Medication regimen communicator apparatus and method
First Claim
1. An apparatus for communicating a prescribed medication regimen to a patient, the apparatus comprising:
- a scheduling graph characterized by a shape of at least one of a 12-hour analog clock and a 24-hour analog clock, the scheduling graph being divided into regions corresponding to hours of a day;
a first field having a first area sufficient to communicate first medication information corresponding to a first medication in the prescribed medication regimen;
a second field having a second area sufficient to communicate second medication information corresponding to a second medication in the prescribed medication regimen; and
a first timing indicator disposed to be applied to a region of the scheduling graph, and communicating a first consumption time of the first medication.
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Abstract
A “medication communicator” chart is used as a teaching tool to educate patients and to schedule events corresponding to a prescribed medication regimen. The “medication communicator” chart includes a scheduling graph having the shape of a 12-hour or 24-hour analog clock. The scheduling graph is divided into regions corresponding to each hour of a day for scheduling event information. Fields, on the “medication communicator” chart, are receptive to labels communicating information corresponding to numerous medications in the medication regimen. Timing indicators may be applied to the regions of the scheduling graph to indicate consumption or application times of each of the medications.
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41 Claims
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1. An apparatus for communicating a prescribed medication regimen to a patient, the apparatus comprising:
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a scheduling graph characterized by a shape of at least one of a 12-hour analog clock and a 24-hour analog clock, the scheduling graph being divided into regions corresponding to hours of a day;
a first field having a first area sufficient to communicate first medication information corresponding to a first medication in the prescribed medication regimen;
a second field having a second area sufficient to communicate second medication information corresponding to a second medication in the prescribed medication regimen; and
a first timing indicator disposed to be applied to a region of the scheduling graph, and communicating a first consumption time of the first medication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for communicating a prescribed medication regimen to a patient, the method comprising:
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providing a scheduling graph characterized by a shape of at least one of a 12-hour analog clock and a 24-hour analog clock, the scheduling graph being divided into regions corresponding to each hour of a day;
communicating first medication information corresponding to a first medication in the prescribed medication regimen;
communicating second medication information corresponding to a second medication in the prescribed medication regimen; and
indicating on a region of the scheduling graph, a first consumption time of the first medication. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method for communicating a prescribed medication regimen to a patient, the method comprising:
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providing a scheduling graph characterized by a shape of at least one of a 12-hour analog clock and a 24-hour analog clock, the scheduling graph being divided into regions corresponding to each hour of a day;
selecting a class from the group consisting of a color, a pattern, a symbol, and a texture. assigning to a first medication a first characteristic within the selected class;
assigning to a second medication a second characteristic, distinct from the first characteristic, within the selected class;
indicating on a region of the scheduling graph, a first consumption time of the first medication. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41)
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