Harvesting energy during compression of a pill pack

A pill, packaging technology, applied in the field of health care, can solve the problem of unresolvable, poor drug compliance, etc.

Active Publication Date: 2020-02-04
KONINKLJIJKE PHILIPS NV
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However, these products suffer from various disadvantages, such as their inability to address the multiple co-existing factors that lead to poor medication adherence
Furthermore, conventional products do not harvest energy expended during compression of pill packaging, for example, to power data transmission to one or more remote computing devices and / or to automatically record information about compliance in patient medical records

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[0017] Traditional products used to address nonadherence to medication regimens suffer from various disadvantages. These products may not address the multiple co-existing factors that lead to poor medication adherence. Additionally, conventional products may not provide a method or methods for harvesting the energy expended during compression of the pill package for powering data storage and / or transmission. In view of the foregoing, various embodiments and implementations of the present disclosure aim to harvest energy from the manipulation of pill packages in a housing, and to utilize this energy for various purposes.

[0018] figure 1 and figure 2 An exemplary energy harvesting device 100 is shown configured with a cross-sectional view ( figure 1 ) and top view ( figure 2 Selected aspects of the disclosure delineated in ). Energy harvesting device 100 may include housing 102 . In some embodiments, housing 102 may be in the form of a sleeve or box that removably hous...

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Various methods and apparatus disclosed herein relate to apparatus and techniques for harvesting energy from operation of a pill pack, and utilizing that energy for various purposes. In various embodiments, an energy harvesting apparatus configured to receive a pill pack (104, 304) is disclosed. An energy harvesting apparatus in accordance with various embodiment may include a housing (102, 302),where the housing is configured to receive a pill pack (104, 304), and an electrical generator incorporated into the housing (102, 302), where the electrical generator converts motion associated withcompression of at least one blister (1031-n, 3031-n) of the pill pack (104, 304) expelling one or more pills (1051-n, 3051-n) from the pill pack into electrical energy, where the electrical energy isused to collect one or more data points associated with operation of the pill pack during the expelling of the one or more pills.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates generally to healthcare. More specifically, the various methods and devices disclosed herein relate to devices and techniques for harvesting energy from the expulsion of one or more pills from a pill package and using that energy for various purposes. Background technique [0002] Adherence to prescribed drug regimens is an issue in patients of all ages and backgrounds. The reasons for non-compliance are complex and multifactorial. Some of the major factors that have been identified as potentially contributing to nonadherence include: 1) financial burden associated with the patient's illness or comorbidities; 2) poor patient-caregiver / health care provider relationships; 3) perceived Stereotypes and misunderstandings; 4) lack of patient participation in the decision-making process; 5) medication errors (related to incorrect identification of medications); and 6) inappropriate or incorrect medication administration (e.g., ...

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IPC IPC(8): A61J7/00A61J1/03
CPCA61J1/035A61J7/0076A61J2200/30G16H40/67
Inventor A·琼斯K·H·J·德利莫雷M·格吕特里奇A·鲍曼
Owner KONINKLJIJKE PHILIPS NV
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