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The chain bore a plaque engraved with a patients name and emergency information, but the kicker was the clasp that happened to be a micro-USB key. Stored on this encrypted drive was an archive of detailed medical information, a record of scans and even family history. The idea came up just after our first meeting. After hours of white- board analysis and spirited debate, we had pages of notes and theory but no real idea. We had made progress, but our team was in a bit of a panic, so we spent the following lunch break brainstorming as well. In the chaos of conversation, some- one mentioned a what if, and we all just stopped. We thought, you know, thats not a bad idea, said BC team member Anna Pachal. Our endeavours have not ended after Shad. After struggling through a nightmare of patenting, a number of high-up officials in relevant fields have expressed interest in the clever, surprisingly simple concept. 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