TREATMENT REGIMEN COMPLIANCE AND EFFICACY WITH FEEDBACK

• US 20130096949A1
• Filed: 09/12/2012
• Published: 04/18/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/03/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Stephen J Brown
• Original Assignee: Stephen J Brown
• Inventors: Brown, Stephen J.
• Granted Patent: US 8,650,046 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/3
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4833 Assessment of subject's compliance to treatment
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/13 delivered from dispensers
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 80/00 ICT specially adapted for facilitating communication between medical practitioners or patients, e.g. for collaborative diagnosis, therapy or health monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 90/10 Information and communication technologies [ICT] supporting adaptation to climate change, e.g. for weather forecasting or climate simulation

Abstract

A method and system for interaction with a community of individuals, relating to compliance with and effectiveness of treatment regimens, including supply and use of pharmaceuticals, using a protocol or other intelligent message which acts in place of a service provider and which is capable of collecting or imparting information to patients in place thereof. Individuals interact with the protocol or intelligent message to provide assistance in all aspects of treatment regimen compliance, data collection, supply or delivery, review and modification.

Claims

1. A portable device comprising:

a signal interface configured to wirelessly communicate with a client device;

a memory configured to store information about a treatment regimen, a program related to a protocol to be followed by the portable device, and an identification code associated with said program;

a user interface configured to (i) display said information regarding said treatment regimen, (ii) receive data from a patient based on said information regarding said treatment regimen, and (iii) display said data received from said patient, said user interface comprising a multi-line presentation element, said multi-line presentation element capable of displaying multiple lines of text, wherein said information regarding said treatment regimen is displayed as alphanumeric messages of at least one line of text; and

a processor configured to record a time said data is received from said patient in said memory and send said data received from said patient along with said identification code to said client device.

2. The portable device of claim 1, wherein said information about a treatment regimen, said program related to said protocol, and said identification code associated with said program are received from said client device.

3. The portable device of claim 1, wherein said user interface is further configured to notify said patient when to follow said treatment regimen.

4. The portable device of claim 1, wherein said user interface is further configured to receive data that patient has followed said treatment regimen.

5. The portable device of claim 4, wherein said display comprises a liquid crystal display (LCD).

6. The portable device of claim 1, wherein said signal interface comprises a docking station and said client device comprises a personal desktop computer.

7. The portable device of claim 1, wherein said signal interface comprises an infrared connection and said portable device further comprises a personal digital assistant.

8. The portable device of claim 1, wherein said signal interface comprises a radio-frequency connection and said portable device further comprises a cellular telephone.

9. The portable device of claim 1, wherein said signal interface comprises a plug-in connection and said client device comprises a hard-wired phone.

10. The portable device of claim 1, wherein said portable device comprises a hand-held computing device.

11. The portable device of claim 1, wherein said portable device comprises an application specific device.

12. The portable device of claim 1, wherein said portable device comprises a pager.

13. The portable device of claim 1, wherein said portable device comprises a personal notebook computer.

14. The portable device of claim 1, wherein said portable device comprises an Internet appliance.

15. The portable device of claim 1, wherein said client device comprises an Internet-enabled television.

16. The portable device according to claim 1, wherein said memory comprises a Flash memory.

17. A system comprising:

a portable device configured to receive a first information about a treatment regimen and send a second information about compliance with said treatment regimen, wherein said portable device comprises (a) a memory configured to store said first information regarding said treatment regimen, a program related to a protocol to be followed by the portable device, and identification data associated with the program and (b) a user interface capable of displaying multiple lines of text and receiving data from a patient, said user interface configured to display (i) said first information regarding said treatment regimen and (ii) said second information, wherein said first information is displayed as alphanumeric messages of at least one line of text and said second information comprises said data received from said patient based on said first information; and

a client device configured to (i) receive said second information and said identification data associated with said program from said portable device and (ii) send said second information and said identification data associated with said program to a server, wherein said server compares said first information with said second information.

18. The system according to claim 17, wherein said client device receives said second information and said identification data associated with said program from said memory of said portable device.

19. A method comprising the steps of

(A) receiving a first information about a treatment regimen by a portable device and inputting a second information about compliance with said treatment regimen into said portable device, wherein said portable device comprises (a) a memory configured to store said first information regarding said treatment regimen, a program related to a protocol to be followed by said portable device, and an identification code associated with said program and (b) a user interface capable of displaying multiple lines of text and receiving data from a patient, said user interface configured to present (i) said first information regarding said treatment regimen and (ii) said second information regarding compliance with said treatment regimen, and said first information is displayed as one or more alphanumeric messages of at least one line of text, and wherein said second information comprises data received from a patient based on said first information;

and

(B) receiving said second information and said identification code associated with said program by a client device from said portable device and sending said second information and said identification code associated with said program to a server.

20. The method according to claim 19, wherein step (B) further comprises comparing said first information with said second information by said server.