Medication inventory device
AssigneeMedtronic, Inc.
InventorsDiane S. Martindale, Dennis G. Hepp
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Abstract
A medication dispenser in which medication to be dispensed is housed, including a member operable to allow medication access. The dispenser provides a medication alert signal at preselected times in accordance with a desired medication regimen. A medication access signal is provided when medication access is obtained. Data representative of the relative timing between a medication alert signal and a medication access signal is written into a readable memory whereby that data is available to a physician for evaluation. In a preferred embodiment, the data is representative of the time of occurrence of each medication alert signal and medication access signal. The interval between medication alert signals is selectively alterable.
Claims9
In a medication dispenser of the type having means for housing medication to be dispensed, including means operable to allow medication access, and means for providing medication alert signals at preselected times in accordance with a desired medication regimen, the improvement for determining adherence to said desired medication regimen wherein said access allowing means comprises means for providing a signal when medication access is obtained and further comprising readable memory means and logic means for providing data signals representative of the time of each of said medication alert and medication access signals and writing the same into said memory means.
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