TECHNIQUES FOR MONITORING PRESCRIPTION COMPLIANCE USING A BODY-WORN DEVICE

• US 20150265209A1
• Filed: 03/18/2014
• Published: 09/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jack K.E. Zhang
• Original Assignee: Jack K.E. Zhang
• Inventors: Zhang, Jack Ke
• Application Number:
  US14/218,821
• Publication Number:
  US 20150265209A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/024 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate A61B5/0205, A61B5/021 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4833 Assessment of subject's compliance to treatment
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7475 User input or interface means, e.g. keyboard, pointing device, joystick
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

A method, apparatus, and/or system for monitoring therapy compliance is disclosed. In one step, therapy information specifying one or more medical treatments may be received. A regimen for the user may be retrieved, the regimen being based on the received therapy. An event may be generated, for example, on a body-worn device, depending on the regimen. At least one of the therapy, the regimen, or the event may be received by the body-worn device wirelessly. User input indicating compliance with the event may be received on the body-worn device. The user input may be recorded.

Claims

1. A method for managing therapy compliance with a body-worn device, comprising:

receiving a therapy for a user from a remote location, wherein the therapy specifies one or more treatments selected by a care provider;

retrieving a regimen for the user based on the therapy, the regimen specifying at least one situation for which to generate an event associated with the therapy;

generating a first event on the body-worn device, according to the regimen, wherein at least one of the therapy, the regimen, and/or the event is received by the body-worn device wirelessly, the body-worn device being worn on a user'"'"'s limb;

receiving, by the body-worn device, user input affirmatively initiated by the user in response to the first event;

generating a second event on the body-worn device in response to the user input; and

wirelessly reporting information related to the user input away from the body-worn device by a cellular network.

2. The method for managing therapy compliance with the body-worn device of claim 1, further comprising:

generating a prescription request based on the recorded compliance;

detecting, by the body-worn device, an indication of fulfillment of the prescription request; and

notifying the user of the fulfillment.

3. The method for managing therapy compliance with a body-worn device of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a query to pose to the user based on the regimen;

posing the query to the user;

receiving additional user input, by the body-worn device, in response to the query; and

storing the additional user input.

4. The method for managing therapy compliance with a body-worn device of claim 1, wherein the user input indicating compliance with the event is received from a Bluetooth-enabled pill bottle.

5. The method for managing therapy compliance with a body-worn device of claim 1, further comprising:

causing a sensor on the body-worn device to collect vital sign information based on the regimen;

receiving the vital sign information; and

recording the vital sign information.

6. The method for managing therapy compliance with a body-worn device of claim 5, wherein the sensor on the body-worn device is at least one of a thermometer, a pedometer, a blood pressure monitor, a heart rate sensor, a blood-oxygen level sensor, a global positioning satellite sensor, or a glucose monitor.

7. The method for managing therapy compliance with a body-worn device of claim 5, further comprising:

modifying the regimen based on the received vital sign information; and

generating an additional event on the body-worn device, specified by the modified regimen.

21. The method for managing therapy compliance with the body-worn device of claim 1, further comprising:

modifying the regimen to include the second event in response to the user input affirmatively initiated by the user, wherein generating the second event on the body-worn device is based on the modified regimen.

8. A body-worn device for managing therapy compliance, comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or memories coupled with said one or more processors, wherein the one or more processors and one or more memories are configured to;

receive a therapy for a user from a remote location, wherein the therapy specifies one or more treatments selected by a care provider;

retrieve a regimen for the user based on the therapy, the regimen specifying at least one situation for which to generate an event associated with the therapy;

generate a first event on the body-worn device, according to the regimen, wherein at least one of the therapy, the regimen, and/or the event is received by the body-worn device wirelessly, the body-worn device being worn on a user'"'"'s limb;

receive, by the body-worn device, user input affirmatively initiated by the user in response to the first event;

generate a second event on the body-worn device in response to the user input; and

wirelessly report information related to the user input away from the body-worn device by a cellular network.

9. The body-worn device for managing therapy compliance of claim 8, wherein the one or more processors and one or more memories are further configured to:

receive, from a sensor on the body-worn device, vital sign information indicating an adverse health condition related to the user; and

wirelessly report the vital sign information away from the body-worn device.

10. The body-worn device for managing therapy compliance of claim 8, receive, by the body-worn device, an indication of emergency status, wherein the indication of emergency status is initiated by the user.

11. The body-worn device for managing therapy compliance of claim 8, wherein the one or more processors and one or more memories are further configured to:

cause a sensor on the body-worn device to collect vital sign information based on the regimen;

receive the vital sign information; and

record the vital sign information.

12. The body-worn device for managing therapy compliance of claim 11, wherein the one or more processors and one or more memories are further configured to:

cause the sensor on the body-worn device to collect additional vital sign information from the sensor on the body-worn device;

receive the additional vital sign information; and

record the additional vital sign information.

13. The body-worn device for managing therapy compliance of claim 8, wherein the one or more processors and one or more memories are further configured to:

receive medical allergy information related to the user; and

display the medical allergy information related to the user on the body-worn device.

14. The body-worn device for managing therapy compliance of claim 8, wherein the one or more processors and one or more memories are further configured to:

receive a request for information related to the user; and

in response to the request, enable access to the information related to the user.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for managing therapy compliance with a body-worn device having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving a therapy for a user from a remote location, wherein the therapy specifies one or more treatments selected by a care provider;

retrieving a regimen for the user based on the therapy, the regimen specifying at least one situation for which to generate an event associated with the therapy;

generating a first event on the body-worn device, according to the regimen, wherein at least one of the therapy, the regimen, and/or the event is received by the body-worn device wirelessly, the body worn device being worn on a user'"'"'s limb;

receiving, by the body-worn device, user input affirmatively initiated by the user in response to the first event;

generating a second event on the body-worn device in response to the user input; and

wirelessly reporting information related to the user input away from the body-worn device by a cellular network.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for managing therapy compliance with a body-worn device of claim 15, wherein the regimen is further based on participation by the user in a clinical trial.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for managing therapy compliance with a body-worn device of claim 15, further comprising:

receiving vital sign information from a sensor on the body-worn device; and

recording the vital sign information.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for managing therapy compliance with a body-worn device of claim 17, further comprising:

receiving additional vital sign information from the sensor on the body-worn device; and

recording the additional vital sign information.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for managing therapy compliance with a body-worn device of claim 18, further comprising:

wirelessly reporting the vital sign information and the additional vital sign information away from the body-worn device;

modifying the regimen based on the received vital sign information or received additional vital sign information; and

generating an additional event on the body-worn device, specified by the modified regimen.

20. (canceled)