David Lerner

US Patent:

52008916, Apr 6, 1993

Filed:

Jan 17, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/464877

Inventors:

Bruce A. Kehr - Potomac MD
David Lerner - New York NY
Richard D. Demenus - New York NY
Michael J. Edl - New York NY

International Classification:

G06F 1542

US Classification:

36441301

Abstract:

A device for monitoring medication of a patient and for prompting the patient into certain medication taking schedule and/or certain programming steps and routines. The device has a plurality of compartments, each of which may store medication and an electrical signaling system to emit medication alert signals from time-to-time, each of which the signals indicates (a) that medication should be taken, (b) from which compartment the medication should be taken, (c) and the quantity of medication to be taken. If a designated compartment is not opened and closed within a predetermined period of time, the electrical signaling system will sound an alarm. If each designated compartment is opened and closed, the take-medication signal and the alarm (if operating) are turned off and the event is recorded for later review. The device includes a display having a substantially continuous display area having portions thereof closely adjacent to each compartment.

US Patent:

57522359, May 12, 1998

Filed:

Jul 23, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/556626

Inventors:

Bruce A. Kehr - Potomac MD
David Lerner - New York NY
Richard D. Demenus - New York NY
Michael J. Edl - New York NY

Assignee:

InforMedix, Inc. - Rockville MD

International Classification:

G06F 1502

US Classification:

705 3

Abstract:

A device for monitoring medication of a patient and for prompting the patient into certain medication taking schedule and/or certain programming steps and routines. The device has a plurality of compartments, each of which may store medication, and an electrical signaling system to emit medication alert signals from time-to-time, each of which said signals indicates (a) that medication should be taken, (b) from which compartment the medication should be taken, (c) and the quantity of medication to be taken. If a designated compartment is not opened and closed within a predetermined period of time, the electrical signaling system will display an alarm and the event will be recorded as a missed medication event, unless the patient then opens the designated compartment. If each designated compartment is opened and closed, the take-medication signal and the alarm (if operating) are turned off and the event is recorded for later review. The device may be constructed in one piece with hinged doors for each pill compartment, or each pill compartment may be a separate "drawer" sliding into a main unit.