Patent ID: 6961285
Filing Date: 2005-11-01
Classification: A61B,A61J,G06Q,G08B,G16H,H01H,H02M,H05K

Abstract:
1. A medication monitoring system, the medication monitoring system comprising: an instrumented medication package, said instrumented medication package having a plurality of medication containments, said medication containments each having a closure, each closure having a severable connector, said instrumented medication package further having an instrumented medication package receiver and an instrumented medication package transmitter, said instrumented medication package receiver for receiving trigger signals, and said instrumented medication package transmitter for transmitting information identifying the condition of the severable connectors; and a medication monitor, said medication monitor having a medication monitor transmitter and a medication monitor receiver, said medication monitor transmitter for transmitting a trigger signal, said medication monitor receiver for receiving information transmitted by an instrumented medication package transmitter.