Drug Delivery Management System
First Claim
1. A method for monitoring or tracking a package having a package integrity and an associated at least one condition, the method comprising:
- detecting the integrity of the package using an integrity sensor being integrated into the package;
detecting the at least one condition; and
transmitting data indicative of the detected package integrity and detected at least one condition.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to assisting patients in the taking of medication, and to assisting third parties in accumulating information regarding patient medication intake. The invention may be embodied a system including a portable medication monitor used in association with an instrumented medication package to provide intake data acquisition and patient support functions. The system may further be connected to a computer or computer network allowing information distribution between the medication monitor and third parties, such as physicians or pharmacists.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for monitoring or tracking a package having a package integrity and an associated at least one condition, the method comprising:
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detecting the integrity of the package using an integrity sensor being integrated into the package;
detecting the at least one condition; and
transmitting data indicative of the detected package integrity and detected at least one condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for monitoring or tracking a package having a package integrity, the method comprising:
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detecting a change in the integrity of the package using an integrity sensor being integrated into the package;
selectively transmitting data responsively to the detected package integrity change from the package.
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27. A system for monitoring or tracking a package having a package integrity and being subject to at least one condition, the method comprising:
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an integrity sensor being integrated into the package;
at least one condition sensor being integrated into the package; and
a radio frequency transmitter integrated into the package, responsive to the integrity and condition sensors, and transmitting data indicative of a detected package integrity and detected at least one condition from the package.
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28. A system for detecting unauthorized access to a plurality of packages each having a package integrity, the system comprising:
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a plurality of integrity sensors integrated into corresponding ones of the packages; and
a plurality of transmitters integrated into corresponding ones of the packages;
wherein, each of the radio frequency transmitters selectively transmits data responsively to sensed changes in package integrity by one of the integrity sensors being integrated into a same corresponding one of the packages.
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