A - Human Necessities – 61 – J
Patent
A - Human Necessities
61
J
A61J 7/04 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2734257
Described within is a device (1) for monitoring the removal of articles (3) contained in compartments (20) of a standard blister package (2), in particular to assist a patient in following a prescribed programme of drugs. The compartments (20) are covered with a rupturable cover (21). According to the invention, the removal of a drug (3) out of the blister package (2) is detected by photosensitive sensors located under the compartments (20), one per compartment. The device (1) includes an opaque frame support (11) comprising cavities (12) which accommodate said standard blister package (2) and covers the transparent faces of each compartment (20), which keeps light from the photosensitive sensors. Ambient light illuminates the photosensitive sensors when the cover (21 ) of a compartment (20) is torn and a drug (3) removed from the compartment (20).
La présente invention concerne un dispositif (1) destiné à surveiller le retrait darticles (3) contenus dans les compartiments (20) dun emballage thermoformé ordinaire (2), en particulier à aider un patient à respecter un schéma posologique prescrit. Les compartiments (20) sont couverts par un opercule pouvant être rompu (21). Selon l'invention, le retrait dun médicament (3) de lemballage thermoformé (2) est détecté par des capteurs photosensibles situés sous les compartiments (20), au nombre dun par compartiment. Le dispositif (1) comprend un support de cadre opaque (11) comprenant des cavités (12) qui hébergent ledit emballage thermoformé ordinaire (2) et couvre les faces transparentes de chaque compartiment (20), ce qui préserve les capteurs photosensibles de la lumière. La lumière ambiante illumine les capteurs photosensibles lorsque lopercule (21) dun compartiment (20) est déchiré et lorsquun médicament (3) est retiré du compartiment (20).
Gal Catherine
Sterry Graham
Advanced Telecare Solutions Ltd
Smart & Biggar
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