ASSISTED MEDICATION FILLING AND MANAGEMENT
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1. A medication storage system, comprising:
- a medication storage container comprising;
a plurality of storage compartments for receiving one or more medications;
one or more indicators, each indicator configured to indicate one of the plurality of storage compartments;
an identification sensor configured to detect medication information; and
a processor configured to;
determine a medication regimen based on the detected medication information, the medication regimen comprising one or more doses and, for each dose, a time at which to be taken; and
activate one or more of the indicators based on the determined medication regimen.
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Abstract
A medication filling and management system comprises a medication storage device for assisting patients in filling and managing medication supplies. The medication storage device includes a number of electronically monitored storage compartments and a communication system to identify a medication to be provided from an adjacent medication commercial package, automatically identify to a user which compartments of the storage device are to be filled with the identified medication from the commercial package, and detect and communicate the filling and dispensing of the medication from the storage device.
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1. A medication storage system, comprising:
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a medication storage container comprising; a plurality of storage compartments for receiving one or more medications; one or more indicators, each indicator configured to indicate one of the plurality of storage compartments; an identification sensor configured to detect medication information; and a processor configured to; determine a medication regimen based on the detected medication information, the medication regimen comprising one or more doses and, for each dose, a time at which to be taken; and activate one or more of the indicators based on the determined medication regimen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An electronic method for operating a medication storage container, comprising:
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receiving medication information; determining by a processor a medication regimen based on the received medication information, the medication regimen comprising one or more doses and, for each dose, a dosage time; and activating one or more indicators on a medication storage container based on the determined medication regimen, the medication storage container comprising a plurality of storage compartments for receiving one or more medications, wherein each indicator is configured to indicate one of the plurality of storage compartments. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A medication storage container, comprising:
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a transceiver configured to wirelessly connect with one or more electronic devices; a plurality of storage compartments for receiving one or more medications; one or more indicators, each indicator configured to indicate one of the plurality of storage compartments, the indicators configured to indicate one or more storage compartments in which to fill medication, the indicators further configured to indicate one or more storage compartments at a time at which the medication in the one or more storage compartments is to be taken. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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