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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2016
Applicant:
Adherium (Nz) Limited, Auckland, NZ;
Inventors:
Garth Campbell Sutherland, Auckland, NZ;
Michael James Gormack, Auckland, NZ;
Darren James Bainbridge, Auckland, NZ;
Assignee:
ADHERIUM (NZ) LIMITED, Auckland, NZ;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G16H 20/13 (2018.01); A61M 15/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G16H 20/13 (2018.01); A61B 5/4833 (2013.01); A61M 15/00 (2013.01); A61M 15/008 (2014.02); A61M 15/009 (2013.01); A61M 15/0026 (2014.02); A61M 15/0035 (2014.02); A61M 15/0041 (2014.02); A61M 15/0043 (2014.02); A61M 15/0051 (2014.02); A61M 15/0091 (2013.01); A61M 16/0003 (2014.02); A61B 5/0002 (2013.01); A61M 15/0003 (2014.02); A61M 15/0023 (2014.02); A61M 15/0028 (2013.01); A61M 15/0071 (2014.02); A61M 2016/0021 (2013.01); A61M 2202/064 (2013.01); A61M 2205/14 (2013.01); A61M 2205/18 (2013.01); A61M 2205/215 (2013.01); A61M 2205/332 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3306 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3368 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3375 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3553 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3584 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3592 (2013.01); A61M 2205/502 (2013.01); A61M 2205/52 (2013.01); A61M 2205/8206 (2013.01); A61M 2205/8275 (2013.01); A61M 2205/8293 (2013.01);
Abstract
Adherence monitors are disclosed, incorporating cap removal sensors together with a determined time period in order to determine that a dose of medicament has been dispensed. In another form, cap removal data is combined with acoustic data to determine that a dose of medicament has been dispensed. Several specific structural arrangements are also disclosed.