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US 2026/0157935 A1Published application
Electronically enabled pill organizer
Assignee9494-1861 Québec Inc.
InventorsPier-Luc TARDIF, Jean-Claude TARDIF
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Abstract
A medication container for medication compliance comprises a housing having a plurality of compartments, wherein each compartment has an indicator and a lid. The container also has an optical sensor disposed on the housing or on at least one lid, to sense ambient light thus detecting the user use of the medication. The lid has a sensor cover for shielding the optical sensor from ambient light when the at least one lid is closed. A processor and a transmitter relay and receive sensor signals and alerts regarding the use of medication to aid in medication compliance.
Claims62
A medication container comprising:
- a housing comprising a plurality of compartments, wherein each compartment comprises (i) an indicator and (ii) a lid, wherein each lid comprises an inner surface;
- an optical sensor disposed on the housing or on at least one lid;
- a sensor cover configured to shield the optical sensor from ambient light when the at least one lid is closed;
- a processor;
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- a transmitter;
- wherein the sensor cover is configured to mate with the sensor upon closure of the at least one lid.
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