US 11,938,265 B2
Devices, systems, and methods for adherence monitoring and patient interaction
Yechiel Engelhard, Boston, MA (US); Mark Maalouf, Cambridge, MA (US); and Michael Chiu, Somerville, MA (US)
Assigned to Gecko Health Innovations, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US)
Filed by Gecko Health Innovations, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US)
Filed on Jan. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/572,103.
Application 17/572,103 is a continuation of application No. 14/375,696, granted, now 11,253,661, previously published as PCT/US2013/047507, filed on Jun. 25, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/664,008, filed on Jun. 25, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2022/0143335 A1, May 12, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G16H 20/13 (2018.01); A61M 15/00 (2006.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 15/008 (2014.02) [A61M 15/0093 (2014.02); G16H 20/13 (2018.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01); A61B 5/1112 (2013.01); A61B 5/4833 (2013.01); A61M 15/009 (2013.01); A61M 2205/18 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3317 (2013.01); A61M 2205/332 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3324 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3368 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3375 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3553 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3584 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3592 (2013.01); A61M 2205/52 (2013.01); A61M 2205/581 (2013.01); A61M 2205/582 (2013.01); A61M 2205/584 (2013.01); A61M 2205/587 (2013.01); A61M 2205/8212 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. An accessory for use with an inhaler, the inhaler comprising a housing and medication disposed within the housing, the accessory comprising:
a wireless communication mechanism configured to wirelessly receive a signal indicative of a predetermined medication schedule from an external device;
a speaker;
a sensor configured to sense a condition indicative of the medication being dispensed;
a memory configured to store data regarding the sensed condition; and
a processor configured to:
output an audible sound via the speaker when a dosage of the medication is due according to the signal indicative of the predetermined medication schedule;
receive a signal from the sensor;
determine that medication was dispensed based on the signal received from the sensor; and
send, via the wireless communication mechanism, the data indicating that the medication was dispensed to the external device.