Medical navigator and systems therefor
OwnerHewlett E. Melton JR., John McIntyre D. Douglassinventors
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Abstract
The present invention provides a medical device, or medical navigator, based not on a programming perspective, but a use perspective. Medication to be taken is displayed on a color screen, actual size where possible. A color display is used because the pharmaceutical industry worldwide has substantially standardized on the colors; e.g., black and yellow pills mean barbiturates. Capsules and caplets are uniquely colored for the medicines. Pharmacists can readily tell what the medication is by looking at it. And, patients identify medications by their color and size. Input mechanisms are provided for indicating compliance with the mediation schedule and the physical condition of the patient.
Claims22
A medical device for a patient comprising:
- a color screen;
- an indication mechanism for prompting the patient to look at said color screen;
- an input mechanism;
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- a processor connected to said color screen, said indication mechanism, and said input mechanism, said processor causing said indication mechanism to cause said prompting at a predetermined time, said processor causing a medication icon to appear on said color screen at the predetermined time, said medication icon showing a color image of a medication to be taken by the patient, and said processor responsive to said input mechanism to reset the predetermined time.
The medical device as claimed in 1, including:
- a compliance input mechanism for input of information that the patient has taken a medication.
A medical device for a patient comprising:
- a color screen;
- an indication mechanism for prompting the patient to look at said color screen, said indication mechanism selectable to provide an indication selected from a group consisting of an audio, a physical, and a combination indication;
- an input mechanism;
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- a processor connected to said color screen, said indication mechanism, and said input mechanism, said processor causing said indication mechanism to cause said prompting at a predetermined time, said processor causing a medication icon to appear on said color screen at the predetermined time, said processor capable of causing a actual-size medication icon to be displayed, said medication icon showing a color image of a medication to be taken by the patient, and said processor responsive to said input mechanism to reset the predetermined time.
The medical device as claimed in 12, including:
- a compliance input mechanism for input of information that the patient has taken a medication in accordance with said medication icon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.