Tracking and delivery confirmation of pharmaceutical products
First Claim
1. A computer system comprising:
- an interrogation device operative to read a unique identity from a tag comprising circuitry, the tag secured to a pill of a medication;
wherein the pill is configured to transmit a signal upon being ingested by a patient and comprises;
a first material;
a second material insulated from the first material; and
a control circuit electrically coupled to each of the first material and the second material;
wherein the first material and the second material are configured to generate a voltage potential difference as a result of being in contact with a conducting liquid;
wherein the control circuit is configured to be activated by the voltage potential difference and configured to alter a conductance between the first material and the second material to generate the signal;
a patient interface device configured to detect biometric information identifying the patient via physical contact therewith; and
a processor operative to;
receive, from the interrogation device, the unique identity of the tag, wherein the unique identity is associated with at least one of an amount of the medication and a type of the medication;
receive, from the patient interface device, the biometric information;
query a database to confirm that the biometric information identifying the patient is associated with the amount of the medication and the type of the medication; and
record administration of the medication upon detection of the signal.
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed that track a deliverable to a user. The system includes an identifier or tag secured to the deliverable, a computer system for interrogating the identifier, and a personal device in communication with the computer system, wherein the personal device is held by the user at the time the user is administered the deliverable to detect the unique identity associated with the identifier device and confirms delivery of the deliverable to the user. The method includes attaching an identifiable tag that produces a unique signature to the deliverable, interrogating the tag at about the time of delivery to the user, and confirming that the user has been administered the deliverable through detecting the identifiable tag.
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23 Claims
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1. A computer system comprising:
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an interrogation device operative to read a unique identity from a tag comprising circuitry, the tag secured to a pill of a medication; wherein the pill is configured to transmit a signal upon being ingested by a patient and comprises; a first material; a second material insulated from the first material; and a control circuit electrically coupled to each of the first material and the second material; wherein the first material and the second material are configured to generate a voltage potential difference as a result of being in contact with a conducting liquid; wherein the control circuit is configured to be activated by the voltage potential difference and configured to alter a conductance between the first material and the second material to generate the signal; a patient interface device configured to detect biometric information identifying the patient via physical contact therewith; and a processor operative to; receive, from the interrogation device, the unique identity of the tag, wherein the unique identity is associated with at least one of an amount of the medication and a type of the medication; receive, from the patient interface device, the biometric information; query a database to confirm that the biometric information identifying the patient is associated with the amount of the medication and the type of the medication; and record administration of the medication upon detection of the signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving, by a processor, a unique identity from a tag comprising circuitry secured to a pill of a medication; wherein the unique identity is associated with at least one of an amount of the medication and a type of the medication; wherein the pill comprises; a first material; a second material insulated from the first material; and a control circuit electrically coupled to each of the first material and the second material; wherein the first material and the second material are configured to generate a voltage potential difference as a result of being in contact with a conducting liquid; and wherein the control circuit is configured to be activated by the voltage potential difference and configured to alter a conductance between the first material and the second material to generate the signal; receiving, by the processor, biometric information identifying a patient via physical contact with a patient interface device; receiving the signal transmitted by the pill upon the pill being ingested by a patient; querying a database to confirm that the biometric information identifying the patient is associated with the amount of the medication and the type of the medication; and recording administration of the medication upon detection of the signal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer system comprising:
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an interrogation device operative to read a unique identity from a tag comprising circuitry, the tag secured to a syringe containing a medication; wherein the syringe is configured to transmit a signal upon contacting a patient and comprises electrical contacts configured to cause a circuit to transmit a signal upon the electrical contacts contacting the patient; a patient interface device configured to detect biometric information identifying the patient via physical contact therewith; and a processor operative to; receive, from the interrogation device, the unique identity of the tag, wherein the unique identity is associated with at least one of an amount of the medication and a type of the medication; receive, from the patient interface device, the biometric information; query a database to confirm that the biometric information identifying the patient is associated with the amount of the medication and the type of the medication; and record administration of the medication upon detection of the signal. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving, by a processor, a unique identity from a tag comprising circuitry secured to a syringe of a medication; wherein the unique identity is associated with at least one of an amount of the medication and a type of the medication; wherein the syringe comprises electrical contacts configured to cause a circuit to transmit a signal upon the electrical contacts contacting a patient; receiving, by the processor, biometric information identifying a patient via physical contact with a patient interface device; receiving the signal transmitted by the syringe upon the syringe contacting the patient; querying a database to confirm that the biometric information identifying the patient is associated with the amount of the medication and the type of the medication; and recording administration of the medication upon detection of the signal. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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