US5642731A — Method of and apparatus for monitoring the manage…

Claim 1

Independent Claim 111 words

The method of storing information relating to a patient, comprising: providing a medical monitoring device, providing said device with a memory for storing information, providing medication for at least one disease, giving take-medication signals at times when said medication should be taken by the patient, storing in said memory a list of responses that may be experienced by the patient's body during the period over which said medication is being taken for said disease, programming said device to display, for the patient, the responses on said list, making a selection, by said patient, of at least one of said responses, and storing a signal in said memory that represents said selection.

Claim 2

Independent Claim 111 words

The method of storing information relating to a patient, comprising: providing a medical monitoring device, providing said device with a memory for storing information, providing medication for at least one disease, giving take-medication signals at times when said medication should be taken by the patient, storing in said memory a list of responses that may be experienced by the patient's body during the period over which said medication is being taken for said disease, programming said device to display, for the patient, the responses on said list, making a selection, by said patient, of at least one of said responses, and storing a signal in said memory that represents said selection.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 19 words

The method of claim 1, in which said list of responses is a list of symptoms of said disease.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 45 words

A method as defined in claim 2 in which said selecting step comprises selecting one of said symptoms, displaying a plurality of degrees of the severity of the selected symptom, selecting one of said degrees, and entering into said memory said selected degree of severity.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 17 words

The method of claim 1 in which said list of responses is a list of side effects.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 22 words

The method of claim 4 in which said list of side effects includes side effects that may be caused by said medication.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 48 words

A method as defined in claim 4, in which said selecting step comprises selecting a side effect of said medication, displaying a plurality of degrees of the severity of the selected side effect, selecting one of said degrees, and entering into said memory said selected degree of severity.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 18 words

The method of claim 1, comprising storing information regarding one or more of said diseases in said memory.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 39 words

The method of claim 1, further comprising: providing a second medication for said patient, including in said list one or more adverse reactions that may occur when said first-named medication and said second medication are taken by the patient.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 27 words

The method of claim 8, in which said list of responses includes any reactions that may occur from the taking of two different medications by the patient.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 19 words

The method of claim 1, comprising storing, information relating to the general health of the patient, in said memory.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 13 words

The method of claim 1, comprising storing, a self-diagnosis algorithm, in said memory.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 28 words

The method of claim 1, in which there is a rationale for taking one or more medications, comprising: storing said rationale in said memory, and displaying said rationale.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 15 words

The method of claim 1, further comprising: displaying at least one of said selected responses.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 23 words

The method of claim 1, further comprising: providing a second device, communicating the selected response from said first-named device to said second device.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 18 words

The method of claim 1, comprising: displaying at least some of said responses at an unscheduled medication time.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 28 words

The method of claim 1, comprising: displaying at least some of said responses at a time when the patient fails to respond to one of said take-medication signals.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 27 words

The method of claim 1 in which said selected response is a side effect of a medication and entering into said memory the duration of said side-effect.

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 30 words

The method of claim 1, in which said selected response is a symptom of at least one of said diseases, and entering into said memory the duration of said symptom.

Claim 20

Dependent Claim 30 words

The method of claim 1 in which at least one of said responses is a side effect, comprising: providing a message that is displayed when said side effect is selected.

Claim 21

Dependent Claim 20 words

The method of claim 1, in which said list of responses includes symptoms of said disease and also side effects.

Claim 22

Dependent Claim 13 words

The method of claim 1 comprising sequentially displaying the responses on said list.

Claim 23

Dependent Claim 28 words

The method of claim 1, in which said programming of said device comprises: programming said device to allow said patient to cause said device to display said list.

Claim 24

Independent Claim 106 words

A device for storing signals representing events that occur during an illness of a patient, comprising: means including a memory, a timing element and a signaling apparatus, for giving a take-medication signal when medication should be taken for said illness, means for storing said medication, said memory including a list of events that may be experienced by a patient who has said illness and who is taking said medication, means for displaying the events on said list, and means, for enabling a person to select at least one of said events, and for storing a signal in said memory that represents at least one such selection.

Claim 25

Independent Claim 106 words

A device for storing signals representing events that occur during an illness of a patient, comprising: means including a memory, a timing element and a signaling apparatus, for giving a take-medication signal when medication should be taken for said illness, means for storing said medication, said memory including a list of events that may be experienced by a patient who has said illness and who is taking said medication, means for displaying the events on said list, and means, for enabling a person to select at least one of said events, and for storing a signal in said memory that represents at least one such selection.

Claim 26

Dependent Claim 25 words

A device as defined in claim 23, in which said means for displaying comprises a manually operable means for displaying the events on said list.

Claim 27

Dependent Claim 18 words

A device as defined in claim 24, in which said list of responses includes symptoms of said illness.

Claim 28

Dependent Claim 67 words

A device as defined in claim 24, comprising: said means for selecting comprising means for selecting one of said side-effects that was caused by said medication, means for displaying a plurality of degrees of severity, and means for selecting one of said degrees and entering a signal in said memory in a manner that records the degree of severity of the selected one of said side effects.

Claim 29

Dependent Claim 37 words

A device as defined in claim 23, comprising: the device having a face, and means associated with said face for entering information in said memory when said face of the device is touched by a human being.

Claim 30

Dependent Claim 33 words

A device as defined in claim 27, in which said face can display a message, said message identifying at least one drug, and at least one other bit of information about said drug.

Claim 31

Dependent Claim 21 words

A device as defined in claim 23, including means for making and displaying a picture showing the patient's responses to medication.

Claim 32

Dependent Claim 30 words

A device as defined in claim 23, in which said memory comprises means for storing information related to said medication, said means for displaying comprising means for displaying said information.

Claim 33

Dependent Claim 39 words

A device as defined in claim 23 in which said means for storing in said memory a list of events comprises means for storing in said memory a list of events relating to the general health of said patient.

Claim 34

Independent Claim 118 words

A device for storing signals representing a symptom of an illness that occurs during the illness of a patient, comprising: means including a microprocessor including a memory, a timing element and a signaling apparatus, for giving a take-medication signal when medication should be taken for said illness, means for storing said medication, means for storing in said memory a list of responses that may be experienced by a patient after said medication is taken for said illness, means for displaying the responses on said list, and means for selecting at least one of said responses and storing a signal in said memory that represents said selection, said list of responses being a list of symptoms of said illness.

Claim 35

Independent Claim 118 words

A device for storing signals representing a symptom of an illness that occurs during the illness of a patient, comprising: means including a microprocessor including a memory, a timing element and a signaling apparatus, for giving a take-medication signal when medication should be taken for said illness, means for storing said medication, means for storing in said memory a list of responses that may be experienced by a patient after said medication is taken for said illness, means for displaying the responses on said list, and means for selecting at least one of said responses and storing a signal in said memory that represents said selection, said list of responses being a list of symptoms of said illness.

Claim 36

Dependent Claim 61 words

A device as defined in claim 32, in which said means for selecting comprises means for selecting one of said symptoms, means for displaying a plurality of degrees of severity, and means for selecting one of said degrees and entering a signal in said memory in a manner that records the degree of severity of the selected one of said symptoms.

Claim 37

Independent Claim 113 words

A device for storing signals representing side effects that occur during an illness of a patient comprising: means including a microprocessor including a memory, a timing element and a signaling apparatus, for giving a take-medication signal when medication should be taken for said illness, means for storing said medication, means for storing in said memory a list of responses that may be experienced by a patient after said medication is taken for said illness, means for displaying the responses on said list, and means for selecting at least one of said responses and storing a signal in said memory that represents said selection, said list of responses being a list of side effects.

Claim 38

Independent Claim 113 words

A device for storing signals representing side effects that occur during an illness of a patient comprising: means including a microprocessor including a memory, a timing element and a signaling apparatus, for giving a take-medication signal when medication should be taken for said illness, means for storing said medication, means for storing in said memory a list of responses that may be experienced by a patient after said medication is taken for said illness, means for displaying the responses on said list, and means for selecting at least one of said responses and storing a signal in said memory that represents said selection, said list of responses being a list of side effects.

Claim 39

Independent Claim 121 words

A method of monitoring a disease of a patient, comprising: providing the patient with a device that receives, stores and gives information, providing the patient with medication which after it is taken appears in the patient's blood and results in a time at which there is a trough in the patient's blood level of said medication, providing signals from said device to alert the patient to take said medication for said disease, providing said device with at least one question that is asked of the patient at about the time of the trough of the patient's blood level of said medication, and providing said device with means to allow the patient to store the answer to said question in said device.

Claim 40

Independent Claim 121 words

A method of monitoring a disease of a patient, comprising: providing the patient with a device that receives, stores and gives information, providing the patient with medication which after it is taken appears in the patient's blood and results in a time at which there is a trough in the patient's blood level of said medication, providing signals from said device to alert the patient to take said medication for said disease, providing said device with at least one question that is asked of the patient at about the time of the trough of the patient's blood level of said medication, and providing said device with means to allow the patient to store the answer to said question in said device.

Claim 41

Independent Claim 112 words

The method of monitoring a disease of a patient, comprising: providing said patient with a device that will receive, store and display information, alerting said patient to take medication for said disease, a user of the device entering into said device signals (1) indicating the amount and type of medication taken by said patient, and (2) reactions, of said patient to either said disease or said medication, providing apparatus for receiving from said device said signals and for transmitting information to said device, communicating said signals from said device to said apparatus, advising the user of the device via said apparatus and said device as to how to further manage said disease.

Claim 42

Independent Claim 112 words

The method of monitoring a disease of a patient, comprising: providing said patient with a device that will receive, store and display information, alerting said patient to take medication for said disease, a user of the device entering into said device signals (1) indicating the amount and type of medication taken by said patient, and (2) reactions, of said patient to either said disease or said medication, providing apparatus for receiving from said device said signals and for transmitting information to said device, communicating said signals from said device to said apparatus, advising the user of the device via said apparatus and said device as to how to further manage said disease.

Claim 43

Dependent Claim 37 words

The method of claim 36 in which the patient has information about his or her general health and in which said step of communicating includes communicating signals representing information related to the general health of said patient.

Claim 44

Dependent Claim 25 words

The method of claim 36 in which said step of communicating includes communicating information relating to side effects of said medication experienced by said patient.

Claim 45

Dependent Claim 25 words

The method of claim 36 in which said step of communicating includes communicating information as to at least one drug interaction experienced by said patient.

Claim 46

Dependent Claim 22 words

The method of claim 36, in which said step of entering includes entering information relating to what medication the patient has taken.

Claim 47

Dependent Claim 18 words

The method of claim 36 in which said step of entering includes entering a symptom of said disease.

Claim 48

Dependent Claim 27 words

The method of claim 36, in which said step of entering includes entering a side effect of the patient's medication and the duration of said side effect.

Claim 49

Dependent Claim 28 words

The method of claim 36, in which said patient has a mental attitude and said entering step includes entering information as to the mental attitude of the patient.

Claim 50

Dependent Claim 16 words

The method of claim 36, in which said entering step includes entering habits of the patient.

Claim 51

Dependent Claim 16 words

The method of claim 36 comprising storing the date and time of entry of said signals.

Claim 52

Independent Claim 125 words

The method of storing a signal relating to a patient, comprising: providing a medical monitoring device, providing said device with a memory for storing information, providing medication for at least one disease, giving take-medication signals at times when said medication should be taken by the patient, storing in said memory a list of events that may be experienced by the patient's body during the period over which said medication is being taken for said disease, displaying, for a user of the device, the events, that are related to the patient's condition, on said list, selecting, by the user of the device, at least one of said events, that is related to the patient's condition, and storing a signal in said memory that represents said selection.

Claim 53

Independent Claim 125 words

The method of storing a signal relating to a patient, comprising: providing a medical monitoring device, providing said device with a memory for storing information, providing medication for at least one disease, giving take-medication signals at times when said medication should be taken by the patient, storing in said memory a list of events that may be experienced by the patient's body during the period over which said medication is being taken for said disease, displaying, for a user of the device, the events, that are related to the patient's condition, on said list, selecting, by the user of the device, at least one of said events, that is related to the patient's condition, and storing a signal in said memory that represents said selection.

Claim 54

Dependent Claim 30 words

The method of claim 46, in which said step of storing in said memory a list of events comprises storing in said memory a list of symptoms of said disease.

Claim 55

Dependent Claim 28 words

The method of claim 46, in which said step of storing in said memory a list of events comprises storing in said memory a list of side effects.

Claim 56

Independent Claim 131 words

The method of storing information relating to at least one disease of a patient, comprising: providing a medical monitoring device, providing said device with a memory for storing information, providing medication for said disease, giving take-medication signals at times when said medication should be taken by the patient, storing in said memory a plurality of events that may be experienced by the patient during the period over which said medication is taken by the patient, displaying some of said events, a user of the device selecting at least one of said events that was displayed, storing signals in said memory that represent at least one of said selected events, storing in said memory signals that will enable a determination of the date and at least the approximate time of said selection.

Claim 57

Independent Claim 131 words

The method of storing information relating to at least one disease of a patient, comprising: providing a medical monitoring device, providing said device with a memory for storing information, providing medication for said disease, giving take-medication signals at times when said medication should be taken by the patient, storing in said memory a plurality of events that may be experienced by the patient during the period over which said medication is taken by the patient, displaying some of said events, a user of the device selecting at least one of said events that was displayed, storing signals in said memory that represent at least one of said selected events, storing in said memory signals that will enable a determination of the date and at least the approximate time of said selection.

Claim 58

Dependent Claim 34 words

The method of claim 49, further comprising correlating said signals that enable the determination of said date and at least said approximate time of said selection with the signals that indicate said selected event.

Claim 59

Dependent Claim 30 words

The method of claim 49 in which said step of storing in said memory a plurality of events comprises storing in said memory a plurality of symptoms of said disease.

Claim 60

Dependent Claim 31 words

The method of claim 49 in which said step of storing in said memory a plurality of events comprises storing in said memory a plurality of side effects of said medication.

Claim 61

Independent Claim 130 words

A device for storing information about a person who has at least one disease, comprising: a medical monitor which has memory means for storing information, said medical monitor including means for giving take-medication signals at times when medication should be taken by said person, said memory means storing signals representing a plurality of events that may be experienced by said person after the taking of said medication, said medical monitor having means for displaying a plurality of said events, said medical monitor having means for selecting at least one of the plural events that were displayed, said memory means storing signals representing each selected event, said memory means including means for storing signals that will enable a determination of the date and at least the approximate time of said selection.

Claim 62

Independent Claim 130 words

A device for storing information about a person who has at least one disease, comprising: a medical monitor which has memory means for storing information, said medical monitor including means for giving take-medication signals at times when medication should be taken by said person, said memory means storing signals representing a plurality of events that may be experienced by said person after the taking of said medication, said medical monitor having means for displaying a plurality of said events, said medical monitor having means for selecting at least one of the plural events that were displayed, said memory means storing signals representing each selected event, said memory means including means for storing signals that will enable a determination of the date and at least the approximate time of said selection.

Claim 63

Dependent Claim 44 words

A device as defined in claim 53 in which said medical monitor includes means for correlating said signals that enable a determination of the date and of at least said approximate time of said selection with the signals that indicate which event was selected.

Claim 64

Dependent Claim 38 words

A device as defined in claim 53 in which said means for storing in said memory signals representing a plurality of events comprises means for storing in said memory signals representing a plurality of symptoms of said disease.

Claim 65

Dependent Claim 39 words

A device as defined in claim 53 in which said means for storing in said memory signals representing a plurality of events comprises means for storing in said memory signals representing a plurality of side effects of said medication.

Claim 66

Independent Claim 121 words

A method of monitoring a disease of a patient, comprising: providing the patient with a device that receives, stores and gives information, providing the patient with medication which after it is taken appears in the patient's blood and results in a time at which there is a peak in the patient's blood level of said medication, providing signals from said device to alert the patient to take said medication for said disease, providing said device with at least one question that is asked of the patient at about the time of the peak of the patient's blood level of said medication, and providing said device with means to allow the patient to store the answer to said question in said device.

Claim 67

Independent Claim 121 words

A method of monitoring a disease of a patient, comprising: providing the patient with a device that receives, stores and gives information, providing the patient with medication which after it is taken appears in the patient's blood and results in a time at which there is a peak in the patient's blood level of said medication, providing signals from said device to alert the patient to take said medication for said disease, providing said device with at least one question that is asked of the patient at about the time of the peak of the patient's blood level of said medication, and providing said device with means to allow the patient to store the answer to said question in said device.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	2000-06-30	2000-12-30	2001-07-01	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	2004-06-30	2004-12-30	2005-07-01	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	2008-06-30	2008-12-30	2009-07-01	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Method of and apparatus for monitoring the management of disease

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