Communications: electrical – Systems – Timer control
Patent
1997-12-15
2000-01-25
Hofsass, Jeffery A.
Communications: electrical
Systems
Timer control
221 2, 221 3, 221 15, 368 10, G08B 100
Patent
active
06018289&
ABSTRACT:
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 he 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.
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Sekura Carol M.
Sekura Ronald D.
Hofsass Jeffery A.
Tweel , Jr. John
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