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US 10,769,245 B1Granted
Systems and methods for monitoring medical adherence and compliance
AssigneeVerily Life Sciences LLC
InventorsJames Etzkorn, Todd Whitehurst, Brian Marc Pepin, Robert Francis Wiser
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Abstract
A medication packet bundle includes one or more beacons. Each beacon may transmit a signal representing an event related to patient compliance with a medication regimen, such as removal of a packet of medication from a bundle or opening of a packet. The transmitted beacon signals can be monitored and processed to track patient compliance and adherence.
Claims13
A packet bundle comprising:
- a plurality of individual sealed packets frangibly connected in a continuous arrangement, a first packet of the plurality of individual sealed packets comprising a local power source;
- a central power source connected to one or more central power conductors extending across the plurality of individual sealed packets;
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- a first beacon coupled to a first packet of the plurality of individual sealed packets, the first beacon connected to the local power source and the central power source, the connection between the first beacon and the central power source severable when the first packet is detached from the packet bundle;
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- wherein the first beacon is configured to, in response to the connection between the first beacon and the central power source being severed, transmit a signal indicating that the first packet has been separated from the packet bundle.
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A packet bundle comprising:
- a plurality of individual sealed packets frangibly connected to one another in a continuous arrangement, wherein each packet comprises a frangible feature to detect breaking of a seal of the individual sealed packet;
- a central power source connected to one or more central power conductors extending across the plurality of individual sealed packets;
- one or more local beacons, each local beacon disposed on a respective individual sealed packet of the plurality of individual sealed packets, each local beacon being connected to a respective local power source and the central power source;
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- a central beacon connected to the central power source;
- wherein, in response to one or more of the central power conductors being severed by separating a packet from the packet bundle:
- the respective local beacon is configured to remain connected to the respective local power source, and
- the central beacon is configured to detect the packet has been separated from the packet bundle based on a signal loss resulting from the one or more severed central power conductors and transmit a signal indicating that the packet has been separated from the packet bundle;
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- further wherein the local beacon is further configured to, in response to the frangible feature of the packet is severed, transmit a signal indicating that the packet has been opened.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.