Medication compliance capping system, assembly, and method

摘要

A medication compliance cap system, cap assembly, and associated methodology enhance compliance of a user's prescribed or scheduled medication regimen. Central to these specifications is a “smart” or intelligent medication cap assembly that basically functions to communicate wirelessly with a remote medication compliance application or software executable via a personal computing device. A power source and signal-generating circuitry are housed within an inner cap housing and an outer cap housing, which circuitry is selectively switched on and/or off via engagement with an upper container rim of a medication container. The medication compliance application schedules medication-taking events and alerts the user when a medication-taking event is due. The user may stop the alert by removing the medication cap assembly from a medication container, at which time an alert cessation signal is transmitted to the medication compliance application.

主权项

1. A medication compliance system, the medication compliance system for enhancing compliance of a user's medication regimen, the medication compliance system comprising in combination:
a medication compliance application, the medication compliance application being operable via a computing device; and a medication cap assembly, the medication cap assembly comprising an outer cap housing, an inner cap housing movable relative to the outer cap housing, and a circuit assembly for wirelessly communicating with the medication compliance application when the medication cap assembly is selectively interacted with a medication container; the inner cap housing comprising lower housing surfacing and upper housing surfacing, the upper housing surfacing comprising at least one pocket construction, the circuit assembly comprising assembly components, the assembly components being located intermediate the inner cap housing and the outer cap housing, the at least one pocket construction for pocket-receiving select assembly components of the circuit assembly.