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Interactive medication delivery system
Assignee: HealthTech Services Corp
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Filing: 1989-09-29
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Granted: 1992-01-28
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Expires: 2009-09-29
Abstract
Abstract A medication delivery device includes a housing containing separate first and second storage locations for holding medication dosages away from access by the user. Associated separate first and second delivery mechanisms permit selective delivery of a medication dose from either the first or second storage locations to the patient. The invention provides a control element that discriminates between the actuation of the first delivery mechanism and the second delivery mechanism, thereby discriminating between the delivery of medication housed in the first and second storage locations. The control element discriminates between different first and second input criteria. In response to the first input criteria but not is response to the second input criteria, the control element actuates the first delivery mechanism. In response to the second input criteria, the control element actuates the second delivery mechanism.
Inventors
- 👤 Stephen B. Kaufman
- 👤 Aleandro DiGianfilippo
- 👤 Tamara L. Sager
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-26 19:35
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61J; A61J7/00; A61J7/04; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/02; A61B5/0205; A61B5/02055; A61B5/48; A61B5/4833; A61J7/0076; A61J7/0084; G; G07; G07F; G07F17/00; G07F17/0092; G16; G16H; G16H20/00; G16H20/10; G16H20/13; A61B5/021; A61B5/024; A61B5/74; A61B5/7405; A61B5/741; A61B5/7475; A61B5/749; A61J2200/00; A61J2200/30; A61J2205/00; A61J2205/70; G16H10/00; G16H10/60
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim
269 words
A medication delivery device comprising a housing, first storage means for storing at least one dose of a medication within the housing away from access by the user, second storage means separate from the first storage means for storing at least one dose of a medication within the housing away from accessed by the user, first delivery means associated with the first storage means for selectively delivering a medication dose from the first storage means to the user by expelling it through an opening in the housing to a location accessible by the user, second delivery means associated with the second storage means for selectively delivering a medication dose from the second storage means to the user by expelling it through an opening in said housing to a location accessible to the user, and control means associated with the first and second storage means for actuating the first delivery means in response to a first criteria and for actuating the second delivery means in response to a second criteria different from the first criteria, wherein the control means includes internal memory means for storing a prescribed schedule for administering medication, and means for actuating the first delivery means in response to the prescribed schedule stored in the internal memory means and not in response to the receipt of a medication delivery command from an external input means, and external input means for receiving and interpreting at least one prescribed medication delivery command from the user, the control means actuating the second delivery means in response to the receipt of a prescribed medication delivery command from the external input means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
269 words
A medication delivery device comprising a housing, first storage means for storing at least one dose of a medication within the housing away from access by the user, second storage means separate from the first storage means for storing at least one dose of a medication within the housing away from accessed by the user, first delivery means associated with the first storage means for selectively delivering a medication dose from the first storage means to the user by expelling it through an opening in the housing to a location accessible by the user, second delivery means associated with the second storage means for selectively delivering a medication dose from the second storage means to the user by expelling it through an opening in said housing to a location accessible to the user, and control means associated with the first and second storage means for actuating the first delivery means in response to a first criteria and for actuating the second delivery means in response to a second criteria different from the first criteria, wherein the control means includes internal memory means for storing a prescribed schedule for administering medication, and means for actuating the first delivery means in response to the prescribed schedule stored in the internal memory means and not in response to the receipt of a medication delivery command from an external input means, and external input means for receiving and interpreting at least one prescribed medication delivery command from the user, the control means actuating the second delivery means in response to the receipt of a prescribed medication delivery command from the external input means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
A device according to claim 1 wherein a second control means actuates the second delivery means in response to either the prescribed schedule stored in the internal memory means or in response to the receipt of a prescribed medication delivery command from the external input means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
A device according to claim 1 wherein the external input means includes speech recognition means for receiving and interpreting at least one prescribed verbal command made by the user.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
60 words
A device according to claim 1 wherein the external input means is further capable of receiving and interpreting at least one change medication schedule command from the user, and further including means for altering the prescribed schedule stored in the internal memory means in response to the receipt of a prescribed change medication schedule command from the external input means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
182 words
A medication delivery device comprising a housing, first storage means for storing at least one dose of a medication within the housing away from access by the user, second storage means separate from the first storage means for storing at least one dose of a medication within the housing away from access by the user, first delivery means associated with the first storage means for selectively delivering a medication dose from the first storage means to the user, second delivery means associated with the second storage means for selectively delivering a medication dose from the second storage means to the user, and control means associated with the first and second storage means which includes first internal memory means for storing a first prescribed schedule for administering medication, second internal memory means for storing a second prescribed schedule for administering medication, first control means for actuating the first delivery means in response to the first prescribed schedule and not in response to the second prescribed schedule, and second control means for actuating the second delivery means in response to the second prescribed schedule.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
182 words
A medication delivery device comprising a housing, first storage means for storing at least one dose of a medication within the housing away from access by the user, second storage means separate from the first storage means for storing at least one dose of a medication within the housing away from access by the user, first delivery means associated with the first storage means for selectively delivering a medication dose from the first storage means to the user, second delivery means associated with the second storage means for selectively delivering a medication dose from the second storage means to the user, and control means associated with the first and second storage means which includes first internal memory means for storing a first prescribed schedule for administering medication, second internal memory means for storing a second prescribed schedule for administering medication, first control means for actuating the first delivery means in response to the first prescribed schedule and not in response to the second prescribed schedule, and second control means for actuating the second delivery means in response to the second prescribed schedule.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
92 words
A device according to claim 5 wherein the control means includes external input means for receiving and interpreting at least one prescribed medication delivery command from the user, wherein the first control means actuates the first delivery means in response to the first prescribed schedule and not in response to a medication delivery command from the external input means, and wherein the second control means actuates the second delivery means in response to either the second prescribed schedule or in response to a prescribed medication delivery command from the external input means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
A device according to claim 6 wherein the external input means includes speech recognition means for receiving and interpreting at least one prescribed verbal command made by the user.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
67 words
A device according to claim 6 wherein the external input means is further capable of receiving and interpreting at least one change medication schedule command from the user, and further including means for altering the prescribed schedule stored in at least one of the first and second internal memory means in response to the receipt of a prescribed change medication schedule command from the external input means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
A device according to claim 1 or 3 or 5 or 6 or 7 and further including speech generation means for generating audible messages to the user.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
50 words
A medication delivery device according to claim 2 wherein said second control means includes timing means for preventing a second actuation of the second delivery means, despite the receipt of a medication delivery command, when the time period between a first and second actuation is less than a prescribed period.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
29 words
A device according to claim 10 wherein the external input means includes speech recognition means for receiving and interpreting at last one prescribed verbal command made by the user.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
60 words
A device according to claim 10 wherein the external input means is further capable of receiving and interpreting at least one change medication schedule command from the user, and further including means for altering the prescribed schedule stored in the internal memory means in response to the receipt of a prescribed change medication schedule command from the external input means.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
19 words
A device according to claim 10 and further including speech generation means for generating audible messages to the user.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
285 words
A medication delivery device comprising a housing, first storage means for storing at leas tone dose of a medication within the housing away from access by the user, second storage means separate from the first storage means for storing at least one dose of a medication within the housing away from access by the user, first delivery means associated with the first storage mans for selectively delivering a medication dose from the first storage means to the user, second delivery means associated with the second storage means for selectively delivering a medication dose from the second storage means to the user, internal memory means for storing a prescribed schedule for administering medication, external input means for receiving and interpreting information indicative of selected one or more health parameters of the user, first control means for actuating the first delivery means in response to the prescribed schedule stored in the internal memory means and not in response to the receipt of information by the external input means, second control means for actuating the second delivery means in response to the receipt and interpretation of health parameter information by the external input means and further including external output means for prompting preselected information from the user, wherein the external input means includes testing means for the user to measure a preselected physical parameter and response input means for receiving and interpreting responses made by the user to the prompting of the external output means, and wherein the second control means is operative for correlating the measurement by the testing means with the responses received by the response input means and for generating a control signal to actuate the second delivery means only when a predetermined correlation exists.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
285 words
A medication delivery device comprising a housing, first storage means for storing at leas tone dose of a medication within the housing away from access by the user, second storage means separate from the first storage means for storing at least one dose of a medication within the housing away from access by the user, first delivery means associated with the first storage mans for selectively delivering a medication dose from the first storage means to the user, second delivery means associated with the second storage means for selectively delivering a medication dose from the second storage means to the user, internal memory means for storing a prescribed schedule for administering medication, external input means for receiving and interpreting information indicative of selected one or more health parameters of the user, first control means for actuating the first delivery means in response to the prescribed schedule stored in the internal memory means and not in response to the receipt of information by the external input means, second control means for actuating the second delivery means in response to the receipt and interpretation of health parameter information by the external input means and further including external output means for prompting preselected information from the user, wherein the external input means includes testing means for the user to measure a preselected physical parameter and response input means for receiving and interpreting responses made by the user to the prompting of the external output means, and wherein the second control means is operative for correlating the measurement by the testing means with the responses received by the response input means and for generating a control signal to actuate the second delivery means only when a predetermined correlation exists.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
23 words
A device according to claim 14 wherein the external input means includes testing means for the user to measure a preselected physical parameter.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
23 words
A device according to claim 14 or 15 wherein the external input means includes means for receiving and interpreting messages from the user.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
19 words
A device according to claim 14 and further including external output means for prompting preselected information from the user.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
29 words
A device according to claim 14 wherein the response input means includes speech recognition means for receiving and interpreting at least one prescribed verbal response made by the user.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
22 words
A device according to claim 18 wherein the external output means includes speech generation means for generating audible messages to the user.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
40 words
A device according to claim 14 wherein the second control means includes timing means for preventing a second actuation of the second delivery means when the time period between a first and second actuation is less than a prescribed period.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
60 words
A device according to claim 14 wherein the external input means is further capable of receiving and interpreting at least one change medication schedule command from the user, and further including means for altering the prescribed schedule stored in the internal memory means in response to the receipt of a prescribed change medication schedule command from the external input means.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
35 words
A system according to claim 1 wherein the control means generates an error signal whenever invalid input is received and comprises a data file which includes a record indicating the generation of an error signal.
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