Drug Delivery Management System
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1. An instrumented medication package, comprising:
- a plurality of medication containments, each of said plurality of medication containments having a closure, each closure having a severable connector;
an instrumented medication package transponder for transmitting a response signal in response to a trigger signal; and
the instrumented medication package transponder further comprising passive radio frequency identification circuitry utilizes the energy of the trigger signal to transmit the response signal.
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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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1. An instrumented medication package, comprising:
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a plurality of medication containments, each of said plurality of medication containments having a closure, each closure having a severable connector;
an instrumented medication package transponder for transmitting a response signal in response to a trigger signal; and
the instrumented medication package transponder further comprising passive radio frequency identification circuitry utilizes the energy of the trigger signal to transmit the response signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A portable medication monitor, comprising:
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a portable general purpose computer;
a transceiver for transmitting to and receiving signals from an instrumented medication package;
a network connection for communicably connecting said portable medication monitor to at least one remote computer; and
software for monitoring an instrumented medication package associated with said portable medication monitor. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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