Patent ID: 8394053

Claim:
A system comprising: a housing; a junction element at least partially extending within the housing forming a first fluid channel and a second fluid channel, the first fluid channel extending from a first end to a second end, the second fluid channel extending from a distal end and terminating at the first fluid channel at an intersection intermediate the first end and the second end; a medication port extending from an external face of the housing that is fluidically and directly coupled to the distal end of the second fluid channel of the junction element, the medication port configured to be fluidically coupled to a fluid outlet of a medication container; an identification sensor disposed within the housing to generate information indicative of contents of the medication container when the fluid outlet of the medication container is being fluidically coupled to the medication port; a transmitter disposed within the housing and in communication with the identification sensor to wirelessly transmit the information generated by the identification sensor to a remote data collection system; and a self-contained power source disposed within the housing powering the identification sensor and the transmitter, wherein: the housing has a shape and size enabling it to be held by a first hand of a user while the user administers medication from the medication container via the medication port using his or her second hand.