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Interactive medication delivery system
Assignee: HealthTech Services Corp
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Filing: 1993-09-02
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Granted: 1994-07-12
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Expires: 2013-09-02
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
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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: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
202 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, first delivery means associated with the first storage means for selectively delivering a medication dose from the first storage means to the user, control means including external input means for receiving and interpreting at least one prescribed medication delivery command from the user, the control means actuating the first delivery means in response to the receipt of a prescribed medication delivery command from the external input means, the control means including timing means for preventing a second actuation of the first delivery means when the time period between a first and second actuation is less than a prescribed period, and external output means for prompting the user to respond using the external input means to determine whether the medication dispensed with the first actuation of the first delivery means was lost by the patient and, if so, generating a repeat medication command that overrides the timing means to allow a second actuation of the first delivery means even when the time period between a first and second actuation is less than a prescribed period.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
202 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, first delivery means associated with the first storage means for selectively delivering a medication dose from the first storage means to the user, control means including external input means for receiving and interpreting at least one prescribed medication delivery command from the user, the control means actuating the first delivery means in response to the receipt of a prescribed medication delivery command from the external input means, the control means including timing means for preventing a second actuation of the first delivery means when the time period between a first and second actuation is less than a prescribed period, and external output means for prompting the user to respond using the external input means to determine whether the medication dispensed with the first actuation of the first delivery means was lost by the patient and, if so, generating a repeat medication command that overrides the timing means to allow a second actuation of the first delivery means even when the time period between a first and second actuation is less than a prescribed period.
Claim 3
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 response made by the user.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
A device according to claim 1 wherein the external output means includes a speech output device that either synthesizes speech or digitilizes prerecorded speech to prompt the user.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A device according to claim 3 wherein the external input means includes speech recognition means for receiving and interpreting at least one prescribed verbal response made by the user.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
305 words
A medication delivery system comprising a central station, a medication dispensing device at a location remote from the central station, the device comprising a housing, receive remote input means for receiving prescribed command signals from the central station, send remote output means for sending prescribed command signals to the central station, 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, and control means including receive local input means for receiving and interpreting at least one prescribed medication delivery command from the user, the control means actuating the first delivery means in response to the receipt of a prescribed medication delivery command from the external input means, the control means including timing means for preventing a second actuation of the first delivery means when the time period between a first and second actuation is less than a prescribed period and for sending a timer alert command signal to the central station using the send remote output means, and the central station including means actuated in response to receipt of the timer alert command signal for generating through the receive remote input means of the device a signal that prompts the user to respond using the send remote output means of the device to determine whether the medication dispensed with the first actuation of the first delivery means was lost by the patient and, if so, generating a repeat medication command through the receive remote input means of the device that overrides the timing means to allow a second actuation of the first delivery means even when the time period between a first and second actuation is less than a prescribed period.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
305 words
A medication delivery system comprising a central station, a medication dispensing device at a location remote from the central station, the device comprising a housing, receive remote input means for receiving prescribed command signals from the central station, send remote output means for sending prescribed command signals to the central station, 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, and control means including receive local input means for receiving and interpreting at least one prescribed medication delivery command from the user, the control means actuating the first delivery means in response to the receipt of a prescribed medication delivery command from the external input means, the control means including timing means for preventing a second actuation of the first delivery means when the time period between a first and second actuation is less than a prescribed period and for sending a timer alert command signal to the central station using the send remote output means, and the central station including means actuated in response to receipt of the timer alert command signal for generating through the receive remote input means of the device a signal that prompts the user to respond using the send remote output means of the device to determine whether the medication dispensed with the first actuation of the first delivery means was lost by the patient and, if so, generating a repeat medication command through the receive remote input means of the device that overrides the timing means to allow a second actuation of the first delivery means even when the time period between a first and second actuation is less than a prescribed period.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
A device according to claim 5 wherein the send remote output means includes speech recognition means for receiving and interpreting at least one prescribed verbal response made by the user.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
A device according to claim 5 wherein the receive remote input means includes a speech output device that either synthesizes speech or digitilizes prerecorded speech to prompt the user.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
A device according to claim 6 wherein the send remote output means includes speech recognition means for receiving and interpreting at least one prescribed verbal response made by the user.
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