Daily medication management system

• US 5,261,702 A
• Filed: 02/07/1992
• Issued: 11/16/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: M M & K, Inc.
• Original Assignee: M M & K, Inc.
• Inventors: Mayfield, Mary E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Rosenbaum, Mark
• Assistant Examiner(s): VO, PETER DUNG BA
• Application Number:
  US07/832,223
• Time in Patent Office: 648 Days
• Field of Search: 283/66.1, 283/81, 283/115, 283/117, 283/900, 283/94, 283/100, 283/101, 283/107, 283/109, 40/600, 281/45
• US Class Current: 283/115
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 2205/20 Colour codes
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 2205/40 by shape or form, e.g. by using shape recognition
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 2205/50 using icons or symbolic figures, e.g. by a graphical representation symbolising the type of pathology or the organ by an image
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 7/04 Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine, e.g. programmed dispensers
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 283/90 Medical record

Abstract

The disclosure is directed to a chart listing medications, dosage times, and notes. Tactile and visual medication symbols and marking elements denote specific times for taking specific medications. Medication containers are similarly marked.

Claims

1. A daily medication management system comprising a daily chart, said daily chart comprising:

means for mounting said chart upon a mounting medium;

an erasable transparent plastic surface;

means for erasably recording on said erasable transparent plastic surface of said chart the names of medicines to be taken by a patient in a single day only;

coded symbol means, movable upon said erasable surface, corresponding to the medicines to be taken by the patient in the single day;

means for erasably denoting times of day on said erasable transparent plastic surface of said chart for the medicines to be taken by the patient in the single day;

at least one medication marking element removably attachable to said erasable transparent plastic surface of said chart, said medication marking element corresponding to said coded symbol means and positioned on said chart so as to indicate the times of day in the single day at which the medicines are to be taken by the patient; and

rows and columns upon said erasable surface for marking the names of the medicines to be taken by the patient, for marking the times of the day for the medicines to be taken by the patient, and for positioning of said coded symbol means on said erasable surface.

2. The invention of claim 1 wherein said mounting means comprises a member selected from the group consisting of tacks, brads, glue, single-sided adhesive tape, and double-sided adhesive tape.

3. The invention of claim 1 wherein said mounting medium comprises a surface composed of material attractably responsive to magnetic force.

4. The invention of claim 1 wherein said movable coded symbol means comprises distinctive assorted shapes for designating corresponding medicines to be taken by the patient.

5. The invention of claim 4 wherein said medication marking element is substantially identical in shape to a corresponding moveable coded symbol means for designating each particular medicine to be taken by the patient.

6. The invention of claim 1 wherein said movable coded symbol means are color-coded for designating corresponding medicines to be taken by the patient.

7. The invention of claim 6 wherein each said medication marking element is substantially identical in color to a corresponding moveable coded symbol means for designating each particular medicine to be taken by the patient.

8. The invention of claim 1 wherein said moveable medication marking element comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of pin means, tack means, marks made by writing instrument means, magnetic marker means, raised elements, and imprinted alphabetic symbols.

9. The invention of claim 1 wherein said moveable coded symbol means and said moveable medication marking element comprise correlated assorted distinctive shapes and colors to designate the medicines to be taken by the patient.

10. The invention of claim 1 wherein said medication marking element is removably attachable to said chart.

11. The invention of claim 1 wherein said erasable recording and denoting means comprise writing instrument means.

12. The invention of claim 11 wherein said writing instrument means is color coded.

13. A daily medication management system comprising a daily chart, said daily chart comprising:

means for mounting said daily chart on a mounting surface;

means for removably marking names of medicines to be taken by a patient in a single day only;

movable coded symbol means disposed on said daily chart corresponding to the medicines to be taken by the patient in the single day;

means for removably marking times of day of the single day for the medicines to be taken by the patient;

means for removably marking notes about the medicines to be taken by the patient in the single day; and

movable medication marking elements in addition to said movable coded symbol means, said movable medication marking elements disposed on said daily chart and said medication marking elements corresponding to said coded symbol means and positionable on said daily chart so as to indicate the times of the day in the single day at which the medicines are to be taken by the patient; and

a clear plastic sheet comprising means for marking and changing the names of the medicines to be taken by the patient and for marking and changing the times of the day for the medicines to be taken by the patient and for positioning said coded symbol means on said daily chart, said sheet further comprising rows and columns for marking the names of the medicines to be taken by the patient, for marking the times of the day for the medicines to be taken by the patient and for positioning of said coded symbol means on said clear plastic sheet.

14. The invention of claim 13 wherein said mounting means comprises a member selected from the group consisting of tacks, brads, glue, single-sided adhesive tape and double-sided adhesive tape.

15. The invention of claim 13 wherein said moveable coded symbol means comprises distinctive assorted shapes for designating corresponding medicines to be taken by the patient.

16. The invention of claim 15 wherein said medication marking elements are substantially identical in shape to corresponding moveable coded symbol means for designating each particular medicine to be taken by the patient.

17. The invention of claim 13 wherein said moveable coded symbol means are color-coded for designating corresponding medicines to be taken by the patient.

18. The invention of claim 17 wherein said medication marking elements are substantially identical in color to corresponding moveable coded symbol means for designating each particular medicine to be taken by the patient.

19. The invention of claim 13 wherein said moveable medication marking elements comprise at least one member selected from the group consisting of pin means, tack means, marks made by writing instrument means, magnetic marker means, raised elements, and imprinted alphabetic symbols.

20. The invention of claim 13 wherein said medication marking elements are removably attachable to said daily chart.