asthma
• high/low blood pressure
• epilepsy
• implants
• dementia...and more
• taking medication (both prescribed and 'over the counter')
• are involved with sports and activities such as
• scuba diving
• surfing
• wind surfing
• mountain biking
• orienteering
• fell running
• marathon running
• cycling
• motor cycling
• BMX
• jogging
• Ten tours
• Duke of Edinburgh Award participants
• scouts
• ramblers
• hiking
• swimming
• tri-athelon
• running in general
• mountaineering
• football
• hockey
• netball
• golf
• tennis
• skiing
• snow boarding
• cross country skiing

We suggest that anyone with a hidden medical condition, rare blood type or just want to be able to tell people who to contact in the case of an emergency should have a medical device.  The Tap2Tag Medical wristband provides a simple, cost effective, durable and extensive method of meeting your medical requirements.