Medication recording device

• US 9,144,399 B2
• Filed: 06/02/2014
• Issued: 09/29/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Care Innovations LLC
• Original Assignee: Intel-GE Care Innovations, LLC (Intel Corporation)
• Inventors: Needham, Bradford H., Rhodes, Kevin
• Primary Examiner(s): VO, TUYEN KIM
• Application Number:
  US14/293,684
• Publication Number:
  US 20140275853A1
• Time in Patent Office: 484 Days
• Field of Search: 235/375, 235/454, 235/462.11, 235/462.41
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0035 adapted for acquisition of images from more than one imaging mode, e.g. combining MRI and optical tomography
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 17/0022 arrangements or provisious for transferring data to distant stations, e.g. from a sensing device "transfer between computer elements G06F13/00 "; data-transmission H04L
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 30/20 for handling medical images, e.g. DICOM, HL7 or PACS

Abstract

A device and method for recording medication to be introduced into a body.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

an imaging device configured to generate an image of a medication to be introduced into a body and a hand holding the medication; and

one or more processors configured to determine identification of a person whose hand appears in the image of the medication and the hand.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the imaging device is a camera of a mobile device.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a timestamp unit configured to generate a timestamp indicating a date and time at which the image of the medication and the hand was generated by the imaging device.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are configured to identify the person whose hand appears in the image of the medication and the hand based on hand recognition.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to determine identification of the medication based on a comparison of the image of the medication with a medication identification parameter.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to determine whether the identified medication is intended for the identified person.

7. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein a medication identification parameters comprises a characteristic related to the medication including one or more of markings, characters, shapes, colors, sizes, and bar codes related to the medication.

8. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to communicate, via a user interface, a message related to identification of the medication.

9. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

receive a user input; and

determine whether the identified medication is contraindicated based on the user input.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the user input comprises a behavioral parameter related to an activity including.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein determining whether the identified medication is contraindicated based on the user input comprises:

comparing one or more contraindicated medication parameters with the user input, wherein the one or more contraindicated medication parameters comprise one or more of a behavioral parameter, a medication parameter, and a timing parameter; and

determining whether the activity of the user input matches with one or more of the activities of the behavioral parameter.

12. The apparatus of claim 5, further comprising:

a diagnostic instrument configured to generate information related to physical states of the identified person, the diagnostic instrument comprising one or more of a blood sugar gauge, a blood pressure monitor, a heart rate monitor, and a breath analyzer,

wherein the one or more processors are further configured to determine whether the identified medication is contraindicated based on the information related to the physical states of the identified person.

13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to access medication identification database comprising medication identification parameters.

14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to access a recommended medication regimen database.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein recommended medication regimen database comprises recommended medication regimen parameters including kind of medication and timing parameters.

16. A machine-implemented method comprising:

obtaining, by an imaging device, an image of a medication to be introduced into a body and a hand holding the medication;

determining, by one or more processors, identification of a person whose hand appears in the image of the medication and the hand; and

determining, by the one or more processors, identification of the medication based on a comparison of the image of the medication with medication identification data, the medication identification data comprising one or more characteristics related to medications.

17. The machine-implemented method of claim 16, wherein determining the identification of the person whose hand appears in the image of the medication and the hand is based on hand recognition.

18. The machine-implemented method of claim 16, communicating, via a user interface, a message related to identification of the medication.

19. The machine-implemented method of claim 16, further comprising:

generating, by a diagnostic instrument, information related to physical states of the identified person, the diagnostic instrument comprising one or more of a blood sugar gauge, a blood pressure monitor, a heart rate monitor, and a breath analyzer; and

determining, by the one or more processors, whether the identified medication is contraindicated based on the information related to the physical states of the identified person.

20. The machine-implemented method of claim 16, further comprising generating a timestamp indicating a date and time at which the image of the medication and the hand was generated by the imaging device.

21. The machine-implemented method of claim 16, further comprising:

receiving, by the one or more processors, a user input; and

determining, by the one or more processors, whether the identified medication is contraindicated based on the user input.