Method, apparatus and operating system for managing the administration of medication and medical treatment regimens
First Claim
1. An operating system residing in a storage device, the operating system comprising instructions that initiate a controller of a medical monitoring device to display treatment messages on a display when one of a plurality of dedicated keys is actuated, the operating system associating each of the dedicated keys with a medical treatment regimen, and wherein a single actuation of one of the dedicated keys signals the operating system to initiate the display of a one of the treatment messages relating to the medical treatment regimen associated with the actuated dedicated key, said medical monitoring device for managing administration of the medical treatment regimens for treating a patient'"'"'s medical conditions.
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Abstract
A medical monitoring device, operating system, and method is provided for managing administration of medical treatment regimens for treating a patient'"'"'s medical conditions. The device stores medication schedule data, treatment data, patient query data, and patient response data. The device includes a controller for controlling modes of operation of the device, controlling access of the memory, controlling display of the treatment data and the patient query data on a display, receiving and processing patient response data, tracking timing, and providing scheduled medication alarm signals. The device further includes dedicated keys interfaced with the controller. Each dedicated key is associated with one of the medical treatment regimens, and initiates the display of treatment messages relating to the associated medical treatment regimen. Successive actuation of each dedicated key initiates the display of further treatment messages relating to the associated medical treatment regimen. The device further includes soft function keys interfaced with the controller. The soft function keys signal the controller, commanding it to execute different modes of operation of the medical monitoring device. The device provides scheduled medication alarm signals that alert the user concerning prescribed medications due to be taken.
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- 1. An operating system residing in a storage device, the operating system comprising instructions that initiate a controller of a medical monitoring device to display treatment messages on a display when one of a plurality of dedicated keys is actuated, the operating system associating each of the dedicated keys with a medical treatment regimen, and wherein a single actuation of one of the dedicated keys signals the operating system to initiate the display of a one of the treatment messages relating to the medical treatment regimen associated with the actuated dedicated key, said medical monitoring device for managing administration of the medical treatment regimens for treating a patient'"'"'s medical conditions.
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3. An operating system for a medical monitoring device for managing administration of medication and medical treatment regimens to treat a patient'"'"'s medical conditions, said operating system residing in a storage medium and comprising instructions that initiate a controller of the medical monitoring device to:
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display treatment data on a display when one of a plurality of dedicated keys is actuated, the operating system associating each of the dedicated keys with one of the medical treatment regimens, and the treatment data being related to the medical treatment regimen associated with the actuated dedicated key; and control modes of operation of the medical monitoring device, the modes of operation being initiated and executed in accordance with actuation of soft function keys. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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