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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 1986
Filed:
Jun. 25, 1984
Jonathan D Wirtschafter, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Richard S Walton, Tempe, AZ (US);
Mediminder Development Limited Partnership, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A medical timer apparatus that provides a time of day display and that measures time as between sensings of a monitored parameter, such as the opening of a medication container. Alarm time information may be input as either preselected times of day or as an interval between openings of the medication container. A minimum safe interval between dosages unit operates to signal when medication should not be taken. A predosing interval unit operates to signal the operator that medication might be safely dispensed even though the alarm time has not yet arrived. The invention also operates to calculate and display a compliance score that indicates how well the patient has complied wtih the prescription schedule.