Prescription drug compliance monitoring system
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1. A medication compliance device comprising:
- a collar for attaching adjacent an opening of a medication container, wherein the collar comprises;
a memory that stores medication-taking data, and a sensor;
a cap attached to the collar such that the collar is between the cap and the opening, wherein the cap comprises an indicator; and
a microcontroller that activates the indicator according to the medication-taking data, determines whether a user responded to the indicator based on a signal from the sensor, and stores the compliance data in the memory of the collar based on the determination.
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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 caregiver, etc., via a network database.
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25 Claims
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1. A medication compliance device comprising:
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a collar for attaching adjacent an opening of a medication container, wherein the collar comprises;
a memory that stores medication-taking data, and a sensor;
a cap attached to the collar such that the collar is between the cap and the opening, wherein the cap comprises an indicator; and
a microcontroller that activates the indicator according to the medication-taking data, determines whether a user responded to the indicator based on a signal from the sensor, and stores the compliance data in the memory of the collar based on the determination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A medication compliance device comprising:
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a collar for attaching adjacent an opening of a medication container, wherein the collar comprises a memory that stores medication-taking data and compliance data; and
a cap attached to the collar such that the collar is between the cap and the opening, wherein the cap is movable relative to the collar to expose an opening of the container for dispensing medication within the container. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A medication compliance system comprising:
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a base station; and
a portable cap assembly for association with a container of medication, the portable cap assembly comprising;
a communication unit for local wireless communication with the base station a memory that stores medication-taking data;
an indicator;
a sensor; and
a microcontroller that activates the indicator according to the medication-taking data, determines whether a patient responded to the indicator based on a signal from the sensor, stores the compliance data in the memory based on the determination, and controls the communication unit to transmit the compliance data to the base station, wherein the base station receives the compliance data from the cap assembly via the local wireless communication, and presents the compliance data to a user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A medication compliance system comprising:
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a base station; and
a portable cap assembly for association with a container of medication, the portable cap assembly comprising;
a communication unit for local wireless communication with the base station a memory that stores medication-taking data;
an indicator;
a sensor; and
a microcontroller that activates the indicator according to the medication-taking data, determines whether a patient responded to the indicator based on a signal from the sensor, stores the compliance data in the memory based on the determination, and controls the communication unit to transmit the compliance data to the base station, wherein the base station receives the compliance data from the cap assembly via the local wireless communication, and transmits the compliance data to a remote location via a network. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A method of inducing and tracking compliance with a medication-taking regimen, the method comprising:
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receiving medication-taking data in a portable medication container;
alerting a user to take a dose of medication based on the medication-taking data;
gathering compliance data in the portable medication container over time regarding consumption of contents of the portable medication container;
transmitting the compliance data from the portable medication container to a base station by local wireless communication; and
presenting the compliance data to the user via the base station. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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