发明名称 |
PRESCRIPTION COMPLIANCE DEVICE AND METHOD OF USING DEVICE |
摘要 |
A prescription compliance device which aids patients in complying with instructions given by a physician for taking prescription medication. The device reminds a patient when the next dose of medication is to the taken and indicates whether a specified dose has been taken. The device includes a microcontroller, a display, a program memory for storing pre-programmed medication-taking regimens for single and multiple medications, a real time clock, a selector for selecting one of the regimens and for programming the device as to the time and day on which a first dose of medication is to be taken, a display which alternately displays the current time and a time at which a next dose of medication is to be taken, and an alarm which alerts the patient at times when a dose of medication is to be taken. The selector includes an event switch which is activated by the patient after taking a dose of medication so as to record the taking of the medication and to cause the microcontroller to effect the display of the next time at which a dose of medication is to be taken. A memory may also be included to record the times at which a patient takes doses of medication. The device is small enough to be attached to medication containers, and includes a remote programming feature via a wireless link. |
申请公布号 |
WO9849659(A3) |
申请公布日期 |
1999.03.11 |
申请号 |
WO1998US07632 |
申请日期 |
1998.04.24 |
申请人 |
SEKURA, RONALD, D.;SEKURA, CAROL, M. |
发明人 |
SEKURA, RONALD, D.;SEKURA, CAROL, M. |
分类号 |
G04G15/00;A61J7/04;G04G11/00 |
主分类号 |
G04G15/00 |
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