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Data-enabled pharmaceutical container and methods for using same

  • US 9,514,282 B2
  • Filed: 01/19/2016
  • Issued: 12/06/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of determining a valid dose event using a data-enabled pharmaceutical container, the method comprising:

  • a) providing a data-enabled pharmaceutical container comprising;

    i) a pharmaceutical container comprising1.) a container body;

    2.) a container neck; and

    3.) a container closure, wherein the container body is configured as a reservoir for holding a quantity of medication, the container neck comprises an opening for dispensing the medication from the container body, and wherein the container closure is configured to secure the container neck opening; and

    ii) an electronics module configured for sensing and tracking dose events coupled to the pharmaceutical container, wherein the electronics module comprises a housing, one or more indicators, one or more switches, and one or more sensors, and wherein one of the one or more sensors comprises a movable lever, and wherein the movable lever extends through an opening in the housing and toward the container neck, wherein the movable lever is part of a mechanism for sensing whether the container closure is present at or absent from the container neck, and wherein the movable lever is configured such that when the container closure is present on the container neck an edge of the container closure is in contact with a tip of the movable lever causing the movable lever to be in a first position, and when the container closure is not present on the container neck the edge of the container closure does not contact the tip of the movable lever causing the movable lever to be in a second position;

    b) monitoring the data-enabled pharmaceutical container for pre-defined valid dose event criteria;

    c) determining whether the data-enabled pharmaceutical container has met the pre-defined criteria for the valid dose event; and

    d) recording the valid dose event upon determining the pre-defined criteria for the valid dose event is met.

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