Medication dispenser bracelet with vibrating alarm and bluetooth communication

• US 10,076,468 B2
• Filed: 01/12/2017
• Issued: 09/18/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Andreas Loeve Selvik, Malena Danielle Ohl, Margaret Davis Schoening, Seunghyuk Noh, Wesley Victor Wilson
• Original Assignee: Andreas Loeve Selvik, Malena Danielle Ohl, Margaret Davis Schoening, Seunghyuk Noh, Wesley Victor Wilson
• Inventors: Ohl, Malena Danielle, Wilson, Wesley Victor, Schoening, Margaret Davis, Selvik, Andreas Loeve, Noh, Seunghyuk
• Primary Examiner(s): Kumar, Rakesh
• Application Number:
  US15/404,515
• Publication Number:
  US 20170196774A1
• Time in Patent Office: 614 Days
• Field of Search: 221 2
• CPC Class Codes: A44C 5/0023 for therapeutic purposes
• CPC Class Codes: A44C 5/003 with a storage compartment
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 2200/30 Compliance analysis for taking medication
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 2205/70 Audible labels, e.g. for pre-recorded info or messages
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 7/0069 Trays for holding or distributing medicines display trays A47F3/14; serving trays A47G23/06
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 7/0076 Medicament distribution means with pill counting devices A61J7/02; with time indication A61J7/04; containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents B65D83/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 7/0418 with electronic history memory
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 7/0436 resulting from removing a drug from, or opening, a container
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 7/0481 working on a schedule basis
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/24 Reminder alarms, e.g. anti-loss alarms
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 6/00 Tactile signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/13 delivered from dispensers
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

The present invention is a bracelet that contains a cartridge holding a plurality of interior storage compartments that are each designed to hold one or more pills. A sliding door is used to withdraw the pills from any one compartment at a time. The bracelet comprises electronic components that enable it to activate a vibrating alarm at a prearranged time to remind the user to take her pills, and to track when the door has been opened to withdraw the pills, and to communicate the alarm and tracking information to an external electronic device, such as a mobile phone, via Bluetooth wireless communication.

Claims

1. A medication dispenser bracelet, comprising:

i) a curved exterior housing, comprising a sliding door, and a button to open and close said door; and

ii) a removable cartridge in the shape of a curved arc of a size and shape to fit inside said exterior housing, said cartridge comprising a plurality of alternating, equally spaced ridges and valleys aligned serially along a longitudinal axis of the arc, each said valley sized to hold and dispense a medication;

whereby each manual operation of said button will open said door to dispense a medication from one said valley when that valley is properly aligned under said door.

2. The medication dispenser bracelet of claim 1, further comprising:

i) a battery;

ii) an internal time clock; and

iii) a vibrating motor and alarm-mechanism to alert a wearer of the bracelet to dispense a medication at a preset time.

3. The medication dispenser bracelet of claim 2, further comprising:

i) a microcontroller;

ii) a circuit that changes between an open configuration and a closed configuration when the door is opened and closed;

iii) a sensor to detect when a circuit configuration has changed;

iv) a memory capable of storing data, said data comprising date and time, for each instance when the circuit configuration has changed; and

v) a bluetooth device, capable of transmitting data from said memory to an external electronic device, and capable of receiving data from an external electronic device directing the alarm to vibrate at a preset time.