A - Human Necessities – 61 – B
Patent
A - Human Necessities
61
B
A61B 5/00 (2006.01) G01N 33/00 (2006.01) G01N 33/497 (2006.01) G01N 33/15 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2390261
The present invention includes a method and apparatus for monitoring drug compliance by detecting markers, such as odors, upon exhalation by a patient after medication is taken, wherein such markers result either directly from the medication itself or from an additive combined with the medication. In the case of olfactory markers, the invention preferably utilizes electronic sensor technology, such as the commercial devices referred to as "artificial noses" or "electronic noses", to non-invasively monitor compliance. The invention further includes a reporting system capable of tracking compliance (remote or proximate) and providing the necessary alerts.
L'invention concerne un procédé et un appareil permettant de surveiller l'observance thérapeutique de médicaments par la détection de marqueurs, tels que les odeurs, dès exhalation par le patient après la prise de médicaments. De tels marqueurs résultent soit directement de la médication même, soit d'un additif combiné à ladite médication. Dans le cas de marqueurs olfactifs, il est préférable d'utiliser la technique de détection électronique, par exemple les dispositifs industriels appelés "nez artificiels", ou nez électroniques" qui permettent de surveiller l'observance de manière non invasive. L'invention concerne en outre une filière de rapport capable de suivre (à distance ou de près) l'observance et de produire les signaux d'alertes, si nécessaire.
Lampotang Samsun
Melker Richard
Silverman David N.
Talton James D.
Sim & Mcburney
University Of Florida Research Foundation Inc.
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