Monitoring or feedback systems and methods
First Claim
1. A device, comprising:
- a sensor configured, adapted or designed to determine a species withdrawn from a subject;
a processor configured to determine compliance of the subject to a prescription based on the determination of the species; and
a device indicator configured to indicate availability of an external reward based on the compliance of the subject to the prescription, wherein the external reward is available from a machine physically separate from the device.
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Abstract
The present invention generally relates to systems and methods for monitoring and/or providing feedback for drugs or other pharmaceuticals taken by a subject. In one aspect, the present invention is directed to devices and methods for determining a species within the skin of a subject; and producing feedback to a subject based on the determination of the species. The feedback may be, for example, visual, audible, tactile, a change in temperature, etc. In some cases, information regarding the determination of the species may be transmitted to another entity, e.g., a health care provider, a computer, a relative, etc., which may then provide feedback to the subject in some fashion. In some cases, the feedback may be directly indicative of the species, e.g., whether the species is present, the concentration of the species, whether a by-product of a reaction involving the species is present, whether a compound affected by the species is present, etc. However, the feedback may also be indirect in some embodiments. For example, the subject may be presented with an external reward, e.g., based on the determination of the species within the skin. For instance, a reward such as cash, coupons, songs, discounts, personal items, etc., may be offered based on the level of compliance of the subject. Still other aspects of the invention are generally directed to kits involving such devices (with or without the drug to be monitored), methods of promoting such systems, or the like.
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28 Claims
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1. A device, comprising:
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a sensor configured, adapted or designed to determine a species withdrawn from a subject; a processor configured to determine compliance of the subject to a prescription based on the determination of the species; and a device indicator configured to indicate availability of an external reward based on the compliance of the subject to the prescription, wherein the external reward is available from a machine physically separate from the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method, comprising:
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withdrawing a species from a subject using a device fastened to the subject; determining information comprising an amount and/or a concentration of the species using at least the device; transmitting the information to a physically separate computing device; determining compliance of the subject to a prescription, using the physically separate computing device, based on the transmitted information; and using the computing device to provide, via an output device, non-number feedback to the subject based on the compliance of the subject to the prescription. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method, comprising:
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determining information representing a property of a species withdrawn from the blood of a subject using a device immobilized to the skin of the subject; transmitting the information, using the device, to a machine physically separate from the device; determining compliance of the subject, using the machine, to a prescription based on the transmitted information; and transmitting a signal from the machine to the device to cause the device to indicate availability of an external reward available from the machine, wherein the signal is based on compliance of the subject to the prescription. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A method, comprising:
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providing a subject to which a drug has been administered, wherein the subject has a condition suspected of being treatable by the drug, and wherein the drug administered to the subject can not be distinguished after administration, by the subject, from a placebo without any external equipment; determining a species withdrawn from the blood of the subject that is indicative of the drug administered to the subject; determining compliance of the subject to a prescription involving the drug, based on the withdrawn species; and providing feedback to the subject and/or another person based on the compliance of the subject to the prescription. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A method, comprising:
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providing a subject to which a drug has been administered, wherein the subject has a condition suspected of being treatable by the drug, and wherein the drug does not cause a measurable change to the condition of the subject within the first 24 hours after administering the drug; determining a species withdrawn from the blood of the subject that is indicative of the drug administered to the subject; determining compliance of the subject to a prescription involving the drug, based on the withdrawn species; and providing feedback to the subject and/or another person based on the compliance of the subject to the prescription. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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