Method and system for making customized formulations for individuals

• US 9,704,096 B2
• Filed: 03/12/2014
• Issued: 07/11/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oneful Health Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Panacea BioMatx, Inc.
• Inventors: Noel, Lloyd Staton, Hudson, Edison Thurman
• Primary Examiner(s): Reyes, Reginald R
• Application Number:
  US14/207,364
• Publication Number:
  US 20140279792A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,217 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 1/062 Carpules
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 3/002 Compounding apparatus specially for enteral or parenteral nutritive solutions bottling liquids B67C
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 5/02 Knowledge representation; Symbolic representation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/60 relating to nutrition control, e.g. diets

Abstract

The one or more embodiments disclosed herein provide a method for automatically assembling multiple compounds into a single edible custom composition, in which each compound is individually customized to proportions formulated from a profile of an individual or group. The single custom mixture can contain a plurality of compounds including foods or flavors, nutritional additives, herbals, biologics, or pharmacologically active substances. Using the method and a related algorithm, the formulation of a custom mixture is suggested.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a computing device configured to;

receive health-related information for an individual from the individual, their agent, or a service provider, the health-related information including one of genetics or metabolomic profile data of the individual;

receive taste-related preference data from the individual;

based on the health-related information, determine a formulation for an ingredient for the individual; and

based on the taste-related preference data, determine a filler medium that is consistent with the taste-related preference data, wherein the filler medium is a thixotropic semi-solid hydrocolloid that allows dissolution or suspension of compounds in a form that is stable until agitated or extruded at which point the semi-solid hydrocolloid becomes fluid and can be dispensed;

a preparation apparatus comprising;

a formulation device configured to prepare the formulation;

a medium formulation device configured to prepare the filler medium; and

a dispenser configured to dispense a predetermined amount of the formulation within the filler medium to form a dosage,

wherein the thixotropic semi-solid hydrocolloid is solubilized to embed the formulation and then reformed as a semi-solid,

wherein the dosage is packaged as an individual use dosage in a packaging material.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein health-related information further includes one of medical history, height, weight, age, and sex of the individual.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein health-related information further includes one of family history, and allergy profile data of the individual.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein taste-related preference data includes taste, texture, and size of dosage.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the ingredient is a supplement.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the ingredient is a pharmaceutical product.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the filler medium is edible.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the filler medium is a nutritional filler.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the formulation includes multiple components of compounds.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the dosage is configured as a daily dosage.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the dispenser is configured to dispense the formulation in a uniformly distributed manner.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein a server is in communication with the computing device, and the server includes a data bank having individual parameters affecting dosing levels,

wherein the individual parameters include age, sex, body mass, circumstantial health status, and current consumption level of compounds.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein a server is in communication with the computing device, and the server includes a data bank having available compounds that have associated scores of relevancy, efficacy, and safety in relation to the health-related information from the individual.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the computing device is configured to:

determine dosing requirements based on the health-related information of the individual,

wherein the health-related information includes ones of age, sex, body mass, circumstantial health status, and current consumption level of compounds.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the dispenser uses at least one of controlled actuation, pressure, compression, and displacement to determine a desired mass or volume of the formulation within a dosage.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the computing device is configured to determine a molecular mass of formulation, and further wherein the dispenser is configured to dispense the determined molecular mass of formulation.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein the formulation device includes one or more containers having a formulation therein, and further wherein the computing device is configured to compare an electronic identification of each of the containers and a desired formulation.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein the formulation device is configured to prepare the formulation from a plurality of compounds.

19. The system of claim 1, wherein the computing device is configured to:

determine a pattern for a given individual in which multiple doses are ingested daily; and

based on the pattern, determine a formulation that includes the multiple doses,

and further wherein the dispenser is configured to dispense the formulation that includes the multiple doses into a single filler medium for a given day of dosages.

20. The system of claim 1, wherein the computing device is configured to:

receive individual alterations to each of the formulation and filler medium;

determine whether individual alterations to each of the formulation and filler medium are within acceptable contraindication ranges.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein the computing device is configured to store a profile on the individual.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the profile includes at least one of medical history, family medical history, nutritional, dietary, and pharmacological product consumption.

23. The system of claim 20, wherein the computing device is configured to determine a formulation relevancy score based on the health-related information and suggested formulation.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein the computing device is configured to display the formulation relevancy score to the individual.

25. The system of claim 20, wherein the computing device is configured to determine a filler relevancy score based on the taste-related preference data and suggested filler.

26. The system of claim 25, wherein the computing device is configured to display the filler relevancy score to the individual.

27. The system of claim 20, wherein, when the computing device determines that individual alterations to each of the formulation and filler medium are not within acceptable contraindication ranges, the computing device communicating a request for independent review by a health care professional.

28. The system of claim 20, wherein the computing device is configured to display, on a user interface, a series of health-related questions for response by the individual forming the health-related information.

29. The system of claim 20, wherein the computing device is configured to display, on a user interface, a series of taste related-preference data for response by the individual forming the taste-related preference data.

30. The system of claim 1, wherein the health-related information includes genetics profile data of the individual.

31. A product made according to a process,

wherein the product comprises:

a filler medium that is a thixotropic semi-solid hydrocolloid that allows dissolution or suspension of compounds in a form that is stable until agitated or extruded at which point the semi-solid hydrocolloid becomes fluid and can be dispensed;

a formulation for an ingredient for an individual and contained within the filler medium, the ingredient based on health-related information;

wherein the product is made according to the process comprising;

receiving the health-related information for the individual from the individual, their agent, or a service provider, the health-related information including one of genetics or metabolomics profile data of the individual;

receiving taste-related preference data from the individual;

based on the health-related information, determining a formulation for an ingredient for the individual;

based on the taste-related preference data, determining the filler medium that is consistent with the taste-related preference data;

preparing the formulation;

preparing the filler medium;

dispensing a predetermine amount of the formulation within the filler medium to form a dosage, wherein the thixotropic semi-solid hydrocolloid is solubilized to embed the formulation and then reformed as semi-solid.