Prescription drug compliance monitoring system
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1. A medication compliance device comprising:
- a base station having a communication link and memory, the base station for receiving and storing medication-taking data and compliance data;
a portable cap assembly for association with a container of medication, the portable cap assembly comprising;
a communication link;
a memory;
an indicator;
a sensor; and
a controller for directing the communication link to receive and transmit and the memory to store the medication-taking data, for directing the indicator to activate according to the medication-taking data, for directing the sensor to gather and the memory to store the compliance data, and for directing the communication link to transmit the compliance data.
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Abstract
The drug compliance monitoring system provides a patient with a portable medication dispenser programmed with medication-taking data. The dispenser alerts the patient to take a dose of medication and gathers compliance data relating to the medication-taking data. The compliance data is accessible to a physician, or other caregivers, etc., via a network database.
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1. A medication compliance device comprising:
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a base station having a communication link and memory, the base station for receiving and storing medication-taking data and compliance data;
a portable cap assembly for association with a container of medication, the portable cap assembly comprising;
a communication link;
a memory;
an indicator;
a sensor; and
a controller for directing the communication link to receive and transmit and the memory to store the medication-taking data, for directing the indicator to activate according to the medication-taking data, for directing the sensor to gather and the memory to store the compliance data, and for directing the communication link to transmit the compliance data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A medication compliance device comprising:
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a portable cap assembly for attaching to a container, the cap assembly having memory for storing medication-taking data and compliance data, wireless communication for transmitting the medication-taking data and compliance data, a first indicator for indicating when a user should take a dose of medication stored in the container, and a sensor for sensing that the user has taken the dose of medication; and
a programming station for programming the portable cap assembly with the medication-taking data; and
a base station having wireless communication for receiving the medication-taking data and the compliance data from the portable cap assembly, memory for storing the medication-taking data and the compliance data, and wired communication for transmitting the compliance data to a remote location. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 15, 16)
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14. The device of claim 111 wherein the base station is programed with medication-taking data from a remote location.
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17. A medication compliance system comprising:
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a portable medication dispenser having an indicator for inducing compliance with medicaton-taking data, and a sensor for obtaining compliance data;
a base station in communication with the dispenser, the base station for transmitting the compliance data from the sensor;
a first computer in communication with the base station, the first computer for receiving the compliance data; and
a programming station in communication with a second computer, the programming station for interfacing with the dispenser to program the dispenser with the medication-taking data. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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22. A medication compliance device comprising:
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a collar for attaching adjacent an opening of a medication container, the collar having a first communication link and memory for storing medication-taking data and compliance data; and
a cap attached to the collar, the cap further comprising;
a first communication link;
an indicator for inducing compliance with the medication-taking data;
a sensor for sensing compliance with the medication-taking data;
a microcontroller for engaging communication with the collar through the communication link, activating the indicator according to the medication-taking data, and gathering the compliance data from the sensor. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of inducing and tracking compliance with a medication-taking regimen, the method comprising:
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receiving medication-taking data;
alerting a user to take a dose of medication;
gathering compliance data; and
transmitting the compliance data to a base station by wireless communication. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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