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Medication dispenser with integrated monitoring system

  • US 8,583,281 B2
  • Filed: 10/10/2011
  • Issued: 11/12/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of monitoring an individual patient'"'"'s compliance with the patient'"'"'s medication dosage schedule, the method comprising:

  • receiving at a central monitoring station an image of an interior space of at least one medication storage compartment within a medication dispenser device which is associated with the individual patient and remote from the monitoring station, wherein the image is captured by a movable image capturing device configured to move to different positions within the medication dispenser device;

    determining from the image at the central monitoring station the presence or absence of at least one medication or medication reminder marker in said at least one medication storage compartment; and

    determining whether the presence or absence of the at least one medication or medication reminder marker matches that which is expected for the compartment according to the individual patient'"'"'s medication dosage schedule.

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