Prescription compliance device and method of using device
First Claim
1. A prescription compliance device comprising:
- microcontroller;
a program memory storing data representing a plurality of pre-programmed commonly prescribed medication-taking regimens;
a selector selecting one of said regimens and programming said device in accordance therewith; and
a display,said selector including an event switch which is activated in conjunction with a patient taking a dose of a medication corresponding to a respective medication-taking regimen to record the taking of said medication, said event switch causing said microcontroller to effect the display of the time at which a next dose of medication is scheduled to be taken, in accordance with the regimen selected by said selector,wherein the microcontroller recalculates the time the next dose is to be taken based on a last time the dose of medication was taken in conjunction with a time change of the prescription compliance device to ensure a medically acceptable minimum time interval is maintained between doses of the medication.
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Abstract
A prescription compliance device includes a microcontroller, a program memory storing data representing a plurality of pre-programmed commonly prescribed medication-taking regimens, a selector selecting the regimen and programming the device in accordance therewith, and a display. The selector includes an event switch which is activated in conjunction with a patient taking a dose of a medication corresponding to their regimen to record the taking of the medication. The event switch causes the microcontroller to effect the display of the time at which the next dose of medication is scheduled to be taken, in accordance with the regimen selected by the selector. The microcontroller recalculates the time the next dose is to be taken based on the last time a dose of medication was taken in conjunction with a time change of the prescription compliance device to ensure a medically acceptable minimum time interval is maintained between doses of medication.
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117 Claims
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1. A prescription compliance device comprising:
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microcontroller; a program memory storing data representing a plurality of pre-programmed commonly prescribed medication-taking regimens; a selector selecting one of said regimens and programming said device in accordance therewith; and a display, said selector including an event switch which is activated in conjunction with a patient taking a dose of a medication corresponding to a respective medication-taking regimen to record the taking of said medication, said event switch causing said microcontroller to effect the display of the time at which a next dose of medication is scheduled to be taken, in accordance with the regimen selected by said selector, wherein the microcontroller recalculates the time the next dose is to be taken based on a last time the dose of medication was taken in conjunction with a time change of the prescription compliance device to ensure a medically acceptable minimum time interval is maintained between doses of the medication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A prescription compliance device comprising:
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control means; program memory means for storing data representing a plurality of pre-programmed commonly prescribed medication-taking regimens; select means for selecting one of said regimens and programming said device in accordance therewith; and display means, said select means including an event switch which is activated in conjunction with a patient taking a dose of a medication corresponding to a respective medication-taking regimen for recording the taking of said medication, said event switch causing said control means to effect the display of the time at which a next dose of medication is scheduled to be taken, in accordance with the regimen selected by said select means, wherein the control means recalculates the time the next dose is to be taken based on a last time the dose of medication was taken in conjunction with a time change of the prescription compliance device to ensure a medically acceptable minimum time interval is maintained between doses of the medication. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65)
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66. A method of operating a prescription compliance device, comprising the steps of:
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(a) switching said device to a setup state; (b) programming the current time into said device; (c) selecting one of a plurality of pre-programmed commonly prescribed medication-taking regimens; (d) programming a time of day a first dose of medication is to be taken in accordance with the selected regimen; (e) switching said device from a setup state to an operation state; (f) indicating to said device that a dose of medication has been taken; and (g) recalculating the time the next dose is to be taken based on a last time the dose of medication was taken in conjunction with a time change of the prescription compliance device to ensure a medically acceptable minimum time interval is maintained between doses of the medication. - View Dependent Claims (67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91)
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92. A computer program product for operating a prescription compliance device, comprising the steps of:
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(a) a first computer code configured to switch said device to a setup state; (b) a second computer code configured to program the current time into said device; (c) a third computer code configured to select one of a plurality of pre-programmed commonly prescribed medication-taking regimens; (d) a fourth computer code configured to program a time of day a first dose of medication is to be taken in accordance with the selected regimen; (e) a fifth computer code configured to switch said device from a setup state to an operation state; (f) a sixth computer code configured to indicate to said device that a dose of medication has been taken; and (g) a seventh computer code configured to recalculate the time the next dose is to be taken based on a last time the dose of medication was taken in conjunction with a time change of the prescription compliance device to ensure a medically acceptable minimum time interval is maintained between doses of the medication. - View Dependent Claims (93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117)
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