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US 11,152,095 B2Granted
Methods, systems and apparatuses for management and storage
AssigneeDeborah Adler LLC
InventorsDeborah Adler, Duane Sawyer, Michael Wolf, Joshua Stewart, Yayun Huang
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Abstract
The present invention relates to systems, methods, and apparatuses for the management, distribution, dispensing, and administration of consumer products, including over-the-counter and prescription medications through use of a product container labeling system and an optional integrated computer-based or online management system. In certain aspects, the invention relates to a product container comprising a hollow body, a child-resistant cap, and a specialized information label affixed to the hollow body.
Claims38
A method of delivering medication therapy management to a patient in need thereof, the method comprising:
- collecting data in a computerized database about one or more medications and corresponding amounts of the one or more medications taken by the patient at different timeframes within a day;
- generating medication administration instructions in the form of a printed medication schedule comprising two rows and a plurality of columns to form an array having a plurality of cells, wherein the generating step is performed by a standalone computer system, a networked computer system, or an online computer system, and wherein the generating step comprises
- printing one or more medication identifiers in one or more columns of the plurality of columns of the array,
- printing an icon or pictorial representation indicating the timeframe in which the one or more medications may be administered in the top row or the bottom row of the two rows of the array, and
- printing a representation of the amount of each medication to be taken during a particular timeframe in a cell of the plurality of cells of the array corresponding to said medication to be taken and said particular timeframe, wherein each representation of the amount of a medication is selected from the group consisting of an icon, a pictorial representation, and a combination thereof;
- generating one or more specialized information labels on one or more product containers, wherein the generating step is performed by said standalone computer system, said networked computer system, or said online computer system, wherein each specialized information label comprises an area separated into one or more subareas, each of the subareas including (i) an icon or pictorial representation indicating the timeframe in which a medication may be administered, and (ii) a representation of the amount of medication to be taken during that particular timeframe, wherein the representation of the amount of medication is selected from the group consisting of an icon, a pictorial representation, and a combination thereof, and wherein each representation of the timeframe is selected from the group consisting of an icon, a pictorial representation, and a combination thereof;
- supplying the one or more product containers to the patient, wherein each of the one or more product containers contains a single medication, wherein the one or more product containers are configured to display visual alignment across the specialized information labels when said specialized information labels are arranged facing outwards in the same direction, wherein each timeframe is aligned horizontally, and wherein the visual alignment across the specialized information labels resembles the layout of said printed medication schedule;
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- supplying the printed medication schedule to the patient.
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A method of delivering medication therapy management to a patient in need thereof, the method comprising:
- collecting data in a computerized database about one or more medications and corresponding amounts of the one or more medications taken by a patient at different timeframes within a day;
- generating medication administration instructions in the form of a printed medication schedule comprising two columns and a plurality of rows to form an array having a plurality of cells, wherein the generating step is performed by a standalone computer system, a networked computer system, or an online computer system, and wherein the generating step comprises
- printing one or more medication identifiers in one or more rows of the plurality of rows of the array,
- printing an icon or pictorial representation indicating the timeframe in which the one or more medications may be administered in the leftmost column or the rightmost column of the two columns of the array, and
- printing a representation of the amount of each medication to be taken during a particular timeframe in a cell of the plurality of cells of the array corresponding to said medication to be taken and said particular timeframe, wherein each representation of the amount of a medication is selected from the group consisting of an icon, a pictorial representation, and a combination thereof;
- generating one or more specialized information labels on one or more product containers, wherein the generating step is performed by said standalone computer system, said networked computer system, or said online computer system, wherein each specialized information label comprises an area separated into one or more subareas, each of the subareas including (i) an icon or pictorial representation indicating the timeframe in which a medication may be administered, and (ii) a representation of the amount of medication to be taken during that particular timeframe, wherein the representation of the amount of medication is selected from the group consisting of an icon, a pictorial representation, and a combination thereof, and wherein each representation of the timeframe is selected from the group consisting of an icon, a pictorial representation, and a combination thereof;
- supplying the one or more product containers to the patient, wherein each of the one or more product containers contains a single medication, wherein the one or more product containers are configured to display visual alignment across the specialized information labels when said specialized information labels are arranged facing outwards in the same direction, wherein each timeframe is aligned vertically, and wherein the visual alignment across the specialized information labels resembles the layout of said printed medication schedule;
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- supplying the printed medication schedule to the patient.
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A method of delivering medication therapy management to a patient in need thereof, the method comprising:
- collecting data in a computerized database about one or more medications and corresponding amounts of the one or more medications taken by a patient at different timeframes within a day;
- generating medication administration instructions in the form of a printed medication schedule comprising a plurality of columns and a plurality of rows to form an array having a plurality of cells, wherein the generating step is performed by a standalone computer system, a networked computer system, or an online computer system, and wherein the generating step comprises
- printing one or more medication identifiers in one or more columns of the plurality of columns of the array, and
- printing (i) an icon or pictorial representation indicating the timeframe in which the one or more medications may be administered, and (ii) a representation of the amount of each medication to be taken during that particular timeframe, in one or more cells of the plurality of cells of the array corresponding to said medication to be taken, wherein each representation of the amount of a medication is selected from the group consisting of an icon, a pictorial representation, and a combination thereof;
- generating one or more specialized information labels on one or more product containers, wherein the generating step is performed by said standalone computer system, said networked computer system, or said online computer system, wherein each specialized information label comprises an area separated into one or more subareas, each of the subareas including (i) an icon or pictorial representation indicating the timeframe in which a medication may be administered, and (ii) a representation of the amount of medication to be taken during that particular timeframe, wherein the representation of the amount of medication is selected from the group consisting of an icon, a pictorial representation, and a combination thereof, and wherein each representation of the timeframe is selected from the group consisting of an icon, a pictorial representation, and a combination thereof;
- supplying the one or more product containers to the patient, wherein each of the one or more product containers contains a single medication, wherein the one or more product containers are configured to display visual alignment across the specialized information labels when said specialized information labels are arranged facing outwards in the same direction, wherein each timeframe is aligned horizontally or vertically, and wherein the visual alignment across the specialized information labels resembles the layout of said printed medication schedule;
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- supplying the printed medication schedule to the patient.
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A method of delivering medication therapy management to a patient in need thereof, the method comprising:
- collecting data in a computerized database about one or more medications and corresponding amounts of the one or more medications taken by a patient at different timeframes within a day;
- generating medication administration instructions in the form of a printed medication schedule comprising a plurality of columns and a plurality of rows to form an array having a plurality of cells, wherein the generating step is performed by a standalone computer system, a networked computer system, or an online computer system, and wherein the generating step comprises
- printing one or more medication identifiers in one or more rows of the plurality of rows of the array, and
- printing (i) an icon or pictorial representation indicating the timeframe in which the one or more medications may be administered, and (ii) a representation of the amount of each medication to be taken during that particular timeframe, in one or more cells of the plurality of cells of the array corresponding to said medication to be taken, wherein each representation of the amount of a medication is selected from the group consisting of an icon, a pictorial representation;
- generating one or more specialized information labels on one or more product containers, each specialized information label comprising an area separated into one or more subareas, wherein the generating step is performed by said standalone computer system, said networked computer system, or said online computer system, wherein each of the subareas includes (i) an icon or pictorial representation indicating the timeframe in which a medication may be administered, and (ii) a representation of the amount of medication to be taken during that particular timeframe, wherein the representation of the amount of medication is selected from the group consisting of an icon, a pictorial representation, and a combination thereof, and wherein each representation of the timeframe is selected from the group consisting of an icon, a pictorial representation, and a combination thereof;
- supplying the one or more product containers to the patient, wherein each of the one or more product containers contains a single medication, wherein the one or more product containers are configured to display visual alignment across the specialized information labels when said specialized information labels are arranged facing outwards in the same direction, wherein each timeframe is aligned horizontally or vertically, and wherein the visual alignment across the specialized information labels resembles the layout of said printed medication schedule;
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- supplying the printed medication schedule to the patient.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.