Portable management and monitoring system for eye drop medication regiment
AssigneeKali Care, Inc.
InventorSina Fateh
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Systems and methods for medication management are provided. Some embodiments provide for a portable medication management and monitoring system for eye drop instillation in ocular chronic conditions. At least one embodiment includes a device having one or more of the following elements: (a) a jacket that goes around an eye drop bottle; (b) tactile sensors to detect the user's fingers and generate data to activate the system; (c) motion sensors to detect the motion of the medication bottle when it is grabbed and moved by the user; (d) a wireless communication module to send and receive data to a computer and portable communication devices; and/or (e) a compartment for holding the electronic components.
Claims25
A medication management device comprising:
- a jacket configured to hold a bottle of eye drops;
- means for sensing a pressure of the bottle having been inserted into the jacket;
- means for sensing a drop of liquid leaving the bottle;
- means for recording allocation data that indicates whether the drop of liquid has left the bottle;
- means for sensing motion of the bottle;
- means for sensing tactile contact and activating and deactivating the means for sensing motion of the bottle;
- a processor coupled to a storage medium;
- the storage medium comprising instructions for:
- storing medication regimen data;
- storing the allocation data;
- and
- comparing the allocation data to the medication regimen data.
A medication adherence system comprising:
- a medication management device comprising:
- a jacket configured to hold a bottle of eye drops;
- a pressure sensor arranged such that activation of the pressure sensor indicates the bottle has been inserted into the jacket;
- a motion sensor configured to detect movement of the jacket and the bottle;
- a tactile sensor configured to activate and deactivate the motion sensor;
- a drop sensor configured to record allocation data regarding a drop of liquid leaving the bottle;
- and
- a wireless communication module configured to transmit the allocation data to a communications device configured to receive the allocation data from the medication management device, display the allocation data to a user via a medication management portal, and permit the user to manually enter supplementary data via the medication management portal.
A medication management device comprising:
- a jacket configured to hold a bottle of eye drops, wherein the jacket comprises a motion sensor to detect movement of the jacket and the bottle;
- a pressure sensor arranged such that activation of the pressure sensor indicates the bottle has been inserted into the jacket;
- a tactile sensor configured to activate and deactivate the motion sensor;
- a monitoring module configured to activate a drop sensor upon the motion sensor detecting movement, wherein the drop sensor records data regarding a drop of liquid leaving the bottle;
- a storage medium having stored thereon medication regimen data that comprises one or more of a time, a date, a quantity, or a type of medication a user should administer via the medication management device;
- and
- a wireless communication module configured to send a reminder to administer medication to the user, wherein the reminder is based on the medication regimen data.
A medication management device comprising:
- a jacket configured to hold a bottle of eye drops, wherein the jacket comprises a motion sensor to detect movement of the jacket and the bottle;
- a pressure sensor arranged such that activation of the pressure sensor indicates the bottle has been inserted into the jacket;
- a monitoring module configured to activate a drop sensor upon the motion sensor detecting movement, wherein the drop sensor records data regarding a drop of liquid leaving the bottle;
- a storage medium having stored thereon medication regimen data that comprises one or more of a time, a date, a quantity, or a type of medication a user should administer via the medication management device;
- and
- a wireless communication module configured to send a reminder to administer medication to the user, wherein the reminder is based on the medication regimen data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.