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Within our group, we either have a chronic medical condition or have a parent
or grandparent with a complicated medical history. From our personal
experiences and encounters, we've recognized a true need for a simple yet
effective system to ease the unpleasant daily routine of taking prescriptions.
When you have a medical condition that requires multiple medications taken at
different times of day or at regular intervals, keeping track of what
medications to take, when to take them, or how much to take becomes a
confusing process. Failure to do so can sometimes affect the effectiveness for
certain medications.
To simplify the process, there are various products on the market. Different "pill boxes" simply serve as containers and fail to offer reminders
for time-sensitive medications. While there are various "reminder" products
such as calendars and/or alarms, it is easy to dismiss the alerts. We want to
introduce a system that can not only serve as a container and reminder, but
also as a dynamic dispenser. This system would containerize all of the
medications and reinforce reminders effectively to guarantee the efficacy for
a prescription.
Since a medical condition already complicates a patient's lifestyle, we envision a
simple system. With pills dispensed in bottles, bottles can be plugged
into chutes. The system could be scheduled to dispense medications from each
respective chute at a set time, and the tray would have a force sensor to
detect the weight change and the amount of time the pills sit on the tray. A
LED would display and change colors or flash to indicate the amount of time
that has passed. For example, the longer the pills sit on the tray, the more
violently the LED flashes or the colors could change from green to yellow to
red to indicate urgency. Also, when the bottles are running low, the system
can also serve as a visual indicator that certain medications require
re-fills. A more advanced feature would be if the pill is removed an hour
later than the scheduled time, an indicator would change the instant the pill
is removed, and the subsequently scheduled intervals would adjust dynamically
for the delay.
Continued....
Forthcoming....
Marble Answering Machine
(Personal Experience: Self, Parent, Grandparents)
Forthcoming
