Tracking and Delivery Confirmation of Pharmaceutical Products
First Claim
1. A computer system to track medication from manufacturer to a patient, to enable a care provider to determine the origin of a medication and to confirm that at least one of the right type and the right dosage of the medication was delivered to the patient, the computer system comprising:
- a processor operative to;
receive a unique identity of an identifier device secured to a dosage of a medication, wherein the identifier device comprises the unique identity that is associated with at least one of the manufacturer and the medication;
receive information from a patient interface device in communication with the computer and the patient, wherein at the time the patient takes the medication, the patient interface device is operative to detect the unique identity associated with the identifier device and confirm delivery of the medication to the patient; and
receive the detected unique identity associated with the identifier device detected via the patient interface device and the confirmation of delivery of the medication to the patient via the patient interface device;
wherein the processor is operative to confirm the origin of the medication and the type of the medication based at least on the unique identity of the identifier device.
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed that track a deliverable to a user. The system includes an identifier or tag secured to the deliverable, a computer system for interrogating the identifier, and a personal device in communication with the computer system, wherein the personal device is held by the user at the time the user is administered the deliverable to detect the unique identity associated with the identifier device and confirms delivery of the deliverable to the user. The method includes attaching an identifiable tag that produces a unique signature to the deliverable, interrogating the tag at about the time of delivery to the user, and confirming that the user has been administered the deliverable through detecting the identifiable tag.
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1. A computer system to track medication from manufacturer to a patient, to enable a care provider to determine the origin of a medication and to confirm that at least one of the right type and the right dosage of the medication was delivered to the patient, the computer system comprising:
a processor operative to; receive a unique identity of an identifier device secured to a dosage of a medication, wherein the identifier device comprises the unique identity that is associated with at least one of the manufacturer and the medication; receive information from a patient interface device in communication with the computer and the patient, wherein at the time the patient takes the medication, the patient interface device is operative to detect the unique identity associated with the identifier device and confirm delivery of the medication to the patient; and receive the detected unique identity associated with the identifier device detected via the patient interface device and the confirmation of delivery of the medication to the patient via the patient interface device; wherein the processor is operative to confirm the origin of the medication and the type of the medication based at least on the unique identity of the identifier device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-implemented method to track medication from manufacturer to a patient, to enable a care provider to determine the origin of a medication and to confirm that at least one of the right type and the right dosage of the medication was delivered to the patient, the computer comprising a processor, the method comprising:
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receiving by the processor a unique identity of the identifier device secured to a dosage of medication, wherein the identifier device comprises the unique identity that is associated with at least one of the manufacturer and the medication; receiving by the processor information from a patient interface device in communication with the computer and the patient, wherein at the time the patient takes the medication, the patient interface device is operative to detect the unique identity associated with the identifier device and confirm delivery of the medication to the patient; receiving by the processor the detected unique identity associated with the identifier device detected via the patient interface device and the confirmation of delivery of the medication to the patient via the patient interface device; confirming the origin of the medication and the type of the medication based at least on the unique identity of the identifier device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one contact point configured to electrically engage an identifier device secured to a medication, wherein the identifier device comprises a unique identity that is associated with at least one of the manufacturer and the medication; an interrogation unit coupled to the at least one contact point, wherein the interrogation unit is operative to interrogate the identifier device to obtain the unique identity; and a communication module coupled to the interrogation unit, wherein the communication module is operative to transmit the unique identification. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method, comprising:
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electrically engaging by an interrogation unit an identifier device secured to a medication with at least one contact point coupled to the interrogation unit, wherein the identifier device comprises a unique identity that is associated with at least one of the manufacturer and the medication; interrogating the identifier device for the unique identity; and transmitting the unique identification by a communication module coupled to the interrogation unit. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A patient interface device, comprising:
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a housing defining an outer surface, wherein the housing is configured to held by a patient; at least one contact point exposed on the outer surface portion of the housing, wherein the at least one contact point is positioned to be physically contacted by the patient to detect biometric information associated with the patient, wherein the at least one contact point is configured to detect at least one physiological parameter associated with the patient; a control module coupled to the at least one contact point, wherein the at least one contact point is coupled to the control module to capture the at least one physiological parameter associated with the patient; and a communication module coupled to the control unit to transmit the at least one physiological parameter to a computer in communication with the communication module. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48)
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49. A method, comprising:
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contacting by a patient at least one contact point exposed on an outer surface portion of a housing, wherein the at least one contact point is positioned to be physically contacted by the patient to detect biometric information associated with the patient, wherein the at least one contact point is configured to detect at least one physiological parameter associated with the patient; capturing by a control module coupled to the at least one contact point at least one physiological parameter associated with the patient; and transmitting by a communication module coupled to the control unit the at least one physiological parameter to a computer in communication with the communication module. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52)
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