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US 2018/0008459 A1Published application
Device for measuring and improving adherence of eye drops
AssigneeUniversal Adherence LLC
InventorsRobert Michael Kinast, Steven Larry Mansberger
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Abstract
An adherence device 100, including an attachable component to secure to an eye drop bottle cap and a monitoring component 110. The monitoring component 110 includes a sensor 170 to detect each eye drop administration. The attachable camponent may be a “universal cap” capable of securing onto any eye drop bottle cap while still permitted normal FDA-approved water-tight closure. The cap is capable of being removed and transferred to a different eye drop bottle for reuse.
Claims19
A device for measuring eye drop adherence, comprising:
- an eye-drop bottle cap grip comprising an inner grip portion that fits over and removably couples to a bottle cap of any FDA-approved eye-drop bottle;
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- a monitoring component comprising a sensor that senses removal of the bottle cap from the FDA-approved eye-drop bottle, wherein no portion of the device contacts a medication contained within the FDA-approved eye-drop bottle, and wherein the device permits watertight closure of the bottle cap to the FDA-approved eye-drop bottle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.