GB2388591A - Drug dispenser with communications line - Google Patents

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GB2388591A
GB2388591A GB0126680A GB0126680A GB2388591A GB 2388591 A GB2388591 A GB 2388591A GB 0126680 A GB0126680 A GB 0126680A GB 0126680 A GB0126680 A GB 0126680A GB 2388591 A GB2388591 A GB 2388591A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
    • A61J7/00—Devices for administering medicines orally, e.g. spoons; Pill counting devices; Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine
    • A61J7/04—Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine, e.g. programmed dispensers
    • A61J7/0409—Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine, e.g. programmed dispensers with timers
    • A61J7/0481—Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine, e.g. programmed dispensers with timers working on a schedule basis
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
    • A61J7/00—Devices for administering medicines orally, e.g. spoons; Pill counting devices; Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine
    • A61J7/04—Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine, e.g. programmed dispensers
    • A61J7/0409—Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine, e.g. programmed dispensers with timers
    • A61J7/0427—Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine, e.g. programmed dispensers with timers with direct interaction with a dispensing or delivery system
    • A61J7/0436—Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine, e.g. programmed dispensers with timers with direct interaction with a dispensing or delivery system resulting from removing a drug from, or opening, a container
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G16—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS
    • G16H—HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA
    • G16H20/00—ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance
    • G16H20/10—ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
    • G16H20/13—ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients delivered from dispensers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G16—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS
    • G16H—HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA
    • G16H40/00—ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices
    • G16H40/60—ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices
    • G16H40/67—ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for remote operation
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
    • A61J2200/00—General characteristics or adaptations
    • A61J2200/30—Compliance analysis for taking medication
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
    • A61J2205/00—General identification or selection means
    • A61J2205/70—Audible labels, e.g. for pre-recorded info or messages

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Abstract

A Phamacopoeia 1 is a portable device, that includes drug dispensing, reminding and monitoring support, which is connected to a mobile station MS2 and an audio device AD3. The Pharmacopoeia can read ASCII strings received at the MS2 and if a command string then dispense a defined drug, deliver the prescription or if a message string allow the user to listen, via an AD3 to the ASCII reminder message being read. The Pharmacopoeia therefore supports the remote modification of drug dosage, the proscription and when the drugs are delivered. The Pharmacopoeia may include a mobile station 2 an audio device 3 a microcontroller 12 and wireless interface connections 4, 6. It may also include a data storage medium 10 and an on-the-fly language translation module 11.

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The Pharmacopoeia This invention relates to a portable device (i.e. that may be put anywhere convenient) that includes drug dispensing, reminding and monitoring support, which can be connected to a mobile station (MS) and an audio device (AD).
I'o dispense drugs automatically, at preset times is well known, but suffer from the disadvantage that the drug dosage (amount of a single drug) and prescription (collection of drugs) are predetermined in advance. In some circumstances, for example for home care and outpatient care, the drug dosage ad/or prescription may need to be modified due to new circumstances (e.g. for pain control).
The objective of this invention is to allow the drug dosage and prescription to be remotely (external to the Pharmacopoeia) modified and for the dispensing to be monitored.
Accordingly, this invention uses a drug dispensing mechanism that can be controlled remotely and a drug delivery mechanism that can be controlled remotely via ASCII messages that have been received at a mobile station (MS).
Preferably the Pharmacopoeia is made ot' Lightweight metal and/or plastics material and is as small as desirable in size to be used as a portable device.
A pret'erred embodiment ofthe invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: Figure I shows how the Pharmacopoeia will he connected to the MS and AD.
Figure 2 shows a modular diagram of the Pharmacopoeia components.
As depicted in l igure 1' the Pharmacopoeia can be connected to a Mobile Station (MS) and an Audio Device (Al)). 'I'he Pharmacopoeia ( I) comprises ot at least two IIO Interfaces 4 and 6. Data Interface 4 is used to transfer data to and t'rom data interface 5 of the MS (2). Audio Intert'acc 6 is used to transfer data to an AD (3) via its input interface 7. The physical connections between 4 & 5 and 6 & 7 respectively may be either cable or wireless.
As shown in Figure 2, the Pharmacopoeia consists, but is not restricted to, a number of interconnected modules. Each of these modules (4,6,8,9,10, 1 1 and 12) may be either hardware (e.g. a chipset) or software (e.g. a program) or a combination of both. These modules may also be combined in any combination, for example modules 10 and 12 may be combined into a single chipset. The Data Interface (4) has at least 3 uses; firstly to connect the Pharmacopoeia to at least one MS, secondly, to convert any data received into a format that can be used by the Pharmacopoeia and thirdly. to convert any data to be sent to the MS into a format that can be used by the MS.
The Drug dispensing mechanism (DISP) module (8) and the drug delivery mechanism (DEL) module (9) collectively take as input an ASCII string and produce the corresponding actions of either dispensing a defined drug or delivering the dispensed drugs to the user.
/ The Audio Interface (6) has 3 uses; firstly to connect the Pharrnacopocia to at least one AD, secondly, to convert any data to be sent to the AD into a format that can be used by the AD and thirdly to adjust any customizable audio parameters which includes volume, tone, pitch, speed and articulation. To facilitate flexibility the Pharmacopoeia may also include a storage medium (10), a language translation module ( I I) to multi-lingual speech and translation and a microcontroller ( 12).
Designed originally for outpatient care, but equally applicable in any remote care environment, an example of the "Pharmacopoeia" is one that is located in the patients home and uses mobile communication technologies (for example SMS) to accept command messages (via the MS) from a healthcare provider that could be located in their office. The command messages control the drug dosage and prescription, the delivery time, a reminder message that the drugs need to be taken (via the AD) and a monitoring command to check that the drugs have been removed from the Pharmacopoeia. Thor example, a command can be issued from the healthcare providers office to the patients Pharmacopoeia (via the MS) that at 9. 00am the drugs A, B and D need to be delivered to the patient. The quantity of A is I unit, B is units and D is I unit. In time for 9.00am the prescription will be prepared by the drug dispensing mechanism and passed to the drug delivery mechanism tor delivery. An audio reminder message "your drugs need to be taken at 9.00am" is issued at 8.55 am (via the At)). At 9.OOam the patient can then request for the drugs to be delivered by the drug delivery mechanism. This action is monitored and later checked by the healthcare provider to ensure drug compliance.

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1. A Pharmacopoeia includes a drug dispensing mechanism and a drug, delivery mechanism, which are connected to a mobile station (MS) and an audio device (AD).
A. A Pharmacopoeia as claimed in claim I where the drug dispensing mechanism and a drug delivery mechanism arc either combined hardware components or separate hardware components.
3. A Pharmacopoeia as claimed in any preceding claim including a wireless interface between the Pharmacopoeia and the MS.
4. A Pharmacopoeia as claimed in any preceding claim including a wireless interface between the Pharmacopoeia and the audio device.
5. A Pharmacopoeia as claimed in any preceding claim including an audio device.
6. A Pharmacopoeia as claimed in any preceding claim including a storage medium.
7. A Pharmacopoeia as claimed in any preceding claim including a language translation module.
S. A Pharmacopoeia as claimed in any preceding claim including a mircocontroller.
9. A Pharmacopoeia substantially as herein described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
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US5658250A (en) * 1993-07-13 1997-08-19 Sims Deltec, Inc. Systems and methods for operating ambulatory medical devices such as drug delivery devices
US5852408A (en) * 1995-10-16 1998-12-22 Christiansen; Steven Aagard Medication dispensing and compliance monitoring system
EP1034734A1 (en) * 1999-03-11 2000-09-13 Eric W. Brown Method for improving patient compliance with a medical program
US20010025208A1 (en) * 1997-06-11 2001-09-27 Meir Bartur Medication dispensing and monitoring system
US20010031944A1 (en) * 1992-09-09 2001-10-18 Sims Deltec, Inc. Drug pump systems and methods
GB2368061A (en) * 2000-10-20 2002-04-24 Gw Pharmaceuticals Ltd Dispensing device with locking mechanism

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US20010031944A1 (en) * 1992-09-09 2001-10-18 Sims Deltec, Inc. Drug pump systems and methods
US5658250A (en) * 1993-07-13 1997-08-19 Sims Deltec, Inc. Systems and methods for operating ambulatory medical devices such as drug delivery devices
US5852408A (en) * 1995-10-16 1998-12-22 Christiansen; Steven Aagard Medication dispensing and compliance monitoring system
US20010025208A1 (en) * 1997-06-11 2001-09-27 Meir Bartur Medication dispensing and monitoring system
EP1034734A1 (en) * 1999-03-11 2000-09-13 Eric W. Brown Method for improving patient compliance with a medical program
GB2368061A (en) * 2000-10-20 2002-04-24 Gw Pharmaceuticals Ltd Dispensing device with locking mechanism

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