INTERACTIVE MEDICINE ORGANIZER

• US 20120006847A1
• Filed: 09/21/2011
• Published: 01/12/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: One World Design & Manufacturing Group Ltd.
• Original Assignee: One World Design & Manufacturing Group Ltd.
• Inventors: Coe, Matthew
• Granted Patent: US 8,670,865 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 222/52
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 2200/30 Compliance analysis for taking medication
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 2205/20 Colour codes
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 7/0084 for multiple medicaments
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 7/0445 for preventing drug dispensing during a predetermined time period
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 7/0454 for dispensing of multiple drugs
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 7/0481 working on a schedule basis
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/308 using the Internet of Things
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3226 Use of secure elements separate from M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 11/54 about vertical axes
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 11/62 in which the articles are stored in compartments in fixed receptacles
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/0092 for assembling and dispensing of pharmaceutical articles medical dispensers for private use, A61J7/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 9/026 for alarm, monitoring and auditing in vending machines or means for indication, e.g. when empty
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/13 delivered from dispensers
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

Interactive medicine organizers and methods comprising integrated software and hardware elements and multifunctional interactive wireless devices to provide assistance to individuals who need to organize or monitor the administration of one or more medications are provided.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

(a) a dispenser body having a housing;

(b) a door, said door being connected to said housing;

(c) a tray, said tray having one or more chambers, said tray being connected to said housing;

(d) a docking station, said docking station being connected to said housing;

(e) a multifunctional interactive wireless device, said device being capable of i) docking with said docking station, ii) commanding said tray to a plurality of positions, iii) commanding said door to a plurality of positions, wherein said device executes a software application for determining said plurality of positions of said tray, and said door based on a data set input by a user.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said tray is substantially circular.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein said tray comprises nine chambers.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein each of said nine chambers is configured to accept a medicine vial.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said multifunctional interactive wireless device is a smart phone.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said multifunctional interactive wireless device is an iPhone™

.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said data set comprises:

(a) a name of a medicine;

(b) a strength of said medicine; and

(c) a time schedule for dispensing said medicine.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said multifunctional interactive wireless device communicates a signal to a remote database, said signal indicating a dispensing history.

9. A method comprising:

(a) entering a data set into a software application, said application being executed on a multifunctional interactive wireless device;

(b) docking said multifunctional interactive wireless device with a docking station;

(c) commanding a dispensing door to an open loading position;

(d) loading one or more medicine containers into a tray;

said tray having one or more chambers;

(e) commanding said dispensing door to a closed position;

(f) receiving an alert from said multifunctional interactive wireless device;

(g) docking said multifunctional interactive wireless device with said docking station; and

(h) commanding said dispensing door to an open unloading position.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein said data set comprises:

(a) a name of one of more medicines;

(b) a strength of said one or more medicines; and

(c) a time that said one or more medicines is to be dispensed.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising the step of transmitting a signal from said multifunctional interactive wireless device to a remote database, said signal indicating either a confirmation of dispensing said one or more medicines or a failure to dispense said one or more medicines.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising the step of transmitting one or more alarms from said multifunctional interactive wireless device when said one or more medicines are not dispensed within a predetermined time of a scheduled dispense time.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein said multifunctional interactive wireless device is an iPhone™

.

14. The method of claim 9 further comprising the step of:

(i) sending a signal to said remote database when a user attempts to dispense said one or more medicines before a predetermined time.

15. The method of claim 9 further comprising the step of:

(j) sending a signal to said remote database when a user attempts to dispense said one or more medicines before a predetermined time.

16. The method of claim 9 further comprising the step of:

(k) locking said dispensing door when a user attempts to dispense said one or more pills before a predetermined time.

17. A method comprising:

(a) loading a medicine vial into a tray, said tray being enclosed in a housing having a door, said tray having one or more chambers;

(b) commanding said door to a closed position;

(c) receiving an alert from a multifunctional interactive wireless device at a predetermined time;

(d) commanding said door to an open position; and

(e) unloading said medicine vial.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein said tray has nine chambers.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein said multifunctional interactive wireless device is a phone.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein said phone is an iPhone™

.