TWM642721U - Compliance system for dynamically displaying use conditions - Google Patents

Abstract

This creation provides a compliance system for dynamically displaying conditions of use, including a A system for monitoring a package comprising a scanning device and a dynamic display connected to the package and comprising a display. The scanning device scans the dynamic display and sends the scanned results to a server which processes the results and sends updates of the dynamic display to the scanning device. The scanning device then sends the update to the dynamic display, and the dynamic display changes the display to show the update. Also provided is a system for monitoring a user's compliance with a health-related activity, assisting the user in compliance, encouraging the user's compliance, and detecting compliance.

Description

Compliance system for dynamically displaying conditions of use

This creation provides a compliance system for dynamically displaying usage conditions. More specifically, the system includes a dynamic display. Also provided is a system for monitoring a user's compliance with a health-related activity, assisting the user in compliance, encouraging the user's compliance, and detecting compliance.

Devices for monitoring, recording and downloading medication compliance data for vials, bottles, syringes and blister packs are well known. Allan Wilson, Michael Petersen, Dean Brotzel, Jakob Ehrensvaerd, and Stina Grip et al have, for example, in U.S. Patent Nos. Application WO/2009/135283 and WO 2013/159198 A1 Such devices for blister packaging of medications are described in Canadian Application No. 2353350 and US Publication Nos. 20070278285, 20080191174 and 20080053222. Such devices are often referred to as smart packaging.

The pharmaceutical industry needs to provide drug expiration advice to patients. This information is usually provided on a label that is printed and placed on the drug package or container, or the information may be printed directly on the drug's box or packaging. If any information on the label changes, it will not be possible to reprint and easily replace the label. Regulations require the pharmaceutical industry to repackage drug contents in new packaging. If new information emerges about expected expiration dates or other details, drugs often must be recalled for repackaging. This causes delays and additional costs.

In addition to ensuring that patients receive appropriate and accurate due dates, other aspects of patient compliance can also be challenging. Encouraging patient compliance with a dosing regimen can be difficult, and ensuring compliance can be critical. Many patients take several medications each day, each with different expiration dates, different dosing regimens, and requires different quantities. In addition, each drug typically has dosing requirements, timing requirements, food intake requirements, and other related elements that can be difficult for the user to track. It is also difficult (or nearly impossible) for the user to track any expiration changes, since only the pharmacy or doctor knows whether a drug that has been dispensed to a patient undergoes an expiration change from the drug provider. In addition, due to other reasons such as environmental conditions, it is impossible for anyone to know that the expiration date has changed.

In one aspect, the invention provides a novel capability of updating labels on drug packages without repackaging the contents in new packages and without recalling dispensed drugs.

In one aspect, a dynamic display is described that is scannable by a user using a scanning device. In an example embodiment, the dynamic display measures temperature and time and displays the information to the user. The scanning device queries a cloud, server or other database. The scanning device retrieves results from the server and optionally runs various processes. Alternatively or additionally, the cloud or server or dynamic display may run these processes. The scanning device sends updates to a dynamic display to change the information shown on the display.

In an example embodiment, the dynamic display may show or display various information such as expiration date, current time, current date, temperature information, next dose time, and status indicators. Some or all of the information may be updated by the scanning device. Various color schemes may be used to indicate different information.

In another aspect, a compliance system is provided that includes a scanning device that receives as input from a user one or more health-related activities. In an example embodiment, the compliance system has a slider for assigning time intervals and a counter 32 for assigning dosing frequency. A series of one or more clocks are coupled to the slider and the counter, wherein the clocks are scheduled for performing one of the health-related activities based on the dosing frequency and the time interval. Set the time during the time period.

The adherence system can account for users to plan all healthy aspects of their lives, such as but not limited to exercise, food preparation, food consumption, meal times, drug delivery times, medication due dates, meditation, prayer, and other lifestyle related matters .

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12: Dynamic display

14: Temperature sensor

20: Scanning device

31: Counter

32: Slider

33: Clock

The present invention will be further understood from the following description with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[ FIG. 1 ] Depicts an example medication package with a dynamic display showing example information on it.

[ FIG. 2 ] Depicting an example application or calculation program on a scanning device and an example display of sample information (including temperature) that the scanning device can show.

[ FIG. 3 ] Depicts an example application or calculation program on a scanning device and an example display of sample information that the scanning device can show, including a slider and a series of clocks.

[Fig. 4] depicts the action state of the scanning device scanning relative to the dynamic display.

Example embodiments of the present invention are described and illustrated below to encompass dynamic displays and compliance systems for example purposes only. It will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art that the embodiments discussed below are exemplary in nature and may be reproduced without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention. configuration. However, for the sake of clarity and precision, the example embodiments discussed below may include optional steps, methods and features that one of ordinary skill would recognize as not being a requirement to fall within the scope of the present invention.

In an example embodiment, FIG. 1 shows an example medication package 10 with a dynamic display 12 thereon. The drug package 10 may be a blister pack, bottle, vial, syringe or any other type of drug package. The example dynamic display 12 shows example types of information, in this case expiration dates, temperature and status.

Dynamic display 12 can be formed by various methods. For example, the display portion can be printed with printable ink, optical ink, or can be formed with any other suitable display method. In one example embodiment, the dynamic display 12 is printed with electronic ink, which has the advantage that the ink requires power only when the display changes. Once altered, the e-ink maintains the altered display without the need for electricity.

In another example embodiment, the dynamic display 12 uses two colors of electronic ink, for example green may indicate a good condition, such that the satisfying medication is feasible and can be taken, while red may indicate a bad condition, such that the satisfying medication has been exposed to Determine the time or temperature combination that it should no longer be taken. A third color can be used to provide additional information, such as an expiration date. Further colors may be used as desired, for example to show temperature status or next dose time.

In another exemplary embodiment, FIGS. 2 and 4 illustrate an application on an exemplary scanning device 20 for receiving information from a dynamic display 12 on a drug package and the state of the scanning device scanning relative to the dynamic display. Scanning device 20 communicates with dynamic display 12 using any suitable form of communication, such as NFC (Near Field Communication). Where the scanning device 20 does not have NFC, other methods of communication may be used, such as by encoding the dose information in a dynamic QR code (Quick Response Code) on the display for optical scanning by the scanning device 20 .

In Fig. 2, the scanning device 20 is shown as a smartphone, but the scanning device 20 may be any example of a handheld scanner, such as an RFID tag reader, smartphone, tablet computer or any other type of scanner.

In an example preferred embodiment, the smartphone has an application for the user. The user scans the dynamic display 12 and the smartphone communicates with the server or cloud to determine if there are any updates to the information on the display. The smartphone then communicates with the dynamic display 12 using NFC or other communication methods to send the updated information to the dynamic display 12 . The dynamic display 12 then changes to show the updated information. An app on the smartphone can be used to optionally show history and analysis of updated information, such as maximum and minimum temperatures, and current information, such as current due dates. The process of determining whether the display needs to be updated can be run by a server or cloud, an app on the smartphone, or the dynamic display 12 itself.

In another example embodiment, dynamic display 12 continuously or periodically tracks temperature and stores the temperature internally in a storage medium for use by dynamic display 12 . In another embodiment, the dynamic display 12 has a transmitter and receiver for sending the stored temperature data to a server, scanning device 20 or elsewhere. In another embodiment, dynamic display 12 periodically polls the temperature and transmits the results to a server, scanning device 20 or elsewhere. The transfer of data may occur continuously, or the data may be stored and transferred as the scanning device 20 comes into range.

In a preferred example embodiment, the scanning device 20 is a smart phone and the dynamic display 12 is operably connected or integrated within a smart pack or smart cap containing the medication. The smart packaging has an RFID tag that communicates with the dynamic display 12 . In such an example embodiment, the label may contain a temperature sensor 14, a time tracking and dose monitoring system, and the dynamic display 12 may display information showing temperature, due date, time, next dose time, or other information. Alternatively, the dynamic display 12 may incorporate temperature sensing 14 and time tracking, in which case the dynamic display 12 may optionally have an internal clock. Optionally, internal memory can be provided on the dynamic display 12 or label.

A process run by the server, dynamic display 12 or scanning device 20 determines whether the combination of elapsed time and exposure temperature results in conditions such that the medication should no longer be administered. In one example embodiment, while the process is running on the server, the smartphone scans the dynamic display 12 and the application on the smartphone communicates with the server. The server processes the data to determine whether dynamic tags need to be updated. An application on the smartphone receives the results from the server and transmits the results to the dynamic display 12 to update the information shown on the dynamic display 12 . In this way, the user can determine at a glance whether the medicine is ingestible before opening the package and taking the medicine.

An app on the smartphone can be used to optionally display a history of updated information (such as a history of maximum and minimum temperatures and/or dosage regimens) as well as current information (such as current due date, current date, next dose time, and/or or date, time and/or date of last dose, number of doses taken, number of doses scheduled for next time period, and/or amount of drug remaining).

As noted above, dynamic display 12 may be updated based on information found by scanning device 20 in the cloud. In another variant, the dynamic display 12 on the smart pack or smart hat has predefined parameters that allow the temperature of the smart pack to monitor the label run progress and determine the expiration conditions of the pack contents. Expiration conditions or other details determined by the tag are then communicated from the tag to the dynamic display 12 to change the information shown on the display without requiring the scanning device 20 to be connected to a server.

In another example embodiment, the dynamic display 12 has its own transceiver (eg, Bluetooth or other wireless low power protocol) and periodically checks for updates from the server directly through the communication channel. In other alternatives, updates can be automatically "pushed" to the dynamic display 12, and/or the dynamic display 12 can update the cloud or server with respect to expiration status and/or usage status as determined autonomously by the dynamic display 12. material. In an example embodiment, the dynamic display 12 device has predetermined parameters from which the dynamic display 12 device can make autonomous expiry or optimal use decisions and can update the display without further external input.

One advantage of the dynamic display 12 is that the dynamic display 12 can be updated between doses. For example, the user may scan the dynamic display 12 prior to taking the first dose of medication, and the results of the progress may show a green status of the medication being ready for administration. When taking the next dose, the user can scan the dynamic display 12 again and determine whether the next dose is suitable for taking. If the situation changes between taking the first dose and scanning the second dose, the second dose may not be appropriate to take. Alternatively, after scanning the first dose, the process may generate an updated expiration date on the dynamic display 12, indicating that the remaining contents must be taken within a shorter time frame in order to remain fit for consumption.

In another example embodiment, the dynamic display 12 system can calculate a remaining best before date based on previous storage conditions and store this information, for example, on the packaging, scanning device 20, user's mobile phone, or in the cloud/server provided to the user. This will enable the user to determine whether all the contents of the package can be consumed before the expiration date.

In another example embodiment, the scanning device 20 has multiple profiles for registering multiple users or multiple medications. Scanning device 20 can update each profile individually or collectively.

In another example embodiment, the dynamic display 12 has a separate sticker or has another method of attachment so that the dynamic display 12 can be attached, adhered or attached to the package being monitored. Since no permanent adhesive is required, the sticker can have the optional feature of being reusable. Such an embodiment is suitable, for example, where compliance with medication is not a priority but the integrity of the package contents is important.

It may be beneficial to detect the conditions when the dose is removed. In an example embodiment, the smart pack, smart hat, or dynamic display 12 has a button or another indicator that the patient will press each time a dose is removed. Press the button or mark the indicator. For example, a button or indicator can be used by the patient to direct the removal of a vial from a temperature sensitive package. The smart pack, smart hat or dynamic display 12 records the time and conditions of dose removal and this information is available to the scanning device 20 . As an alternative system, buttons are provided on the scanning device 20, so the user can mark the administration of a dose, while the smart pack, smart hat or dynamic display 12 records when and under what conditions the dose was removed. As another alternative, a smart cap or smart blister pack automatically records the removal of a dose, as well as the time, temperature or other relevant environmental conditions at which it was removed. The smart hat, smart pack or dynamic display 12 transmits information according to other methods discussed herein, such as storing the results in internal memory or communicating the results to the scanning device 20 at periodic intervals or only when scanned by the scanning device 20 .

Once the removal of the dose has been detected and the condition has been recorded, the compliance system optionally determines whether the drug dose was removed while the package was within allowed temperature limits and/or before the drug expired. A warning or alert may be generated if the dose removal sequence fails to meet safe administration requirements. Smart packs, smart hats, dynamic displays 12, servers or scanning devices 20 can all determine if a dose is safe and/or provide a warning or warning.

In one variant, the compliance system records the temperature history associated with each dose removed from the package. By tracking history, the compliance system can determine and calculate the remaining best before date by using predefined parameters.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that there may be variations in the arrangements and applications described above. For example, although the description is limited to the use of dynamic display 12 with medication packaging for purposes of illustration, the compliance system and/or dynamic display 12 may be used on alternative content packaging systems.

FIG. 3 shows an application on an example scanning device 20 with a slider 32 and a series of clocks 33 and counters 31 to illustrate user compliance. In this example, adjust the number of doses and move the slider to Indicating the interval between each dose, the user can control the time of taking the medicine. The time period is typically a day, but can be a different time period, such as a span of multiple days, a week, a month, or any other time period that makes sense for timing. The application on the smartphone of FIG. 3 can be combined with the application of FIG. 2 so that the consumer has a comprehensive application for monitoring due dates and timing of health-related activities.

In one example, scanning device 20 may be configured to avoid setting an overnight dosing time when the user is sleeping. As another example, if the user is active at a certain time of the day (e.g. 2:00 pm) such that the user will not be able to take the medication at that time, the user can adjust the time slider until better and more convenient dosing is achieved time.

In Fig. 3, the scanning device 20 is shown as a smartphone, but the scanning device 20 may be any example of a handheld scanner, such as an RFID tag reader, smartphone, tablet computer or any other type of scanner. Furthermore, scanning device 20 may operate with or alternatively be integrated into a smartphone. Accordingly, slider 32 and series of clocks 33 may be provided on a separate device that communicates with scanning device 20 by any reasonable communication method, such as those discussed herein.

The adherence system allows the user to use a time slider 32 device and a series of clocks 33, which are based on the number of drug doses the user requires within that time period. As the user adjusts the sliders, each clock is adjusted to provide the user with a new dose time for that particular time period based on the number of doses required during the time period and the slider time interval between doses. The number of doses and time intervals are user adjustable. The user moves the slider to adjust the time between doses. By adjusting the time between doses, the user can control when the medication is taken.

In another aspect, an adherence system that assists users in building family health is provided. The system can be used for multiple family members at the same time by setting up different profiles for each family member. In one example, the scanning device 20 enables the user to set not only the timing of the dosing, but also the setting of health-related other times during daily activities such as exercise or mobility. For example, a user may be required to walk for 10 minutes three times a day, or a physical therapist may ask a patient to practice standing up five times a day. In one example, such repetitive daily activities may be entered into scanning device 20 and scheduled along with dosing times or other health-related activities.

In another example, the adherence system may account for users to plan all healthy aspects of their lives, such as but not limited to exercise, food preparation, food consumption, meal times, drug delivery times, medication due, meditation, prayer, and others Lifestyle related matters. This may be useful for users who must plan to take certain medications with meals and others not, or for users who must take certain medications at different times of the day to reduce the possibility of drug interactions.

In one example, the compliance system includes a code on a package, wherein scanning device 20 scans the code, determines the contents of the package, and inserts the type of content into scanning device 20 along with one of the health-related activities. A package can have any type of health-related content. For example, an adherence system could operate with smart caps or smart blister packs that contain medications. The smart cap or blister pack has a scan code associated with it, such as a barcode, RFID chip, NFC or QR code. The user can scan the code with the scanning device 20 . When determining the contents of the package, the scanning device 20 can optionally set the number of doses and the interval between doses.

In another aspect, an adherence system with an alert system is provided, wherein the user can receive reminders or alerts of health-related activities at appropriate times, the reminders can be sent to the scanning device 20, via text message or SMS message The alert system may be set to send reminders to one or more phone calls, to the user's email address, to a phone call, or to any other means of the user's choice.

In another example aspect, usage data from the compliance system and/or scanning device 20 is sent to a physician, psychologist, or other healthcare practitioner in order to track the user's compliance with the healthcare practitioner's prescribed lifestyle requirements. To communicate such information, scanning device 20 may have a transmitter and receiver for periodically or continuously sending compliance data to a cloud, server, or other repository. Scanning device 20 may optionally store compliance data either temporarily or permanently in internal memory. Alternatively, scanning device 20 may not have internal memory, but instead scanning device 20 may be separate from the compliance system, in which case scanning device 20 may periodically poll the compliance system and transmit the results to the cloud, server or other database or administrator without storing it. Alternatively, the user may mark or indicate the completion of each health-related activity with an indicator on the system or scanning device 20 . The indicator sends completed health-related activities to the healthcare practitioner to track the user's compliance with the healthcare practitioner's prescribed lifestyle requirements.

In another aspect, an adherence system is provided wherein a user receives a reward for good adherence by tracking the user's adherence and using behavior improvement through a reward system to increase adherence by providing rewards to the user . In one example, a reward system may include positive or negative reinforcement to encourage user compliance with a medication regimen or other health-related activities. For example, negative reinforcement may involve the user paying an amount of money upfront, and the user will then be complied with in return for a certain amount of money, such as per pound of weight lost or less pain due to weight loss.

In one example, such a reward system may be tracked and implemented by a compliance system (including scanning device 20 ) and/or through communication from scanning device 20 to a cloud, server, repository, or other administrator. In this example, a reward system encourages the user to follow a medication regimen or other health-related activities. The reward system may involve coupons from stores where the user typically shops. Other alternatives to reward systems include, but are not limited to, discounts, credits for future purchases, or other monetary rewards.

In one example involving various aspects, a healthcare practitioner may set up a schedule for one or more health-related activities for a user on the adherence system. The healthcare practitioner may have the ability to lock part or all of the plan so that the user receives the full plan or the user can set the time of use for each day with a swipe. Alternatively, the user may enter all health related activities into the compliance system. As another alternative, the user can scan the smart package or smart cap, which enables the scanning device 20 to enter the medication into the compliance system with a suggested or fixed dosing regimen. When a user completes a planned health-related activity or task, the user can mark or indicate completion via a button or other indicator, and the compliance system can record the time of completion. As the user increases compliance, the compliance system can provide rewards and incentives to the user, which will further encourage the user to increase compliance.

A compliance system may enable scanning device 20 to be updated based on information the scanner receives from the cloud, server, database, or other administrator, such as a healthcare practitioner.

From the above description it should be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art that, while the methods and apparatus described herein constitute example embodiments of the invention, the invention described herein is not limited to any precise embodiment and is not limited to any precise embodiment without departing from the scope of the claims defined herein. Changes may be made to such embodiments without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the claims should not be limited by the preferred embodiments set forth in the examples, but should be given the broadest interpretation consistent with the entire description. Likewise, it should be understood that it is not necessary that any or all of the identified advantages or purposes of the invention disclosed herein be met in order to fall within the scope of any claim, since the invention is defined by the claims and due to the inherent and/or Unforeseen advantages may exist, even though they may not be explicitly discussed herein.

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12: Dynamic display

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Claims (28)

A compliance system for dynamically displaying conditions of use, comprising a dynamic display on a package, the dynamic display including an adjustable display for providing information to a user; a temperature sensor for sensing the the temperature of the package, the temperature sensor in communication with the dynamic display; wherein the information is formed from variable ink such as printable ink, optical ink or electronic ink; and wherein the information includes An updated best before date, including a history of the stated temperature. The compliance system for dynamically displaying usage conditions according to claim 1, further comprising a scanning device configured to communicate with the dynamic display. The compliance system for dynamically displaying usage conditions as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein said information is selected from the group consisting of due date, current time, current date, temperature information, next dose time and status indicator group. A compliance system for dynamically displaying conditions of use as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein said information is based on determining whether a combination of elapsed time and temperature history has been set such that content of said package has expired Condition updated. The compliance system for dynamically displaying usage conditions as described in claim 1 or 2, wherein the information is updated through direct communication with a server. The compliance system for dynamically displaying usage conditions as claimed in claim 2, wherein the information is updated through the scanning device. The compliance system for dynamically displaying usage conditions as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein said information is updated by a process running directly on said dynamic display. The compliance system for dynamically displaying usage conditions according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the dynamic display further includes an internal clock. The compliance system for dynamically displaying usage conditions as described in claim 1 or 2, wherein the inks have different colors to indicate different types of the information. The compliance system for dynamically displaying conditions of use as claimed in claim 2, wherein the scanning device is selected from the group consisting of a palm-sized scanner, an RFID tag reader, a smart phone, a tablet computer, and a notebook computer . The compliance system for dynamically displaying usage conditions as claimed in claim 2, wherein said scanning device provides history and analysis of said information. The compliance system for dynamically displaying usage conditions as claimed in claim 2, wherein said scanning device provides said information shown on said dynamic display. The compliance system for dynamically displaying usage conditions as recited in Claim 2, wherein said scanning device provides current information selected from the group consisting of: due date, current date, current time, next Dose date, next dose time, last dose date, number of doses taken, number of doses planned for next time period, temperature and amount of remaining medication. The compliance system for dynamically displaying usage conditions as set forth in claim 2, wherein said scanning device has a plurality of profiles for registering a plurality of users or a plurality of packages; and wherein said scanning device is configured to update each of the profiles individually or collectively. The compliance system for dynamically displaying usage conditions as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein said dynamic display is attached, adhered or connected to said packaging in a reusable or permanent manner. The compliance system for dynamically displaying usage conditions according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the dynamic display further includes a storage medium for tracking and storing the temperature of the package. The compliance system for dynamically displaying usage conditions as claimed in claim 16, wherein the dynamic display further includes a transmitter and a receiver for transmitting the stored temperature to a server, a scanning device or elsewhere. The compliance system for dynamically displaying usage conditions as described in claim 1 or 2, wherein the dynamic display periodically polls the temperature sensor, and the dynamic display further includes a function for polling the temperature sensor The temperature is transmitted to the server, scanning device or other transmitters and receivers. The compliance system for dynamically displaying usage conditions according to Claim 1, wherein the package is a smart package or a smart cap containing medicine. The compliance system for dynamically displaying usage conditions according to claim 19, wherein the smart package or smart hat includes a label including the temperature sensor. The compliance system for dynamically displaying usage conditions as claimed in claim 20, wherein said label includes a time tracking and dose monitoring system. The compliance system for dynamically displaying conditions of use as claimed in claim 20, wherein said smart packaging or smart cap has predefined parameters that allow said label to run a process and determine the expiration conditions of said medicine; wherein, The expiration condition is communicated from the tag to the dynamic display to update the information. The compliance system for dynamically displaying usage conditions as claimed in claim 22, wherein said smart package or smart cap updates said information on said dynamic display between removal of medication. The compliance system for dynamically displaying the conditions of use as described in claim 1 or 2, further comprising an indicator for indicating to the user that the contents of the package are removed each time, wherein the removal time and condition. The compliance system for dynamically displaying usage conditions as described in claim 20, 21 or 23, wherein the smart cap or smart blister automatically senses the removal of the contents of the package and records the time of removal and conditions. The compliance system for dynamically displaying usage conditions as claimed in claim 24, wherein the information is updated based on determining the time of removal and whether the conditions have been set such that the content of the package has expired. The compliance system for dynamically displaying usage conditions according to Claim 1 or 2, further comprising a warning to warn the user that the contents of the package are expired. The compliance system for dynamically displaying usage conditions as described in Claim 1, further comprising a dynamic QR code containing encoded dose information for optical scanning by a scanning device.

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