Medication Dosing System with Biological Marker Monitoring

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current medication regimens often lack personalized accuracy, leading to challenges in adherence and effectiveness due to general guidelines that may not account for individual patient needs, resulting in missed doses and potential health risks.

Innovation Solution

A system that utilizes sensors to collect data on biological markers, compares this data to established baselines and circadian variations, and provides notifications for missed doses, ensuring timely medication administration and adherence.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If general guidelines are used for medication regimens, then ease of operation is improved, but manufacturing precision deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of creating medication regimenVSAvoidpersonalized accuracy of dosing
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary monitoring of biological markers before establishing the medication regimen. Sensors continuously collect data on physiological parameters, and the processor analyzes this data to determine personalized dosing parameters in advance, creating a tailored regimen based on individual patient characteristics rather than general guidelines

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements continuous feedback through sensor monitoring of biological markers. The processor compares real-time physiological data against target ranges and automatically adjusts medication dosing parameters, creating a closed-loop system that adapts to individual patient responses and maintains personalized accuracy

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Manufacturing precision

If complex medication regimens are implemented, then manufacturing precision is improved, but object-generated harmful factors worsen

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of medication dosingVSAvoidrisk of missed doses
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables self-service through automated monitoring and adjustment. Sensors continuously track biological markers without manual intervention, the processor automatically analyzes data and determines dosing parameters, and the system generates alerts or adjustments without requiring patient comprehension or action, thereby eliminating the risk of missed doses despite complex regimens

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system replaces manual medication management with an automated electronic system. Instead of relying on patient memory and manual tracking, sensors, processors, and communication modules automatically monitor physiological parameters, calculate dosing requirements, and provide real-time guidance, substituting mechanical human behavior with reliable electronic automation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Measurement precision

If continuous monitoring is implemented, then measurement precision is improved, but use of energy worsens

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of biological marker detectionVSAvoidenergy consumption of monitoring system
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements periodic monitoring rather than truly continuous monitoring. Sensors collect biological marker data at predetermined intervals or when specific conditions are met, allowing the system to maintain measurement precision for dosing decisions while reducing energy consumption by keeping sensors in low-power states between measurements

Inventive Principle:
Principle #19Periodic action

Solution Approach 2:

The system applies partial monitoring by focusing sensors on specific critical biological markers directly related to medication effectiveness and safety, rather than monitoring all possible physiological parameters. This selective approach maintains measurement precision for dosing decisions while minimizing energy consumption by limiting the scope and intensity of monitoring

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentEP3407782B1Apparatus for dosing of medication
Publication Date: 2021.07.21 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

According to various embodiments, the method of dosing of a medication can comprises receiving sensor data from a sensor for a user, determining a state of a biological marker for the medication based on the sensor data, comparing the state of the biological marker with an expected state of the biological marker based upon a dose time of the medication, and providing a notification for indicating a result of the comparing.