Universal modular attachments for eye drop containers
First Claim
1. A modular attachment for detecting administrations of medication, the modular attachment comprising:
- a housing that is detachably connectable to a connector ring fixedly attached to a bottom of a container of medication;
a motion sensor configured to detect instances of movement that are indicative of dispersals of medication from the container;
a power supply;
a memory configured to store motion data generated by the motion sensor; and
a wireless communicator configured to exchange information bi-directionally with a computing device across a network,wherein the connector ring is attached to the container in a position spaced apart from a dispensing path for dispersing medication from the container, andwherein the modular attachment is configured to be spaced apart from the dispensing path when the housing is connected to the connector ring.
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Abstract
Introduced here are universal modular attachments that can be attached to medication containers. Because a single modular attachment is typically attachable to medication containers of different sizes, the modular attachment can be referred to as a “universal modular attachment.” For example, some universal modular attachments are attachable to any cylindrical eye drop container having a diameter ranging from 20 millimeters (mm) to 27 mm. A connector ring that substantially matches the diameter of the medication container secures the universal modular attachment to the medication container. The connector ring may be fixedly affixed to the medication container, while the universal modular attachment may be detachably connectable to the connector ring. Each universal modular attachment also includes sensor(s) that are configured to detect administrations of medication. For example, the universal modular attachment may include a motion sensor able to detect instances of movement that are indicative of administrations of medication.
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26 Claims
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1. A modular attachment for detecting administrations of medication, the modular attachment comprising:
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a housing that is detachably connectable to a connector ring fixedly attached to a bottom of a container of medication; a motion sensor configured to detect instances of movement that are indicative of dispersals of medication from the container; a power supply; a memory configured to store motion data generated by the motion sensor; and a wireless communicator configured to exchange information bi-directionally with a computing device across a network, wherein the connector ring is attached to the container in a position spaced apart from a dispensing path for dispersing medication from the container, and wherein the modular attachment is configured to be spaced apart from the dispensing path when the housing is connected to the connector ring. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for detecting administrations of medication, the apparatus comprising:
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a connector ring fixedly attached to a bottom of a container of medication such that the connector ring is spaced apart from a dispensing path that allows medication to be administered from the container; a modular attachment including— a housing that is detachably connectable to the connector ring, a motion sensor configured to detect instances of movement that are indicative of dispersals of medication from the container, and a wireless communicator configured to exchange information bi-directionally with a computing device across a network; and a first sensor affixed to an outer surface of the container, wherein an output of the first sensor is operatively coupled to the modular attachment, wherein the modular attachment is configured to be positioned separate from the dispensing path when the housing is connected to the connector ring. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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establishing, by a wireless communicator of a modular attachment, a communication channel between the modular attachment and a first computing device, wherein the modular attachment is affixed to a container from which medication can be dispensed such that the modular attachment is spaced apart from medication as the medications is dispensed from the container, via a connector ring fixedly attached to a bottom of the container; generating, by a motion sensor of the modular attachment, motion data representing collective movement of the modular attachment and the container; parsing, by a processor of the modular attachment, the motion data to identify movements that are indicative of dispersals of medication from the container; identifying, by the processor of the modular attachment, a movement indicative of a dispersal of medication from the container; recording, by the processor of the modular attachment, a time stamp corresponding to the movement; and communicating, by the wireless communicator of the modular attachment, the time stamp to the first computing device, which determines whether the medication was administered in accordance with a medication regimen. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An apparatus comprising:
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a connector ring adapted to be fixedly engaged with a bottom of a medication container such that the connector ring is spaced apart from a medication dispensing path; a modular attachment, comprising; a housing adapted to be removably engaged with the connector ring such that the housing is separate from the medication dispensing path, the housing comprising; a motion sensor configured to detect instances of movement that are indicative of dispersals of medication from the container; a power supply; a memory configured to store motion data generated by the motion sensor; and a wireless communicator configured to exchange information bi-directionally with a computing device across a network; wherein active elements for detecting administrations of medication by the modular attachment are separate from the connector ring.
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