Apparatus for the management of the physical state of a person in assisted self-treatment regimen

• US 20040170529A1
• Filed: 12/29/2003
• Published: 09/02/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 07/17/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Diagnostica E Ricerca San Raffaele SPA
• Original Assignee: Diagnostica E Ricerca San Raffaele SPA
• Inventors: Sanna, Alberto, Bonini, Pierangelo
• Application Number:
  US10/482,580
• Publication Number:
  US 20040170529A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 422/68.1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/318 Heart-related electrical modalities, e.g. electrocardiography [ECG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4839 combined with drug delivery
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 7/0445 for preventing drug dispensing during a predetermined time period
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 7/0481 working on a schedule basis
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/20 for electronic clinical trials or questionnaires
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients

Abstract

There is described an apparatus for the management of the physical state of a person in assisted self-treatment regimen which comprises: a) a computer (1) provided with a management software and at least a database for the recording of clinical rules and information on the physical state of the person; b) means (2) for the measurement of the physical state of the person connected with the computer (1); c) at least a reader (3) for the reading of codes of drugs, food integrators or other products, said reader (3) being connected with the computer (1); d) containers (4) with controlled access suitable to store drugs, integrators or other products; e) enablers (5) controlled by the computer (1) in order to enable the access to one or more containers (4) selected among said containers (4). The computer (1) is capable to control the enable (5) in response to the reading of the code of a drug or other on behalf of the reader (1), or in response to the combination of the information concerning the physical state of the person coming from the measurement means (2) and of the clinical rules.

Claims

1. Apparatus for the management of the physical state of a person in assisted self-treatment regimen, characterised in that it comprises:

a) a computer (1) provided with a management software and at least a database for the recording of clinical rules and information on the physical state of said person;

b) means (2) for the measurement of the physical state of the person connected with said computer (1);

c) at least a reader (3) for the reading of codes of drugs, food integrators or other products, said reader (3) being connected with said computer (1);

d) containers (4) with controlled access suitable to store said drugs, integrators or other products;

e) enablers (5) controlled by said computer (1) in order to enable the access to one or more containers (4) selected among said containers (4);

said computer (1) being able to control said enablers (5) in response to the reading of the code of a drug or other by said reader part (1), or in response to the combination of the information concerning the physical state of the person coming from said measurement means (2) and of said clinical rules.

2. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterised in that said containers (4) are provided with sensors (7) connected with said computer (1), said sensors (7) being suitable to signal the opening of said containers (4) for the input or the withdrawal of said drug, integrator or other.

3. Apparatus according to claim 2, characterised in that it comprises an alarm device (6) connected with said computer (1) and suitable to emit alarm signals in the case in which said sensors (7) signal the opening of a non-enabled container (4).

4. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterised in that said computer (1) comprises means for the connection with external computers.

5. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterised in that said measurement means (2) send the information on the physical state of the person in assisted self-treatment regimen, together with the period of time in which the recording has been taken.