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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:
Dec. 04, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2003
Applicants:
Robert A. Kerr, Ii, Newport Beach, CA (US);
James D. Fonger, Columbia, SC (US);
Inventors:
Robert A. Kerr, II, Newport Beach, CA (US);
James D. Fonger, Columbia, SC (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 23/02 (2006.01); G08B 23/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A remote medication delivery system for providing remote monitoring, and optionally delivering, medication to a patient is provided. Specifically, in one embodiment the system comprises at least one dosage containment unit, a sensor for monitoring the status of the unit, and a transmitter for transmitting the status to a remote receiver. A method for remotely monitoring, and optionally delivering, medication to a patient is also provided.