Interactive medication delivery system
First Claim
1. A medication delivery device comprisinga housing,first storage means for storing at least one dose of a medication within the housing away from access by the user,second storage means separate from the first storage means for storing at least one dose of a medication within the housing away from accessed by the user,first delivery means associated with the first storage means for selectively delivering a medication dose from the first storage means to the user by expelling it through an opening in the housing to a location accessible by the user,second delivery means associated with the second storage means for selectively delivering a medication dose from the second storage means to the user by expelling it through an opening in said housing to a location accessible to the user, andcontrol means associated with the first and second storage means for actuating the first delivery means in response to a first criteria and for actuating the second delivery means in response to a second criteria different from the first criteria,wherein the control means includesinternal memory means for storing a prescribed schedule for administering medication, and means for actuating the first delivery means in response to the prescribed schedule stored in the internal memory means and not in response to the receipt of a medication delivery command from an external input means, andexternal input means for receiving and interpreting at least one prescribed medication delivery command from the user, the control means actuating the second delivery means in response to the receipt of a prescribed medication delivery command from the external input means.
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Abstract
A medication delivery device includes a housing containing separate first and second storage locations for holding medication dosages away from access by the user. Associated separate first and second delivery mechanisms permit selective delivery of a medication dose from either the first or second storage locations to the patient. The invention provides a control element that discriminates between the actuation of the first delivery mechanism and the second delivery mechanism, thereby discriminating between the delivery of medication housed in the first and second storage locations. The control element discriminates between different first and second input criteria. In response to the first input criteria but not is response to the second input criteria, the control element actuates the first delivery mechanism. In response to the second input criteria, the control element actuates the second delivery mechanism.
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22 Claims
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1. A medication delivery device comprising
a housing, first storage means for storing at least one dose of a medication within the housing away from access by the user, second storage means separate from the first storage means for storing at least one dose of a medication within the housing away from accessed by the user, first delivery means associated with the first storage means for selectively delivering a medication dose from the first storage means to the user by expelling it through an opening in the housing to a location accessible by the user, second delivery means associated with the second storage means for selectively delivering a medication dose from the second storage means to the user by expelling it through an opening in said housing to a location accessible to the user, and control means associated with the first and second storage means for actuating the first delivery means in response to a first criteria and for actuating the second delivery means in response to a second criteria different from the first criteria, wherein the control means includes internal memory means for storing a prescribed schedule for administering medication, and means for actuating the first delivery means in response to the prescribed schedule stored in the internal memory means and not in response to the receipt of a medication delivery command from an external input means, and external input means for receiving and interpreting at least one prescribed medication delivery command from the user, the control means actuating the second delivery means in response to the receipt of a prescribed medication delivery command from the external input means.
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5. A medication delivery device comprising
a housing, first storage means for storing at least one dose of a medication within the housing away from access by the user, second storage means separate from the first storage means for storing at least one dose of a medication within the housing away from access by the user, first delivery means associated with the first storage means for selectively delivering a medication dose from the first storage means to the user, second delivery means associated with the second storage means for selectively delivering a medication dose from the second storage means to the user, and control means associated with the first and second storage means which includes first internal memory means for storing a first prescribed schedule for administering medication, second internal memory means for storing a second prescribed schedule for administering medication, first control means for actuating the first delivery means in response to the first prescribed schedule and not in response to the second prescribed schedule, and second control means for actuating the second delivery means in response to the second prescribed schedule.
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14. A medication delivery device comprising
a housing, first storage means for storing at leas tone dose of a medication within the housing away from access by the user, second storage means separate from the first storage means for storing at least one dose of a medication within the housing away from access by the user, first delivery means associated with the first storage mans for selectively delivering a medication dose from the first storage means to the user, second delivery means associated with the second storage means for selectively delivering a medication dose from the second storage means to the user, internal memory means for storing a prescribed schedule for administering medication, external input means for receiving and interpreting information indicative of selected one or more health parameters of the user, first control means for actuating the first delivery means in response to the prescribed schedule stored in the internal memory means and not in response to the receipt of information by the external input means, second control means for actuating the second delivery means in response to the receipt and interpretation of health parameter information by the external input means and further including external output means for prompting preselected information from the user, wherein the external input means includes testing means for the user to measure a preselected physical parameter and response input means for receiving and interpreting responses made by the user to the prompting of the external output means, and wherein the second control means is operative for correlating the measurement by the testing means with the responses received by the response input means and for generating a control signal to actuate the second delivery means only when a predetermined correlation exists.
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