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Interactive medication delivery system
Assignee: Health Tech Services Corp
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Filing: 1991-08-30
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Granted: 1992-06-30
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Expires: 2011-08-30
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 in 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
Application Number
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US
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2026-10-26 23:13
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61J; A61J7/00; A61J7/04; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/02; A61B5/0205; A61B5/02055; A61J7/0076; A61J7/0084; G; 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
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
212 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, internal memory means for storing a prescribed schedule for administering medication, input means including testing means for the user to measure a preselected physical parameter and means for receiving and interpreting information indicative of the selected physical parameter measured by the testing means, 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 input means, and second control means for correlating the measurement by the testing means with a desired result and for generating a control signal to actuate the second delivery means only when a predetermined correlation exists.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
212 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, internal memory means for storing a prescribed schedule for administering medication, input means including testing means for the user to measure a preselected physical parameter and means for receiving and interpreting information indicative of the selected physical parameter measured by the testing means, 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 input means, and second control means for correlating the measurement by the testing means with a desired result and for generating a control signal to actuate the second delivery means only when a predetermined correlation exists.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
A device according to claim 1 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 4
Dependent Claim
58 words
A device according to claim 1 and further including second input means for 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 second input means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
256 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 for storing at least one dose of a medication within the housing away from access by the user, testing means for the user to measure a preselected physical parameter, third storage means separate from the first and second storage means for storing the testing means within the housing away from access by the patient, first delivery means associated with the first storage means for expelling 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, third delivery means associated with the third storage means for selectively delivering the testing means from the third storage means to the user, internal memory means for storing a prescribed schedule for administering medication, input means for receiving and interpreting information indicative of the selected physical parameter measured by the user with the testing means, 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 input means, and second control means for correlating the measurement taken by the testing means with a desired result and for generating a control signal to actuate the second delivery means only when a predetermined correlation exists.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
256 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 for storing at least one dose of a medication within the housing away from access by the user, testing means for the user to measure a preselected physical parameter, third storage means separate from the first and second storage means for storing the testing means within the housing away from access by the patient, first delivery means associated with the first storage means for expelling 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, third delivery means associated with the third storage means for selectively delivering the testing means from the third storage means to the user, internal memory means for storing a prescribed schedule for administering medication, input means for receiving and interpreting information indicative of the selected physical parameter measured by the user with the testing means, 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 input means, and second control means for correlating the measurement taken by the testing means with a desired result and for generating a control signal to actuate the second delivery means only when a predetermined correlation exists.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
A device according to claim 4 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 8
Dependent Claim
52 words
A device according to claim 4 and further including second input means for receiving and interpreting commands 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 second input means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
49 words
A device according to claim 4 and further including second input means for receiving and interpreting commands from the user, and further including third control means means for actuating the third delivery means in response to the receipt of a prescribed request testing command from the second input means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
48 words
A device according to claim 4 and further including second internal memory means for storing a prescribed schedule for using the testing means, and further including third control means means for actuating the third delivery means in response to the schedule stored in the second internal memory means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
48 words
A device according to claim 8 and further including second input means for receiving and interpreting commands from the user, and wherein the third control means also actuates the third delivery means in response to the receipt of a prescribed request testing command from the second input means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
29 words
A device according to claim 9 wherein the second input means includes speech recognition means for receiving and interpreting at least one prescribed verbal response made by the user.
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