INTEGRATED, NON-SEQUENTIAL, REMOTE MEDICATION MANAGEMENT AND COMPLIANCE SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An apparatus for storing and delivering individual doses of therapeutic products, the system comprising:
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a housing comprising an area configured to retain at least one medication carrier comprising a plurality of unit dose packages in a two-dimensional arrangement, each of the plurality of unit does packages comprising an individual dose of a therapeutic product; and
an ejector assembly in communication with the area configured to retain the at least one medication carrier that, in response to at least one instruction from the controller, accesses a unit dose package of the plurality of unit dose packages and removes the unit dose package from the at least one medication carrier.
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Abstract
An integrated medication management and compliance system for enabling a care provider to remotely manage and deliver individual doses of therapeutic products to a patient, in a non-sequential fashion. System includes delivery apparatus remotely located from the care provider, wherein the apparatus stores a plurality of sealed unit dose packages that are delivered to a patient at a scheduled dosing time. The delivery apparatus is coupled to a control facility and to a computer terminal of the care provider by way of a secure communications network. The system enables the patient'"'"'s medication regimen to be remotely tailored in real-time to accommodate fluid medical conditions.
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29 Claims
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1. An apparatus for storing and delivering individual doses of therapeutic products, the system comprising:
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a controller; a housing comprising an area configured to retain at least one medication carrier comprising a plurality of unit dose packages in a two-dimensional arrangement, each of the plurality of unit does packages comprising an individual dose of a therapeutic product; and an ejector assembly in communication with the area configured to retain the at least one medication carrier that, in response to at least one instruction from the controller, accesses a unit dose package of the plurality of unit dose packages and removes the unit dose package from the at least one medication carrier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of delivering individual doses of therapeutic products, the method comprising:
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receiving, by an ejector assembly, at least one instruction from a controller; and in response to the at least one instruction, removing, by the ejector assembly from an area of a housing configured to retain at least one medication carrier comprising a plurality of unit dose packages in a two-dimensional arrangement, a unit dose package of the plurality of unit dose packages that is accessed by the ejector assembly, wherein each of the plurality of unit does packages comprising an individual dose of a therapeutic product. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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