COMPUTER-BASED REUSABLE BIDIRECTIONAL MEDICAL ADHERENCE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERSONALIZED MEDICATION PACKAGING
First Claim
1. A computer-based system for implementing and monitoring a medication regimen, comprising:
- a medication package including;
a base including a plurality of spaces for receiving at least one medication;
a sheet of material including respective portions sealing the plurality of spaces with respect to the base; and
,a respective electrical circuit associated with each respective portion; and
,a computer-based unit including;
a memory element configured to store first computer readable instructions and a medication regimen, formulated by a medical practitioner or pharmacist, for the at least medication;
a processor; and
,a wireless transmitter, wherein;
the computer-based unit is attachable to the medication package or can wirelessly communicate with the medication package; and
,the processor is configured to execute the first computer readable instructions to;
monitor the respective electrical circuits to detect when the respective portions are ruptured; and
,wirelessly transmit, using the wireless transmitter, a compliance message for receipt by at least one computer, the compliance message indicating whether a respective portion has been ruptured.
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Abstract
A computer-based system for implementing and monitoring a medication regimen, including a medication package and a computer-based unit. The package includes a base including spaces for receiving a medication, a sheet of material including respective portions sealing the spaces with respect to the base, and a respective electrical circuit associated with each portion. The computer-based unit includes a memory element to store computer readable instructions and a medication regimen, formulated by a medical practitioner or pharmacist, for the medication, a processor; and a wireless transmitter. The computer-based unit is attachable to the medication package or can wirelessly communicate with the medication package. The processor executes the computer readable instructions to: monitor the electrical circuits to detect when portions are ruptured; and wirelessly transmit, using the wireless transmitter, a compliance message for receipt by at least one computer, the compliance message indicating whether a portion has been ruptured.
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32 Claims
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1. A computer-based system for implementing and monitoring a medication regimen, comprising:
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a medication package including; a base including a plurality of spaces for receiving at least one medication; a sheet of material including respective portions sealing the plurality of spaces with respect to the base; and
,a respective electrical circuit associated with each respective portion; and
,a computer-based unit including; a memory element configured to store first computer readable instructions and a medication regimen, formulated by a medical practitioner or pharmacist, for the at least medication; a processor; and
,a wireless transmitter, wherein; the computer-based unit is attachable to the medication package or can wirelessly communicate with the medication package; and
,the processor is configured to execute the first computer readable instructions to; monitor the respective electrical circuits to detect when the respective portions are ruptured; and
,wirelessly transmit, using the wireless transmitter, a compliance message for receipt by at least one computer, the compliance message indicating whether a respective portion has been ruptured. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-based method for implementing and monitoring a medication regimen, comprising:
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storing in a memory element for a computer-based unit, first computer readable instructions and a medication regimen, formulated by a medical practitioner or pharmacist, for the at least medication; sealing, with respective portions of a sheet of material, the at least one medication in a plurality of spaces in a base for a medication package; associating respective electrical circuits with the respective portions; and
,executing, using a processor for the computer-based unit, the first computer readable instructions to; monitor the respective electrical circuits to detect when the respective portions are ruptured; and
,wirelessly transmit, using a wireless transmitter for the computer-based unit, a compliance message for receipt by at least one computer, the compliance message indicating whether a respective portion has been ruptured. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A computer-based system for implementing and monitoring a medication regimen, comprising:
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a medication package including; a base including a plurality of spaces for receiving at least one medication; a sheet of material including respective portions sealing the plurality of spaces with respect to the base; and
,a respective electrical circuit associated with each respective portion; and
,a computer-based unit including; a memory element configured to store first computer readable instructions; a processor; and
,a wireless transmitter and receiver, wherein; the computer-based unit is attachable to the medication package or can wirelessly communicate with the medication package; and
,the processor is configured to execute the first computer readable instructions to; download, from scan code or a radio frequency identification tag on the medication package, a medication regimen for the at least one medication, formulated by a medical practitioner or pharmacist and including a schedule with respective times for taking the at least one medication enclosed in respective specified spaces; store the medication regimen in the memory element; monitor the respective electrical circuits to detect, in real time, when the respective portions are ruptured; and
,wirelessly transmit in real time, using the wireless transmitter, a compliance message for receipt by at least one computer, the compliance message information as to whether the respective portion was ruptured according to the schedule.
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32. A computer-based method for implementing and monitoring a medication regimen, comprising:
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storing in a memory element for a computer-based unit, computer readable instructions and a medication regimen, formulated by a medical practitioner or pharmacist, for at least one medication, the medication regimen including instructions regarding the at least one medication; sealing, with respective portions of a sheet of material, the at least one medication in a plurality of spaces in a base for a medication package; associating respective electrical circuits with the respective portions; and
,executing, using a processor for the computer-based unit, the computer readable instructions to; express, using a user interface for the computer-based unit, a first message based on the instructions; receive, using a wireless receiver for the computer-based unit, a transmission from at least one computer; modify the instructions according to the transmission; express, using the user interface, a second message based on the modified instructions; monitor the respective electrical circuits to detect when the respective portions are ruptured; and
,wirelessly transmit, using a wireless transmitter for the computer-based unit, a compliance message for receipt by the at least one computer, the compliance message indicating whether a respective portion has been ruptured.
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