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US 9,844,261 B2Granted
Medication reminder toothbrush
AssigneeAshlesha A. Patel
InventorAshlesha Patel
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Abstract
A medical device has a receptacle and a toothbrush. The receptacle has a container and a closure. The container has an open end and a closed end. The toothbrush has a stalk and bristles. The stalk is operatively associated with the closed end and the bristles. The closure selectively closes the open end.
Claims17
A medical device comprising:
- a container having an open end and a closed end;
- a closure selectively closing the open end;
- a cover adapted to fit about the container, the cover being rotatably associated with the container about an axis, the cover including a window such that indicia on the container are selectively visible through the window;
- corresponding indexing structures on the container and the cover, the indexing structures facing inwardly from an interior wall of the cover and the indexing structures facing outwardly from the container;
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- a toothbrush having a stalk operatively associated with the closed end and bristles extending from the stalk.
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A medical apparatus, comprising:
- a medication bottle including a lid and a container;
- a base adapted to operatively associate with a medication bottle, wherein the base has a plurality of arms, each arm being operatively associated with and substantially perpendicular to a barb, the arms extending radially away from the toothbrush, the barbs facing radially inward towards each other, the barbs extending away from the toothbrush, and the barbs being adapted to snap onto the lid of the medication bottle;
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- a toothbrush having a stalk operatively associated with the base and bristles extending from the stalk, the stalk associated to the base opposite the medication bottle.
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A method for reminding a patient to take medication, comprising:
- providing a toothbrush, the toothbrush including a container having an open end and a closed end, a stalk operatively associated with the closed end and bristles extending from the stalk, a closure selectively closing the open end, a plurality of compartments inside the container formed by longitudinal dividers, a wall formed between at least two of the longitudinal dividers, closing at least one of the compartments, the toothbrush further including a cover adapted to fit about the container, the cover being rotatably associated with the container about an axis, the cover including a window such that indicia on the container are selectively visible through the window, and the toothbrush including corresponding indexing structures on the container and the cover, the indexing structures facing inwardly from an interior wall of the cover and the indexing structures facing outwardly from the container;
- filling at least one of the plurality of compartments of the container with medication;
- using the toothbrush in a regular dental hygiene routine;
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- taking the medication during the routine.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.