Medication adherence monitoring device

US11193925B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• University of Florida Research Foundation, INC. · US
• Xhale, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Donn Dennis · Gainesville, US
• Matthew M. Booth · Gainesville, US
• Scott WASDO · Gainesville, US
• Chris BATICH · Gainesville, US
• Hank Wohltjen · Gainesville, US
• Douglas Crumb · Owings Mills, US
• Mark Tanner · Gainesville, US
• Susan BAUMGARTNER · Gainesville, US
• Poonam Kaul · Gainesville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 15, 2019
• Grant date: Dec 7, 2021
• Expiry date: Apr 15, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01N2030/743
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A Self Monitoring And Reporting Therapeutics, SMART® composition, method apparatus and system are provided which flexibly provide options, by combining different embodiments of the device with different embodiments of the composition, the ability to conduct definitive medication adherence monitoring over the short term (Acute Medication Adherence Monitoring, immediately up to an hour or so after taking a medication), intermediate term (Intermediate Medication Adherence Monitoring, IMAM, an hour or so to a day or so after taking a medication), and longer term (Chronic Medication Adherence Monitoring, CMAM, a day to several days after taking a medication).