Bi-directional adaptive drug dispenser for managing divergence between pre-set regimen and actual performance
First Claim
1. A bi-directional adaptive drug dispenser for managing divergence between pre-set regimen and actual performance, said dispenser being any of the set of a container or an attachment to a container used to store at least one dose comprising at least one unit of medication and said dispenser comprising:
- a storage volume;
a battery compartment for a battery with power connections to power said bi-directional adaptive drug dispenser;
an operations cap connected to said storage volume and the power connections that controls the filling and dispensing of any dose and unit of medication to or from said storage volume according to said pre-set regimen, further comprising;
a visual display;
at least two distinct lights on the distal face of the operations cap;
a control set of operational, input, and programming controls for the operations cap, further comprising;
a program button;
a clock button;
a quantity button;
an ‘
on/off’
button;
and a dosing release button;
an operations set comprising any of a microprocessor, microcontroller or embedded controller, both static memory and dynamic memory, all used to store and run operational program(s) and data, and all connected through any of a bus, baseplane, and backplane to the control set which controls their activation and operation;
a distal filling door connecting said storage volume to the exterior of the container and controlled by said operations cap; and
,a bidirectional dose checking tunnel passing through said operations cap with a distal end connected to the distal filling door and a medial end connecting through a medial filling door to said storage volume, said bidirectional dose checking tunnel further comprising;
a distal counting sensor;
an identifying sensor;
a medial counting sensor; and
,a transfer means to move a unit of medication through the bidirectional dose checking tunnel and out either filling door thereof, said transfer means also connected to and controlled by said operations cap.
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Abstract
A medication dispenser for coordinating the treatment plan and treatment regimen for a medication (what medication(s), what dosage(s), what time(s), what interval(s)), that presumes errors, emergencies, and changes will happen and must be handled; and so rather than seeking perfect compliance at every level of provisioning, handling, and taking of the medication, examines and as possible corrects and then records as correct or deviating, actual use, and so tracks the experienced regimen.
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19 Claims
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1. A bi-directional adaptive drug dispenser for managing divergence between pre-set regimen and actual performance, said dispenser being any of the set of a container or an attachment to a container used to store at least one dose comprising at least one unit of medication and said dispenser comprising:
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a storage volume; a battery compartment for a battery with power connections to power said bi-directional adaptive drug dispenser; an operations cap connected to said storage volume and the power connections that controls the filling and dispensing of any dose and unit of medication to or from said storage volume according to said pre-set regimen, further comprising; a visual display; at least two distinct lights on the distal face of the operations cap; a control set of operational, input, and programming controls for the operations cap, further comprising; a program button; a clock button; a quantity button; an ‘
on/off’
button;and a dosing release button; an operations set comprising any of a microprocessor, microcontroller or embedded controller, both static memory and dynamic memory, all used to store and run operational program(s) and data, and all connected through any of a bus, baseplane, and backplane to the control set which controls their activation and operation; a distal filling door connecting said storage volume to the exterior of the container and controlled by said operations cap; and
,a bidirectional dose checking tunnel passing through said operations cap with a distal end connected to the distal filling door and a medial end connecting through a medial filling door to said storage volume, said bidirectional dose checking tunnel further comprising; a distal counting sensor; an identifying sensor; a medial counting sensor; and
,a transfer means to move a unit of medication through the bidirectional dose checking tunnel and out either filling door thereof, said transfer means also connected to and controlled by said operations cap. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A bi-directional adaptive drug dispenser for managing divergence between pre-set regimen and actual performance, said dispenser being any of the set of a container or an attachment to a container used to store at least one dose comprising at least one unit of medication and said dispenser comprising:
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a storage volume; a battery compartment for a battery with power connections to power said bi-directional adaptive drug dispenser; an operations cap connected to said storage volume and the power connections that controls the filling and dispensing of any dose and unit of medication to or from said storage volume according to said pre-set regimen, further comprising; a visual display; at least two distinct lights on the distal face of the operations cap; a control set of operational, input, and programming controls for the operations cap, further comprising; a program button; a clock button; a quantity button; an ‘
on/off’
button;and a dosing release button; an operations set comprising any of a microprocessor, microcontroller or embedded controller, both static memory and dynamic memory, all used to store and run operational program(s) and data, and all connected through any of a bus, baseplane, and backplane to the control set which controls their activation and operation; a distal filling door connecting said storage volume to the exterior of the container and controlled by said operations cap; and
,a first bidirectional dose checking tunnel passing through said operations cap with a distal end connected to the distal filling door and a medial end connecting through a medial filling door to said storage volume, said first bidirectional dose checking tunnel further comprising; a first distal counting sensor; an first identifying sensor; a medial first counting sensor; and
,a first transfer means to move a unit of medication through the first bidirectional dose checking tunnel and out either filling door thereof, said first transfer means also connected to and controlled by said operations cap; a second bidirectional dose checking tunnel, controlled by the operations cap, and connected to a separate location of the storage volume opposite the medial filling door for delivery of any set of units of medication from said storage volume to the exterior of the container, said second bidirectional dose checking tunnel further comprising; a medial second filling door connecting to the interior of the storage volume and separating that from the interior of the second bidirectional dose checking tunnel; a medial second counting sensor; a second identifying sensor; a distal second counting sensor; a distal second filling door connecting to a delivery element; and
,a second transfer means to move a unit of medication through the second bidirectional dose checking tunnel; and
,having said delivery element further comprise a holding volume, a delivery gate at and separating the interior of the holding volume from the exterior of the container on the opposite side from the distal second filling door, said delivery gate being connected to and controlled by the operations cap and through which medication is delivered to the user. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A bi-directional adaptive drug dispenser for managing divergence between pre-set regimen and actual performance, said dispenser being any of the set of a container or an attachment to a container used to store at least one dose comprising at least one unit of medication and said dispenser comprising:
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a storage volume; a battery compartment for a battery with power connections to power said bi-directional adaptive drug dispenser; an operations cap connected to said storage volume and the power connections that controls the filling and dispensing of any dose and unit of medication to or from said storage volume according to said pre-set regimen, further comprising; a visual display; at least two distinct lights on the distal face of the operations cap; a control set of operational, input, and programming controls for the operations cap, further comprising; a program button; a clock button; a quantity button; an ‘
on/off’
button;and a dosing release button; an operations set comprising any of a microprocessor, microcontroller or embedded controller, both static memory and dynamic memory, all used to store and run operational program(s) and data, and all connected through any of a bus, baseplane, and backplane to the control set which controls their activation and operation; a distal filling door connecting said storage volume to the exterior of the container and controlled by said operations cap; and
,a bidirectional dose checking tunnel passing through said operations cap with a distal end connected to the distal filling door and a medial end connecting through a medial filling door to said storage volume, said bidirectional dose checking tunnel further comprising; a distal counting sensor; an identifying sensor; a medial counting sensor; and
,a transfer means to move a unit of medication through the bidirectional dose checking tunnel and out either filling door thereof, said transfer means also connected to and controlled by said operations cap; a clock which is settable and programmable through said operations set; an electromagnetically-driven coil which is controlled by the operations cap, whose activation both transports any unit of medication within the dose checking tunnel in a specific direction and is recorded as effecting that specific direction of transfer; a diversion tube connecting through a diversion door that is also controlled by the operations cap, through which unacceptable units are diverted, said diversion door and diversion tube located in and connecting for and with said bidirectional dose checking tunnel both between the distal counting sensor and medial counting sensor and opposite the identifying sensor; and
said diversion tube is connected at its further end to a reject storage volume;an external, distal delivery gate, controlled by the operations cap, openable through activation under proper conditions by a single press on the dosing release button;
a holding volume connecting said external, distal delivery gate and said distal filling door; and
a medpresent sensor in the interior surface of the holding volume for detecting when a dose is currently, or is no longer, present in the delivery element, connecting to said operations cap;a reset button which when activated provides the capability to reset the operations cap to a predeterminable ‘
default’
state stored in static memory;and, for when the operations cap is not an integral part of but is an attachment to the container, wherein the operations cap further comprises at its medial interior end a sealed connection sensor operationally connected to said operations cap which registers that the operations cap is both correctly and connectedly affixed to the container; a remote link controlled by and connecting said operations cap through any set of a wire plug for a communications wire or a wireless communications device to any set of external computational and communication assets; a panic button which is settable and programmable through said operations set, that requires only a single, but sustained press to activate, that upon activation uses the GPS to determine the physical location of the user and sends this location data, an emergency call-out to local emergency services; and
the time of activation of the panic button;an embedded application programming interface capable of operating, programming, and reprogramming the device through these additional devices by standard remote linkages; an audio element controlled by said operations cap and further comprising; a speaker for audio output; and a microphone for audio input; and, a speech synthesizer. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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