Medication dispenser with automatic refill

a technology of automatic refilling and medication dispenser, which is applied in the field of medication compliance, can solve the problems of not being able to know if the device is even in the home, the device is not designed to be portable, and the medication non-compliance is a major problem in healthcar

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-05-28
NANT HEALTH
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Problems solved by technology

Medication non-compliance is a major problem in healthcare.
This presents a challenge even for those patients who want to comply, let alone those who need a helping hand.
The MD2 is not designed to be portable, to be wirelessly connected to a network, to relay visual queues to another device resident in the home, or trigger escalating feedback to the patient.
The platform does not know if the device is even in the home.
However, none of these systems adapt or modify the alert scheme based on the patient's behavior and / or based on the patient's response (or expected response) to a different alert scheme, they simply follow a set routine based on what the patient does (or does not do).
Such systems impose heavy cost requirements—a dedicated computer—at each patient's home.
In addition, such systems cannot take advantage of information about other patients, in particular, how other patients have responded to various alert schemes.

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[0146 for a patient include: “Would you like to reorder medications? Are you experiencing any unpleasant side effects? Are you feeling better than yesterday? How would you rate your satisfaction with your medication? Please select A.B.C?” Those skilled in the art will immediately realize, upon reading this description, that different and / or other questions may be asked and that the questions asked may be based on the kind of inputs that the system needs.

[0147]Alternatively (or in addition), this entire transaction may be administered using an IVR system. The data provided by the patient may cause different feedback to the patient going forward.

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[0148]In some embodiments, the system manager can communicate with other sensors, displays and devices in wireless range or physically connected to it. These peripheral sensors could be, e.g., blood pressure cuffs, glucometers, spirometers, thermometers, weight scales, pedometers, etc. The pillbox or nightlight (also referred...

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Abstract

A device for aiding medication compliance includes a cap for a medicine container. The cap has a multi-color light-emitting diode; for determining when said cap is opened; and a button, operatively connected to the circuitry, for triggering a signal to an external dispenser to request a refill of medication when pressed.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is related to and claims priority from co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 480,859, entitled “Medication Compliance Systems, Methods And Devices With Configurable And Adaptable Escalation Engine,” filed Jul. 6, 2006; and from U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 698,792, entitled “Medication Compliance platform with intelligent networked pillbox, escalation engine and data signaling feedback loops,” filed Jul. 13, 2005, the entire contents of each of which are hereby fully incorporated herein by reference for all purposes.FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE[0002]This invention relates to medication compliance, and, more particularly, to systems, methods and devices supporting medication compliance.INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND[0003]Medication non-compliance is a major problem in healthcare. Physicians prescribe medications for a large class of chronic, asymptomatic diseases. These medications must typically be taken daily for the rest of the pati...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B65D25/00B65D43/02
CPCG06F19/322G06Q10/10G06F19/3462G06F19/345G16H10/60G16H50/20G16H20/13
Inventor WACHMAN, JOSHUA SETHROSE, DAVID LORING
Owner NANT HEALTH
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