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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2003
Barbara A. Rapchak, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Barbara A. Rapchak, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Leap of Faith Technologies, Inc., Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for facilitating compliance with a medication regimen by a user. The method includes the steps of providing the user with a medication dispensing unit for dispensing medication to the user and a wireless transceiver operatively coupled to a controller of the medication dispensing unit, downloading a set of instructions for controlling the medication unit from a server to the controller of the medication dispensing unit through the wireless transceiver and downloading a set of instructions that instruct the user on how to use the dispensed medication through the wireless transceiver to the user.