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Compliance and patient status monitoring system and method

  • US 4,899,839 A
  • Filed: 06/14/1989
  • Issued: 02/13/1990
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/14/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of monitoring a patient'"'"'s medicine compliance, which comprises:

  • (a) weighing a container of medicine to determine a starting weight on a scale which is connected to a computer with a display unit;

    (b) storing the starting weight in said computer;

    (c) reweighing the container of medicine after a prescribed dosage is consumed to determine a second weight;

    (d) having said computer determine the difference between said starting weight and said second weight to store a dosage unit weight;

    (e) having the computer programmed to calculate compliance required weights of the container for each dosage administration for the prescription period of the medicine;

    (f) reweighing the container of medicine from time to time on said scale to compare actual weight with compliance required weight to determine compliance; and

    (g) visually displaying the compliance results on said display unit to permit compliance monitoring.

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