DEVICE FOR ENABLING PATIENT SELF TESTING AND TREATMENT SELF- ADMINISTRATION AND SYSTEM USING THE DEVICE FOR MANAGING THE PATIENT'S HEALTH CARE
First Claim
1. A treatment administration unit comprising:
- a housing of a size suitable for transport in a handbag or clothing pocket of a user;
a sampling module in the housing operable to take a sample of tissue from a user and test the sample to determine a property thereof relating to a medical condition of the user, wherein the sampling module performs the test using a consumable part of the sampling module and includes a sensor for determining when the consumable part is exhausted;
a microprocessor in the housing for operating the sampling module and calculating a dosage of a medication appropriate for treatment of the medical condition in accordance with the property determined by the testing;
an administration module in the housing including a container for the medication and a mechanism for administering the medication to the user from the container under the control of the microprocessor, and a sensor for determining when the medication in the container is exhausted; and
a wireless communication device in the housing and under the control of the microprocessor for automatically informing a remote supply source when at least one of the consumable part of the sampling module and the medication is exhausted, wherein the consumable part of the sampling module and the medication container can be removed from the unit and replaced with a new consumable part or a new container of medication.
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Abstract
A portable unit comprises a sampling mechanism used by a patient to take a sample of a bodily fluid or tissue that can be tested for any property indicative of a medical condition of the patient, a microprocessor for determining a treatment for the condition based on a test of the sample, and an administration mechanism for administering the treatment based on the determination by the microprocessor. Operationally, the unit samples a bodily function, evaluates the sample, determines from stored protocols and criteria if treatment is required, and administers treatment. Two-way wireless communication between the unit and one or more remote networks enables numerous functionalities, including (i) collection and collation of medical information and records relating to multiple users of information stored by their units for access by healthcare providers, regulatory agencies, insurance carriers, pharmaceutical companies, and others, (ii) unit maintenance and resupply of consumables, and (iii) direct user-to-user communication.
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33 Claims
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1. A treatment administration unit comprising:
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a housing of a size suitable for transport in a handbag or clothing pocket of a user; a sampling module in the housing operable to take a sample of tissue from a user and test the sample to determine a property thereof relating to a medical condition of the user, wherein the sampling module performs the test using a consumable part of the sampling module and includes a sensor for determining when the consumable part is exhausted; a microprocessor in the housing for operating the sampling module and calculating a dosage of a medication appropriate for treatment of the medical condition in accordance with the property determined by the testing; an administration module in the housing including a container for the medication and a mechanism for administering the medication to the user from the container under the control of the microprocessor, and a sensor for determining when the medication in the container is exhausted; and a wireless communication device in the housing and under the control of the microprocessor for automatically informing a remote supply source when at least one of the consumable part of the sampling module and the medication is exhausted, wherein the consumable part of the sampling module and the medication container can be removed from the unit and replaced with a new consumable part or a new container of medication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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4. A treatment administration unit comprising:
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a housing of a size suitable for transport in a handbag or clothing pocket of a user; a communication device in the housing for connecting to the unit a peripheral device separate from the housing for providing information to the unit relating to a medical condition of a person or animal; a sampling module in the housing for determining from the information a treatment for the condition involving administration of a medication; a microprocessor in the housing for operating the sampling module and calculating a dosage of the medication appropriate for treatment of the medical condition in accordance with the property determined by the testing; and an administration module in the housing for administering the medication to the person or animal under the control of the microprocessor. - View Dependent Claims (5, 12)
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6. A treatment administration unit comprising:
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a housing of a size suitable for transport in a handbag or clothing pocket of a user; an administration module in the housing including a container for medication and a mechanism operable for administering the medication to the user from the container; an input device for enabling the user to manually input an amount of medication to be administered; a microprocessor in the housing for operating the administration module to administer the amount of medication input by the user; and a sensor for determining if the unit is in place for administering the medication to the user, wherein the microprocessor prevents operation of the administration module if the unit is not in place.
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13. A treatment administration unit comprising:
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a housing; a sampling module in the housing operable to take a biological sample from a user and test the sample to determine a property thereof relating to a physiological condition of the user, wherein the sample is selected from the group comprising the user'"'"'s sweat, urine, saliva, and breath; a microprocessor in the housing for operating the sampling module and determining one or more medical conditions of the user in accordance with the property determined by the testing; an administration module in the housing including a container for a substance and a mechanism for administering the substance to the user from the container under the control of the microprocessor based on the physiological condition; and a user interface in the housing under the control of the microprocessor for accepting instructions from the user and providing information to the user relating to operation of the unit. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A treatment administration unit comprising:
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a housing; an oximeter in the housing operable to determine the blood oxygen level of a user; a microprocessor in the housing for operating the oximeter and determining if the user has ingested an overdose of an opiate; an administration module in the housing including a container for a nalaxone opioid inverse agonist and a mechanism for administering an amount of the nalaxone opioid inverse agonist determined by the microprocessor to be appropriate according to the amount of the opiate overdose, wherein the nalaxone opioid inverse agonist is administered by one of intravenous injection, intramuscular injection, and as a nasal spray; and a user interface in the housing under the control of the microprocessor for accepting instructions from the user and providing information to the user relating to operation of the unit. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A treatment administration unit comprising:
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a housing; a sampling module in the housing operable to take a blood sample from a user and test the sample to determine prothrombin time (PT) and its derived measures of prothrombin ratio (PR) and international normalized ratio (INR); a microprocessor in the housing for operating the sampling module and determining an appropriate dosage of an anticoagulant substance based on the test of the blood sample; an administration module in the housing including a container for an injectable anticoagulant substance and a mechanism for injecting the appropriate dosage from the container under the control of the microprocessor; and a user interface in the housing under the control of the microprocessor for accepting instructions from the user and providing information to the user relating to operation of the unit. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A treatment administration unit comprising:
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a housing of a size suitable for transport in a handbag or clothing pocket of a user; a sampling module in the housing operable to take a blood sample from a user and test the sample to determine a property thereof relating to a medical condition of the user; a microprocessor in the housing for operating the sampling module and calculating a dosage of a medication appropriate for treatment of the medical condition in accordance with the property determined by the testing; and an administration module in the housing including a container for the medication and a mechanism for administering the medication to the user from the container under the control of the microprocessor, wherein; the sampling module includes a lancet mounted for extending from the housing to penetrate the skin of the user and draw the blood sample and thereafter retracts into the housing, the administration mechanism includes a hypodermic needle for extending from the housing to penetrate the skin of the user and administer the medication and thereafter retracts into the housing, and at least one of the sampling module and the administration mechanism includes means for disinfecting the lancet or the needle before it penetrates the skin of the user and through which the lancet or needle passes when thereafter retracting into the housing.
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- 21. A treatment administration unit as in claim 21, wherein the means for disinfecting kills infectious agents and comprises at least one of a surgical sponge material impregnated with a liquid disinfectant/fungicide, a surgical sponge material impregnated with a liquid disinfectant/fungicide and covered by silicone rubber to retard evaporation, a rubber or plastic container that holds a liquid disinfectant and is made of a material that reseals after the lancet or needle is withdrawn therefrom, a solid material that disinfects the lancet or needle as it passes through the material, and a device that emits bactericidal/fungicidal radiation.
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23. A treatment administration unit comprising:
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a housing of a size suitable for transport in a handbag or clothing pocket of a user; a sampling module in the housing operable to take a biological sample from a user and test the sample to determine a property thereof relating to a physiological condition of the user; a microprocessor in the housing for operating the sampling module and determining one or more medical conditions of the user in accordance with the property determined by the testing; an administration module in the housing including a container for a substance and a mechanism for administering the substance to the user from the container under the control of the microprocessor based on the physiological condition; and a user interface in the housing under the control of the microprocessor for accepting instructions from the user and providing information to the user relating to operation of the unit, wherein; the microprocessor includes a treatment history memory for storing information from the sampling module and the administration module relating to usage over time of the unit to take samples and administer the substance, information relating to instructions received from the user, and information provided to the user, and the user interface includes a visual display and the microprocessor includes software for generating on the display a readable visual code including information stored in the microprocessor treatment history memory. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. A treatment administration unit comprising:
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a housing of a size suitable for transport in a handbag or clothing pocket of a user; a sampling module in the housing operable to take a biological sample from a user and test the sample to determine a property thereof relating to a physiological condition of the user; a microprocessor in the housing for operating the sampling module and determining one or more medical conditions of the user in accordance with the property determined by the testing; an administration module in the housing including a container for a substance and a mechanism for administering the substance to the user from the container under the control of the microprocessor based on the physiological condition; and a user interface in the housing under the control of the microprocessor for accepting instructions from the user and providing information to the user relating to operation of the unit, wherein the microprocessor includes a treatment history memory for storing information from the sampling module and the administration module relating to usage over time of the unit to take samples and administer the substance, information relating to instructions received from the user, and information provided to the user; and a communication device in the housing and under the control of the microprocessor for communicating contents of the treatment history memory to a central database that stores treatment histories from plural treatment administration units. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. A treatment administration unit comprising:
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a housing of a size suitable for transport in a handbag or clothing pocket of a user; a sampling module in the housing operable to take a biological sample from a user and test the sample to determine a property thereof relating to a physiological condition of the user; a microprocessor in the housing for operating the sampling module and determining one or more medical conditions of the user in accordance with the property determined by the testing; an administration module in the housing including a container for a substance and a mechanism for administering the substance to the user from the container under the control of the microprocessor based on the physiological condition; a user interface in the housing under the control of the microprocessor for accepting instructions from the user and providing information to the user relating to operation of the unit; a wireless communication device in the housing and under the control of the microprocessor; and circuitry in the housing for detecting the location of the unit, wherein; the microprocessor includes a treatment protocol memory for an individual user that stores parameters indicating whether or not a medical condition determined by the testing represents an emergency situation for the user and a healthcare facility index with geographical locations and contact information for a plurality of healthcare facilities, the microprocessor determines from the location of the unit and the healthcare facility index a location of a healthcare facility that can treat the user, and the wireless communication device automatically notifies a healthcare facility of the emergency situation and the location of the user. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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