Sensor equipped medicinal container
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1. A sensor equipped bag comprising:
- a main body having an opening and a cavity defined by one or more flexible walls;
a flexible seal assembly comprising non-rigid rims attached to an opening in the main body and configured to seal the cavity by joining the non-rigid rims;
an opener coupled with the seal assembly and capable of opening or closing the seal assembly by coupling or decoupling the non-rigid rim respectively;
a sensor that senses opener attributes associated with an opening actuation event, the opener attributes comprising grip pressure applied to the opener and rate at which the opener is moved, wherein the opening actuation event comprises an opening or closing of the bag; and
an electronic assembly comprising an opener sensor circuit coupled to the sensor, wherein the opener sensor circuit processes the sensed opener attributes from the sensor and detects the opening actuation event.
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Abstract
Medicinal container bags are presented. Bags can include openers capable of sealing an opening of the bag. Disclosed bags further comprise electronic assemblies configured to detect opening or closing events as the openers move along the rims of the bag opening. The assemblies can compile usage data based on opener movement, and then provide the data to remote monitoring systems.
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1. A sensor equipped bag comprising:
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a main body having an opening and a cavity defined by one or more flexible walls; a flexible seal assembly comprising non-rigid rims attached to an opening in the main body and configured to seal the cavity by joining the non-rigid rims; an opener coupled with the seal assembly and capable of opening or closing the seal assembly by coupling or decoupling the non-rigid rim respectively; a sensor that senses opener attributes associated with an opening actuation event, the opener attributes comprising grip pressure applied to the opener and rate at which the opener is moved, wherein the opening actuation event comprises an opening or closing of the bag; and an electronic assembly comprising an opener sensor circuit coupled to the sensor, wherein the opener sensor circuit processes the sensed opener attributes from the sensor and detects the opening actuation event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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