119 results about "Medication administered" patented technology

A patient monitoring and intervention system, comprises an interface for receiving data representing multiple different parameters from multiple different sensors, comprising sensors in a patient bed and attached to a patient including, a heart rate sensor, a respiration sensor and a pressure sensor indicating bed pressure points. A learning processor determines a normal range for a set of the different received patient parameters for the patient by recording the patient parameter values over a time period and analyzing the recorded parameter values to determine their range. A data processor determines if the set of different received patient parameters exceeds the determined normal range and in response to this determination and in response to the type of parameters in the set and medical record information of the patient, initiates adjustment of a patient bed and at least one of, (a) changes medication administered to a patient and (b) alerts a worker of the patient parameter change.

A device for estimating a nutritional parameter of a meal consumed by an individual is disclosed. The apparatus comprises processing means adapted to obtain input values of at least a physiological parameter of the user measured prior to and after intake of a meal by the user, and of at least a dose of medication administered to the user. Based on the input values the apparitus is adapted to determine from at least the obtained input values, an estimate of a nutritional parameter of the meal and to generate an output to a user indicative of the determined estimate.

A medication administering device (11) has mounted thereto a preparation syringe (15) containing a preparation, allows administration of a preparation to a living body, etc., and comprises a substantially cylindrical syringe cover (14) that supports the preparation syringe (15) on the inner peripheral face side, a piston (22) that presses on the rear end of the preparation syringe (15), and a piston case (26) that surrounds the piston (22), that guides the outer peripheral face of the syringe cover (14) in the direction of the piston (22) on the substantially cylindrical inner peripheral face side, and that is mounted in a state in which the syringe cover is (14) removable. The medication administering device comprises a syringe holder (21) that guides the outer peripheral face of the preparation syringe in the direction of the piston on the cylindrical inner peripheral face side, and whose outer peripheral face is removably fitted together with the inner peripheral face of the syringe cover (14). A medication administering device (320) comprises a syringe cover (323) for mounting a preparation syringe (15) to a main body, and has uneven faces of different angles of inclination on the end face of the syringe cover (323). A medication administering device (420) comprises a distal end cap (424) that is removably fitted together with the main body, and moves in conjunction with a syringe cover (423) during attachment to the main body.

A method and apparatus for a home monitoring system is provided. The home monitoring system may include a command console for monitoring and processing the output of sensors. The processing of the sensors includes (1) providing a history of the sensor as an indicator to the operator of the sensor output over time; (2) analyzing the trends of the sensor to increase the effectiveness of the sensor beyond simply the current sensor output; and (3) analyzing the output of one sensor which may impact interpretation of a second sensor's output. The monitoring system may also be a prescription reminder system. The prescription reminder system may be used in homes or institutional medical facilities (assisted living or nursing homes) to provide patients with a manner to remind them to take pharmaceutical drugs at prescribed times.

A medicine bottle for reminding a patient to take a dosage of medicine at a prescribed time includes a disposable bottle and a corresponding disposable cap. The system further includes a mechanism for recording and playing back instructions to take the medicine dosage at the prescribed time and an amplifier electrically coupled directly to the audio recording and playback device, and a transducer electrically coupled to the amplifier. A mechanism is further included for selectively unlocking the lock actuator from a locked position when a present time is within a predetermined number of hours of the prescribed time.

The present invention is a medication reminder system and method for use with blister packs containing medications to be taken by a patient wherein the system alerts the patient when to take the medication contained in a particular blister. An audible alarm and a light indicate which blister is to be opened to remove the medication. The system comprises a case large enough to enclose a blister pack and has top and bottom halves that are releasably connected together. A circuit board comprising the electronics that operate the system is placed on top of the blister pack and is enclosed in the case along with the blister pack. Both the circuit board and the top case half have openings that allow the blisters of the pack to pass through. Openings on the bottom case half permit the medications in the blisters to be removed. The circuit board is programmable to set the time of an internal clock and to set up to four alarms a day when medications are to be taken. The alarms consist of an audible alarm along with a light flashing by the blister to be expressed by the patient. When the blister pack is depleted, it can be replaced with a new pack without reprogramming the alarm times unless the patient's medical regimen has changed requiring medication to be taken at different times.

A patient monitoring and intervention system, comprises an interface for receiving data representing multiple different parameters from multiple different sensors, comprising sensors in a patient bed and attached to a patient including, a heart rate sensor, a respiration sensor and a pressure sensor indicating bed pressure points. A learning processor determines a normal range for a set of the different received patient parameters for the patient by recording the patient parameter values over a time period and analyzing the recorded parameter values to determine their range. A data processor determines if the set of different received patient parameters exceeds the determined normal range and in response to this determination and in response to the type of parameters in the set and medical record information of the patient, initiates adjustment of a patient bed and at least one of, (a) changes medication administered to a patient and (b) alerts a worker of the patient parameter change.

Disclosed herein is a combination therapy and a combination preparation of an angiotensin-II-receptor blocker and an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor characterized in that the angiotensin-II-receptor blocker is absorbed substantially later than the HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor. As the angiotensin-II-receptor blocker and the HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor are released at different times, the present combination therapy prevents competitive inhibition between the two drugs and side effects, as well as simultaneously provides synergistic effects for each active ingredient and convenience of taking the drugs.

An arrangement is provided for monitoring a metering of at least one medication administered to a patient. The concentration of the active ingredient of the medication, which is measured in the breathing gas of a patient, is balanced with a computed concentration in the breathing gas. When a change of the administered quantity of the medication takes place, the concentration range (13) is adapted. The concentration, which is measured in the breathing gas, must lie by computation within this range. An arrangement for administering at least one medication and a method for monitoring a metering or dosing of the medication as well as a method for treating a patient are provided.

The invention relates to a medicine box having an automatic distribution function and a monitoring prompt function and a control method thereof. The medicine box includes a medicine box body; the medicine box body is divided into a plurality of medicine storage spaces; a medicine receiving cup is arranged in one medicine storage space; a manipulator for taking and placing tablets is arranged on atop end of the medicine case body; a control module is arranged in the medicine box; the control module controls the manipulator to suck and transfer the tablets through a suction fan, and the suctionfan can suck a designated tablet in each working cycle; tablet leakage, wrong-taking, or over-taking can be avoided under the action of various detection elements, and the accuracy of automatic distribution is greatly improved; a low-cost weight sensor can determine if a patient takes medicines on time or not, and the cost of prompting the patient to take medicines is greatly reduced; an SIM cardis arranged on the medicine box, which can allow a designated contact person to monitor the medicine taking condition of the patient so as to urge the patient to take medicines and avoid accident.

Ingestible product and medical device containers validate self-administration of the product and / or corresponding use of the device over a schedule. A machine-readable optical code label such as a QR Code is affixed to an interior surface of a container containing the product or device. The container must be open to electronically read the optical code label. The label contains data associated with the product or device is read by a software application installed on a smartphone. The software receives the label-embedded data and a timestamp to validate the patient is self-administering the medication or device consistent with a schedule.

The invention discloses a method for preparing a tablet with any dose based on 3D (three-dimensional) printing. A 3D printing technology is combined with preparation of medicinal tablets, three-dimensional modeling is started on a computer for controlling the printing process of a 3D printer, the medicine dose required by a patient is input after the density of a medicine preparation and the ratio of the radius to the height of the tablet are set, a 3D model can develop the appearance of the tablet which is to be printed, and the tablet with precise dose can be printed after pharmaceutical personnel confirm. The medicine with precision dose, which is required to be taken by the patient and is determined by a doctor according to the individual difference of the patients, the stage of the disease according to the disease degree as well as related physiological index can be prepared into tablets by the 3D printer, so the medicine safety is greatly improved, and customized design and personalized treatment are realized.

The apparatus and method of the present invention provide for the simple and accurate dispensing of articles, particularly solid oral medication. The apparatus of the present invention according to one embodiment comprises a holder device, in which said holder device comprises a bottom surface, a sidewall engaging said bottom surface, a pair of radial walls adjoining a center of said bottom surface and said sidewall, and a sloped slide adjoining said pair of radial walls. In a preferred embodiment, the holder device further comprises seven pairs of radial walls to correspond with each day of the week. The present invention also includes a plurality of compartments within each pair of radial walls, which correspond to the time periods during which medication must be taken during a single day. Each compartment according to this embodiment contains a sloped slide. The present invention further provides a method for loading the apparatus whereby a filling tray with wells is placed on the holder device, the filling tray is arranged so that each well empties into a compartment, a number of articles are poured onto the filling tray, and spread over the tray so that the desired number of articles fall into each well. The embodiments of the present invention further describe methods for administering and storing articles.

A device for attachment to a medicine bottle is disclosed. The device is intended as an aid to consumers in remembering information concerning a medication. The device provides a mechanism for conveniently attaching a label to a medicine bottle with the label being a blank area suitable for writing the purpose of the medication or any other information to help the consumer. The label is reusable for repeated attachment to refills of the same prescription medicine and is intended to be written on by either the pharmacist or the consumer in a language or with words which are understandable and clear to the consumer. The label is large enough to accommodate large writing for persons with poor eyesight. Additional features related to taking of a medication are provided as part of the device including a counting device with the appearance like that of the hands on a clock.

The application discloses a personalized medicine taking plan orientated management generation method and a personalized medicine taking plan orientated management generation system. The method comprises the following steps of collecting prescription information, the age and illness symptom information of a medicine taking person and information about whether a dosage needs to be doubled or not when a medicine is taken for the first time, which are input by a user; according to the prescription information, the age and illness symptom information of the medicine taking person and the information about whether the dosage needs to be doubled or not when the medicine is taken for the first time, generating a medicine taking plan suitable for the medicine taking person, wherein the medicine taking plan at least comprises medicine taking time, a medicine taking type, a taking dosage and a matter needing attention; confirming the medicine taking plan with the user, modifying the medicine taking plan according to modification information input by the user, or confirming the medicine taking plan according to confirmation information input by the user; according to the medicine taking time in the medicine taking plan, reminding the medicine taking person to take the medicine according to the medicine taking type and the taking dosage.

The invention provides berberine hydrochloride oral pill dried gel as well as a preparation method and applications of the berberine hydrochloride oral pill dried gel. According to the berberine hydrochloride oral pill dried gel as well as the preparation method and the applications of the berberine hydrochloride oral pill dried gel, firstly, the applications of berberine hydrochloride in preparing the medicines for treating heart diseases are defined, and secondly, the condition that the berberine hydrochloride oral pill dried gel comprises berberine hydrochloride pills uniformly distributed in gel matrix is defined, and the gel matrix comprises a gel forming agent, a curing agent, a corrigent, an aromatic, a preservative and a pH regulator. The berberine hydrochloride provided by the invention can be used for preparing the medicines for treating heart diseases, the treatment effects are obvious, and the side effects can be effectively reduced; for the berberine hydrochloride, through the pill coating technology, the stability of the medicine is improved, the bad smell of the medicine is masked, and the side effects are reduced; meanwhile, after the pill is added into the gel matrix, the slow release effect can be effectively achieved, so that the medicine taking times is reduced, the irritation to the gastrointestinal tract is reduced, the mouthfeel of the preparation is completely improved, the fearful mental state generated when children patients take the medicine is overcome, and the compliance is improved.

Disclosed is a pharmaceutical preparation including a compartment containing a renin inhibitor as a pharmacologically active component, and a compartment containing HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor as a pharmacologically active component, wherein one of compartments is an advance release compartment and the other of the compartments is a retard release compartment. The combination preparation of the present invention delivers the renin inhibitor and HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor with a time difference at a specific speed, reducing undesirable side-effects, improving the potentiating effect and allowing for ease in teaching dosing regimens and enhanced patient compliance. Further, the pharmaceutical preparation of the present invention has pharmacological, clinical, scientific and economical advantages in the prevention or treatment of metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, renal disease and the like as compared with the complex drug regimens in which medicament ingredients are taken individually or simultaneously.

A medication administration and tracking system is described. The system is equipped with an electric medication dispenser configured to administer medication to a patient in a hospital bed without intervention from hospital staff. The dispenser is configured to allocate safe doses of prescribed or over-the-counter medications to a patient upon request by the patient. At least one method of biometric authentication is employed to solely permit access to the medication to the patient upon confirmation of his or her identity. A camera disposed on the dispenser is configured to witness the patient take the medication, and track the time and date of consumption. The medications administered are preferably equipped with a tracking sensor to help track medication levels within the patient, and monitor treatment efficacy.

The invention relates to an intelligent medicine delivery trolley. The intelligent medicine delivery trolley comprises a trolley body, a walking mechanism, a medicine box, a medicine box lifting mechanism, a medicine box translation mechanism and a water injection mechanism. A medicine box is stored in the closed medicine box, medicines taken at different time are stored in grids and are correspondingly timed, the trolley can automatically walk to an appointed position to remind a user to take medicines when the medicines are taken, meanwhile, the medicine box is lifted, the position of the medicines is prompted, warm water is automatically injected into the water cup, and the user can take the medicines on time according to the quantity.

A container lid assembly includes a movable lid, a ratchet ring, a rotary symbol ring, an inner cover, and an annular housing. Once coupled to a container, the container lid assembly can automatically and accurately record the number of times for which it has been opened, thereby reminding the user of whether the contents of the container (e.g., medicine) have been used, lest the user miss a dose of the medicine or retake the medicine unnecessarily. The container lid assembly also allows a plurality of containers to be connected in series to facilitate carrying and management.

A portable pill / tablet / capsule dispensing device. The device's purpose is to enhance the doctor / patient relationship by providing patient doses of medication as prescribed by physician. Since medications are consumed outside of the supervision of the prescribing entity, this device helps to affirm to the prescriber that medications are taken by the patient as prescribed, thus minimizing the potential for medical abuse. The device's body has 2 clam shell halves, ultrasonically welded together and therefore the contents inside the device are not accessible by the patient without proper authorization. The device uses a variety of disposable magazines, prefilled with medications to load into the device by an authorized medication provider. Medications within the device are regulated by a computer program which allows for variable time dosing of medication types according to the patient's needs. Attempts to access medication outside the allowed time intervals are denied and logged for later downloading into the patients file for review.

A medication administering device for automatically identifying a medication syringe and administering a correct medication. A microprocessor (20) of the medication administering device (1) identifies the color of a medication or a medication syringe on the basis of a reference value, determines the adequateness of the medication, and indicates the result of the determination by means of an LCD (10) or the like to the user. In step S4, the microprocessor (20) determines whether or not color data received from a color detecting unit (13) is within a reference value range. If the color data is within the reference value range, the microprocessor proceeds to step S5, otherwise proceeds to step S6. In step S6, the microprocessor (20) issues a message to the effect that the user needs to check the medication.

The invention discloses a terbutaline pulse preparation used for relieving asthma. The terbutaline pulse preparation comprises a tablet core containing the active ingredient of the terbutaline or the salt thereof and one or two coating layers. The tablet core is made by tabletting. Rollover coating in a coating pan, dry pressure coating or fluidized-bed coating is adopted for preparing the terbutaline pulse tablet, and the terbutaline pulse tablet can be further used for filling to prepare a terbutaline capsule. The time lag of the terbutaline preparation is controlled according to the weight increment and the proportion of the ingredients of the coating layer during the process of coating. The invention is designed by being based on the principles of chrono-pharmacology and chrono-therapeutics. If taken at bed-time, the ingredient of the terbutaline or the salt thereof can be released quickly at the preset time lag, thus preventing and relieving the clinical symptoms of asthma attacks quickly in a wee hour.

The invention relates to the technical field of sensor detection technologies and medical instruments, and designs a medicine taking information early warning and interaction system based on the Internet of Things to remind old people to take medicine on time. The design is developed on the basis of a 51 single-chip microcomputer and a mobile phone APP, and the functions of medicine taking time setting, medicine taking period selection, medicine information addition, voice broadcast of medicine names, voice reminding of taking medicine on time, medicine box lamplight illumination control and the like can be achieved. A user sets information such as names of medicines needing to be taken, the number of each kind of medicines, medicine taking methods and times, and the mobile phone APP can automatically store the data into a mobile phone memory. When the set medicine taking time is up, the medicine box body can generate sound and light reminding, the intelligent medicine box APP can alsoremind a user of the positions where the medicine should be taken through interface flickering and voice reminding, the names of the medicine and the number of the needed medicine are displayed on amobile phone APP interface, and the problems that the old people take the medicine by mistake and miss the medicine are solved through the method.

The invention discloses a self-microemulsion system for loading abiraterone acetate, a composition and application. The self-microemulsion system for loading abiraterone acetate has excellent solubility and stability on abiraterone acetate, and the composition formed by dissolving abiraterone acetate in the system can significantly reduce the influence of food on abiraterone acetate absorption and reduce the difference before and after meals. Therefore, the medicine can be taken under the conditions of empty stomach and satiety, and the limitation of medicine taking time is reduced.