Medicament Tracker With 3D Contact Surface For Information Retrieval
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Solution Overview
Problem
Patients often struggle to handle medicament delivery devices and require assistance in identifying the type, strength, and other critical information about medications, such as expiration dates and manufacturing details, which is essential for safe administration.
Innovation Solution
A device and system that includes a tracker with a three-dimensional contact surface and reader capable of interacting with medicament packaging to obtain and store information, utilizing switches, barcodes, QR-codes, RFID, or NFC chips for secure and customizable data retrieval, and providing user communication through audio, visual, or wireless interfaces for easy access and transfer.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a tracker with reader is used to obtain medicament information, then information accessibility is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a tracker as an intermediary device that mediates between the medicament packaging and the user. The tracker contains a reader that interfaces with information carriers on packaging, automatically extracting and presenting medicament information without requiring the user to manually read or interpret complex packaging data, thus improving accessibility while managing complexity through automation
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by allowing the tracker to automatically obtain and process medicament information from the packaging without requiring external assistance. The reader autonomously reads information from barcodes, RFID tags, or other carriers on the packaging, and the tracker independently manages data storage and presentation, reducing the need for pharmacy staff or healthcare provider intervention
2Measurement precision
If three-dimensional contact surface with activation elements is used, then information retrieval accuracy is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a three-dimensional contact surface with activation elements arranged in specific spatial patterns (such as raised dots, embossed features, or curved arrangements) that correspond to different information types. This three-dimensional structure enables the reader to accurately distinguish between different information carriers through tactile or optical detection, improving retrieval accuracy while the elements can be integrated into existing packaging manufacturing processes
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the contact surface have different activation elements tailored to specific information retrieval needs. For example, certain areas may have elements for reading batch numbers, while other areas have elements for expiration dates or storage instructions. This localized differentiation improves the precision of information retrieval by matching specific surface features to specific data types, while allowing standardized manufacturing techniques to be applied to each region
3Loss of information
If multiple switches are used for information retrieval, then information capacity is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from traditional two-dimensional information display to a three-dimensional contact surface with activation elements arranged in spatial configurations. Multiple switches or sensors are positioned at different heights, angles, or radial distances from the center, enabling the system to encode and retrieve multiple information parameters simultaneously through the spatial arrangement rather than requiring sequential access, thus increasing information capacity while managing device complexity through spatial optimization
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to a system for obtaining medicament related information of specific medicaments, the in system comprising a device (10, 50) for obtaining medicament related information, the device comprising a recording unit, said recording unit comprising a reader (20, 32; 86, 88, 92, 122), capable of reading information pertained to specific medicaments, said recording unit further comprising a memory module (22, 104) capable of storing information read by said reader (20, 32; 86, 88, 92, 122), wherein said reader (20, 32; 86, 88, 92, 122) is arranged with a three-dimensional contact interface (81) designed to interact with a corresponding contact surface (87) containing information related to specific medicaments.