Method, apparatus and operating system for managing the administration of medication and medical treatment regimens
First Claim
1. A device for administering information on medical treatment regimens, comprising:
- a memory for storing data that defines a medical treatment regimen, said medical treatment regimen including a schedule for administration of at least one prescribed medication;
a controller interfaced with the memory and with a display, said controller configured to track timing and control the display to display a treatment message when each prescribed medication is due to be taken; and
a plurality of dedicated keys interfaced with the controller, each dedicated key being associated with only one of the prescribed medications, wherein the controller is further configured so that, in response to successive actuations of an arbitrary one of the dedicated keys, the controller controls the display to display successive different treatment messages relating to the prescribed medication associated with the actuated key.
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Abstract
A medical monitoring device, operating system, and method is provided for managing administration of medical treatment regimens for treating a patient'"'"'s medical conditions. The device stores medication schedule data, treatment data, patient query data, and patient response data. The device includes a controller for controlling modes of operation of the device, controlling access of the memory, controlling display of the treatment data and the patient query data on a display, receiving and processing patient response data, tracking timing, and providing scheduled medication alarm signals. The device further includes dedicated keys interfaced with the controller. Each dedicated key is associated with one of the medical treatment regimens, and initiates the display of treatment messages relating to the associated medical treatment regimen. Successive actuation of each dedicated key initiates the display of further treatment messages relating to the associated medical treatment regimen. The device further includes soft function keys interfaced with the controller. The soft function keys signal the controller, commanding it to execute different modes of operation of the medical monitoring device. The device provides scheduled medication alarm signals that alert the user concerning prescribed medications due to be taken.
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1. A device for administering information on medical treatment regimens, comprising:
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a memory for storing data that defines a medical treatment regimen, said medical treatment regimen including a schedule for administration of at least one prescribed medication; a controller interfaced with the memory and with a display, said controller configured to track timing and control the display to display a treatment message when each prescribed medication is due to be taken; and a plurality of dedicated keys interfaced with the controller, each dedicated key being associated with only one of the prescribed medications, wherein the controller is further configured so that, in response to successive actuations of an arbitrary one of the dedicated keys, the controller controls the display to display successive different treatment messages relating to the prescribed medication associated with the actuated key.
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2. A device for administering information on medical treatment regimens, comprising:
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a memory for storing data that defines at least one medical treatment regimen, each medical treatment regimen being defined by a plurality of treatment messages; a controller interfaced with the memory and with a display; and a plurality of dedicated keys interfaced with the controller, each dedicated key being associated with only one of the medical treatment regimens, wherein the controller is configured so that, in response to successive actuations of an arbitrary one of the dedicated keys, the controller controls the display to display successive different treatment messages relating to the medical treatment regimen associated with the actuated key.
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3. A device for administering information on medical treatment regimens, comprising:
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a memory for storing data that defines at least one medical treatment regimen, each medical treatment regimen being defined by a plurality of treatment messages and including at least one prescribed medication; a controller interfaced with the memory and with a display; a plurality of dedicated keys interfaced with the controller, each dedicated key being associated with only one of the medical treatment regimens, wherein the controller is configured so that, in response to a single actuation of an arbitrary one of the dedicated keys, the controller controls the display to display one of the treatment messages relating to the medical treatment regimen associated with the actuated key; a plurality of medication compartments located adjacent the dedicated keys, each medication compartment configured for storing only one of the prescribed medications, wherein each dedicated key is associated with only one of the medication compartments; and a plurality of compartment switches corresponding to the plurality of medication compartments, each compartment switch being linked with one of the medication compartments and interfaced with the controller such that each compartment switch indicates to the controller a state of a linked medication compartment. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6)
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7. A device for administering information on at least one of a patient'"'"'s medical treatment regimens, comprising:
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a controller interfaced with a display, and configured to control modes of operation of the device and to control display of information on the display; and a plurality of soft function keys interfaced with the controller, wherein the controller is further configured so that, in response to a first number of successive actuations of a mode soft function key within a predetermined time period, the controller controls the device to execute a medication schedule adherence mode, and controls the display to display information concerning the patient'"'"'s adherence to the medical treatment regimens. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A device for administering information on at least one of a patient'"'"'s medical treatment regimens, comprising:
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a controller interfaced with a display, and configured to control modes of operation of the device and to control a display; and a plurality of soft function keys interfaced with the controller, wherein, the controller is further configured to assign one of the modes of operation to each soft function key and control the display to display an indication of the mode of operation assigned to each soft function key, and wherein the controller is further configured so that, in response to actuation of one of the soft function keys, the controller controls the device to execute the mode of operation assigned to the actuated soft function key. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A device for administering information on at least one of a patient'"'"'s medical treatment regimens, comprising:
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a memory for storing data that defines at least one medical treatment regimen; a controller interfaced with the memory and with a display, said controller configured to control modes of operation of the device; a plurality of dedicated keys interfaced with the controller, each dedicated key being associated with only one of the medical treatment regimens, wherein the controller is further configured so that, in response to successive actuations of an arbitrary one of the dedicated keys, the controller controls the display to display successive different treatment messages relating to the medical treatment regimen associated with the actuated key; and a plurality of soft function keys interfaced with the controller, wherein the controller the controller is further configured to assign one of the modes of operation to each soft function key and to control the display to display an indication of the mode of operation assigned to each soft function key, and the controller is further configured so that, in response to actuation of one of the soft function keys, the controller controls the device to execute the mode of operation assigned to the actuated soft function key. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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