Portable management and monitoring system for eye drop medication regiment
First Claim
1. A medication management device comprising:
- a jacket configured to hold a bottle of eye drops, wherein the jacket includes one or more tactile sensors to activate and deactivate motion sensors to detect movement of the jacket and bottle, wherein the jacket further includes a pressure sensor arranged such that activation of the pressure sensor indicates the bottle has been inserted into the jacket;
a monitoring module configured to use the motion sensors to monitor movement of the bottle and activate a drop sensor to record data regarding a drop of liquid leaving the bottle; and
a wireless communication module configured to exchange the data with a communications device.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for medication management are provided. Some embodiments provide for a portable medication management and monitoring system for eye drop instillation in ocular chronic conditions. At least one embodiment includes a device having one or more of the following elements: (a) a jacket that goes around an eye drop bottle; (b) tactile sensors to detect the user'"'"'s fingers and generate data to activate the system; (c) motion sensors to detect the motion of the medication bottle when it is grabbed and moved by the user; (d) a wireless communication module to send and receive data to a computer and portable communication devices; and/or (e) a compartment for holding the electronic components.
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17 Claims
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1. A medication management device comprising:
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a jacket configured to hold a bottle of eye drops, wherein the jacket includes one or more tactile sensors to activate and deactivate motion sensors to detect movement of the jacket and bottle, wherein the jacket further includes a pressure sensor arranged such that activation of the pressure sensor indicates the bottle has been inserted into the jacket; a monitoring module configured to use the motion sensors to monitor movement of the bottle and activate a drop sensor to record data regarding a drop of liquid leaving the bottle; and a wireless communication module configured to exchange the data with a communications device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A medication management device comprising:
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means for securing a bottle to the medication management device; means for detecting if the bottle has been secured; means for detecting movement of the bottle; means for sensing a drop of liquid leaving the bottle; means for recording data regarding the drop of liquid leaving the bottle; and means for transmitting the data to a medication adherence tracking system. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A medication management device comprising:
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a) a plurality of jackets, wherein each specific jacket is configured to hold a bottle of eye drops, wherein each specific jacket includes one or more tactile sensors to activate and deactivate a motion sensor that detects movement of each specific jacket and bottle of a size suitable for the specific jacket, wherein the jacket further includes a pressure sensor arranged such that activation of the pressure sensor indicates the bottle has been inserted into the jacket, wherein the plurality of jackets have openings of different sizes and lengths to hold different sized bottles; b) a monitoring module configured to use the motion sensor to monitor movement of the bottle and activate a drop sensor to record data regarding a drop of liquid leaving the bottle; c) a wireless communication module configured to exchange the data with a communications device; and d) a removable electronic compartment that can be attached to any of the plurality of jackets. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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