Patent ID: 6507275
Filing Date: 2003-01-14
Classification: A61J,G08B

Abstract:
A medicament dispensing reminder for assisting a patient to remember to take one or more medicaments at a preferred time comprising:a case for supporting circuitry; a microprocessor held by said case including means for programming the microprocessor and data output means, said microprocessor including timing circuitry which includes a 24 hour clock and said microprocessor including a memory module capable of sending medicament identifying indicia to an output port to identify an individual medicament at a pre-programmed time; data link interface for receiving programming information connected to said microprocessor for inputting medicament dosage times, conditions, and name identifying indicia for a set of time intervals for each successive 24 hour period; programming information sending means independent of said case to permit programming said microprocessor via said data link interface for receiving programming information; a warning indicator held by said case including means to output a signal at a time when a medicament is to be taken; a data display window held by said case to display alpha/numeric data received from the output port of said microprocessor relating to the medicament to be taken; means for inputting power to said microprocessor held by said case for connection to a source of electrical energy; and a medicament holding case separated from said microprocessor.