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Patent US7773460 - Medication regimen communicator apparatus and method - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA �medication communicator� chart is used as a teaching tool to educate patients and to schedule events corresponding to a prescribed medication regimen. The �medication communicator� chart includes a scheduling graph having the shape of a 12-hour or 24-hour analog clock. The scheduling graph...http://www.google.com/patents/US7773460?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7773460 - Medication regimen communicator apparatus and methodAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7773460 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/287,256Publication dateAug 10, 2010Filing dateNov 4, 2002Priority dateNov 4, 2002Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS7961555, US20040088132, US20100300348Publication number10287256, 287256, US 7773460 B2, US 7773460B2, US-B2-7773460, US7773460 B2, US7773460B2InventorsLindsay HoltOriginal AssigneeLindsay HoltExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (43), Non-Patent Citations (1), Referenced by (1), Classifications (26), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMedication regimen communicator apparatus and methodUS 7773460 B2Abstract A �medication communicator� chart is used as a teaching tool to educate patients and to schedule events corresponding to a prescribed medication regimen. The �medication communicator� chart includes a scheduling graph having the shape of a 12-hour or 24-hour analog clock. The scheduling graph is divided into regions corresponding to each hour of a day for scheduling event information. Fields, on the �medication communicator� chart, are receptive to labels communicating information corresponding to numerous medications in the medication regimen. Timing indicators may be applied to the regions of the scheduling graph to indicate consumption or application times of each of the medications.
providing a scheduling device comprising
a scheduling graph fixed to a supporting substrate,
a reference chart positioned on the substrate in close proximity to the scheduling graph,
the scheduling graph having a shape corresponding to a clock face representing at least one of a 12-hour, circular, analog clock and a 24-hour, circular, analog clock,
the scheduling graph, further comprising markings spaced to divide an area thereof into regions corresponding to hours of a day,
the scheduling graph further being fixed to be non-rotating with respect to a support underlying the scheduling graph,
the reference chart further comprising a plurality of fields sized and shaped to receive therein labels affixed thereto,
the reference chart, wherein each field of the plurality of fields further comprises an information region and at least one frequency region corresponding thereto, the information region and frequency region being distinguished from one another by at least one of size and shape,
members, each being a label selectively removable from the sheet and comprising a material adherent to at least one of the scheduling graph and the reference chart,
a visual feature unique to the each set and shared by the members of the set,
the members, further comprising an information label having a surface prepared to receive an identification of a medication, and shaped to match the shape of the information region of a field of the reference chart,
the members, further comprising a plurality of frequency labels, each specifying at least one day, being shaped to match the shape of the frequency region of a field of the reference chart and distinct from the shape of the information label,
the members, further comprising a plurality of timing labels, each timing label being distinguished from both the information label and each of the frequency labels by at least one of size and shape; and
providing instructions to a caregiver of the patient, effective to prepare the sheet, imprinted with information, reflecting the medical regimen, on at least one of the sets of labels.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the providing instructions further comprises providing software effective to imprint the sheet.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the providing instructions further comprises providing software comprising a template and executable to receive data entered by the caregiver for imprinting on labels of the sheet.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the providing instructions further comprises providing software comprising a template and executable to receive data entered by the caregiver for imprinting on labels of the sheet.
5. A method for communicating a medical regimen to a patient, the method comprising:
obtaining a scheduling device comprising
obtaining a sheet comprising a plurality of sets of labels, each set thereof comprising
preparing the sheet, imprinted with information, reflecting the medical regimen, on at least one of the sets of labels.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein the preparing further comprises obtaining software effective to imprint the sheet in accordance with instructions from a caregiver to the patient.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein the preparing further comprises running, on a computer, the software and imprinting labels of the sheet.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the software further comprises a template and is executable to prompt the caregiver and receive data entered by the caregiver in accordance with the template.
9. The method of claim 5, wherein the preparing further comprises running, on a computer, the software and imprinting labels of the sheet.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein the software further comprises a template and is executable to prompt the caregiver and receive data entered by the caregiver in accordance with the template.
imprinting an information label of a first set of the plurality of sets with information identifying a medication; and
removing from the sheet from the first set the information label;
placing the information label on the information region of a first field of the plurality of fields on the reference chart.
removing from the sheet, from the first set, a first frequency label; and
adhering the first frequency label on a frequency region of the first field.
removing from the sheet, from the first set, a first timing label; and
adhering the first timing label on a region of the scheduling graph.
14. The method of claim 5, wherein the visual feature is a property selected from the group consisting of a color, a pattern, a symbol, a word, and a texture.
15. An apparatus for communicating a medical regimen to a patient, the apparatus comprising:
a scheduling device comprising
the reference chart, wherein each field of the plurality of fields further comprises an information region and at least one frequency region corresponding thereto, the information region and frequency region being distinguished from one another by at least one of size and shape; and
the members, further comprising a plurality of timing labels, each timing label being distinguished from both the information label and each of the frequency labels by at least one of size and shape.
16. The apparatus of claim 15, further comprising instructions directed to a caregiver of the patient, effective to prepare the sheet, imprinted with information, reflecting the medical regimen, on at least one of the sets of labels.
Once a regimen has been successfully communicated 34, a patient or client may need to actually follow 58 or execute 58 the regimen without supervision or with nonprofessional supervision. Thus where a patient is mentioned herein, a typically nonprofessional caregiver (or possibly other caregiver) may execute appropriate actions. Once the regimen has been executed 58, a caregiver may need to verify 60 that the regimen has been properly executed. This may require providing feedback 62 or results 62 to a caregiver.
A second step 112 may include partially assembling 112 a second. �medication communicator� chart 70. The chart 70 may be partially assembled 112 by first applying 106 b client or patient information 94 to the chart 70 and then applying 108 b medication labels 84 to the chart 70. A caregiver may then take the first preassembled �medication communicator� chart and the second partially assembled chart and display 114 both �medication communicator� charts 70 in front of a particular client or patient.
As a caregiver is completing the second chart 70, the caregiver may show 124 the client or patient each medication as the timing is designated on the chart 70. This may include showing 126 the dosage to the client, as well as showing 128 the method of preparation, application, or consumption of the medication. If an implement (e.g. syringe) 100 is needed to dispense a particular medication, the measurement may be shown on the grading of the implement 100 at this time using the labels 88. This may include showing 132 a patient how to use the implement 100, labeling 134 the implement 100 with the correct medication information, and using the labels 88 to indicate 136 the correct dosage of medication. Once the medication regimen 24 is properly demonstrated to the client or patient, the caregiver may then use various methods to verify that the patient understood the regimen 24.
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