Patent ID: 11857720
Assignee: RECIPROCAL LABS CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A monitoring attachment attachable to a medicament dispenser for monitoring usage of the medicament dispenser, comprising:
a housing attachable to a medicament dispenser;
one or more sensors to detect usage of the medicament dispenser, the one or more sensors comprising:
a first sensor to detect a first signal generated in response to a first movement of the medicament dispenser, wherein power is directed to the first sensor by at least one processor, and wherein the first movement is associated with the medicament dispenser being handled after a period of nonuse; and
a second sensor to detect a second signal generated in response to a second movement of the medicament dispenser, wherein power is directed to the second sensor by the at least one processor upon the first sensor detecting the first signal, and wherein the second movement is associated with the medicament dispenser dispensing a medicament or preparing to dispense the medicament;

a storage medium to store event data associated with the usage of the medicament dispenser as a medication usage event;
a wireless transceiver configured to:
transmit, to a client device, the medication usage event detected by the sensors, and
receive, from the client device, a request to locate the medicament dispenser; and

an output device configured to emit a detection signal responsive to the request to locate the medicament dispenser.