Signalling device to make the administering of medical preparations easier

• US 20060125608A1
• Filed: 07/11/2003
• Published: 06/15/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/15/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Rainer Fritz Robert Doll
• Original Assignee: Rainer Fritz Robert Doll
• Inventors: Doll, Rainer Fritz Robert
• Application Number:
  US10/521,291
• Publication Number:
  US 20060125608A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/309.300
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 2205/70 Audible labels, e.g. for pre-recorded info or messages
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 7/0418 with electronic history memory
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 7/0481 working on a schedule basis

Abstract

A signalling device to make the administering of medical preparations easier, especially to signal the set administering time point of medicines, which contains a house, a data input unit placed in the house, a display unit and memory unit as well as a control unit in connection with these and a power supply, the memory unit has a basic storage register and a personal data storage register wherein the memory unit (30) is supplemented with a time data storage register (32), while the control unit (20) is supplemented with a counting part-unit (21) and comparison part-unit (22), furthermore, the control unit (20) is connected to an alarm part-unit (50), the input (22a) of the comparison part-unit (22) is connected to the time data storage register (33) and the counting part-unit (21), and the output (22b) of the comparison part-unit (22) is directly connected to the alarm part-unit (50) or via the control unit (20).

Claims

1. A signalling pocket device to signal the set administering time point of medicines for a user, comprising:

a house (10);

a data input unit (40) placed in a wall of the house (10), the data input unit (40) including switching elements, in particular push buttons, directly operateable at the signalling pocket device by the user;

a multi-line display unit (60) contained in the house (10);

a memory unit (30) contained in the house (10);

an alarm part-unit (50) contained in the house (10);

a control unit (20) contained in the house (10) and in connection with the data input unit (40), the display unit (60), the memory unit (30) and the alarm part-unit (50); and

a power supply (70) contained in the house (10);

wherein the control unit (20) has a counting part-unit (21) and a comparison part-unit (22);

wherein the memory unit (30) includes a basic storage register (31) being pre-programmed on manufacture with instructions, letters and numbers, a personal data storage register (32) for storing the user, s personal data and a time data storage register (33) for storing administering data for the user'"'"'s medicines, the personal data storage register (32) and the time data storage register (33) being random access memories;

wherein the switching elements of the data input unit (40) include a function select component (41), a scrolling component (42) and an acknowledgement component (43), and wherein the data input unit (40) is adapted to program the personal data storage register (32) and the time data storage register (33) on basis of the instructions, letters and numbers stored in the basic storage register (31) and input by the user via the switching elements;

wherein the alarm part-unit (50) has a sound signalling component (51), a warning light signalling component (52) and a vibrational signalling component (53), and is settable for an operation of the sound signalling component (S1), the warning light signalling component (52) and the vibrational signalling component (53) independently of each other or at the same time;

wherein the alarm part-unit (50) and the display unit (60) are controlled by the control unit (20), when the set administering time point of a medicine is reached, to give alarm for a predetermined period and to display a previously programmed record about the medicines to be taken, respectively; and

wherein the alarm part-unit (50) and the display unit (60) are controlled by the control unit (20), if the set administering time point of medicines for the user is not acknowledged via the acknowledgement component (43) and when a predetermined number of repetitions of warning signals appeared, to operate the sound signalling component (51) at its highest volume and the warning light signalling component (S2) and the vibrational signalling component (53) simultaneously as a general alarm, and to display the personal data of the user stored in-the personal data storage register (32), respectively.

2. The signalling pocket device according to claim 1, characterised in that the power source (70) is coupled to a supplementary energy store (71) contained in the house (10) for supplying power to the signalling pocket device even if the power source (70) is empty to guarantee that the user is safely signalled.

3. The signalling pocket device according to claim 1, characterized in that the house (10) is fitted with a fixing component (80), and the fixing component (80) is connected to the alarm part-unit (50) for signalling unauthorized removal of the signalling pocket device.

4. The signalling pocket device according to claim 2, characterized in that the house (10) is fitted with a fixing component (80), and the fixing component (80) is connected to the alarm part-unit (50) for signalling unauthorized removal of the signalling pocket device.

5. The signalling pocket device according to claim 1, characterized in that the switching elements of the data input unit (40) further include a delete component (44), a data fetching component (45) and a start component (46).

6. The signalling pocket device according to claim 2, characterized in that the switching elements of the data input unit (40) further include a delete component (44), a data fetching component (45) and a start component (46).

7. The signalling pocket device according to claim 3, characterized in that the switching elements of the data input unit (40) further include a delete component (44), a data fetching component (45) and a start component (46).

8. The signalling pocket device according to claim 4, characterized in that the switching elements of the data input unit (40) further include a delete component (44), a data fetching component (45) and a start component (46).