IP Library Patent Application 15230143
Patent Application
App. No. 15/230,143

Remote-Controlled Medicine Delivery System

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App. No.
15/230,143
Abstract

Aspects of the present invention provide a method and a remote-controlled guidance system for delivering and applying medicines to a region of the body that may not otherwise be easily accessible (e.g., to the perianal region). The system is designed to enable the user to administer their medicine at a desirable angle they control, while the user is in a relatively comfortable and efficacious position for the treatment. The device can present a safer, more hygienic, and more effective alternative method to self-administer perianal medicines than any option currently available. To this extent, the system can present a discreet, “hands-free” alternative to the current options, or couple to other system, such as a bidet toilet seat system, thereby substantially eliminating any discomfort, ineffectiveness, and/or embarrassment a user might otherwise experience.

Claims (42)

1 . A remote-controlled delivery system, comprising:

a nozzle delivery assembly;

a first motor being connected to the nozzle delivery assembly and capable of directing one or more extending and retracting movements of the nozzle delivery assembly;

one or more second motors being connected to the nozzle delivery assembly and capable of directing one or more three-dimensional rotational movements of the nozzle delivery assembly; and

one or more dynamic steering remote control units adapted to be communicating with both the first motor and the one or more second motors and directing one or more movements of the first motor and the one or more second motors.

2 . The remote-controlled delivery system of claim 1 , wherein the nozzle delivery assembly comprises a wash nozzle and a medicinal delivery nozzle.

3 . The remote-controlled delivery system of claim 2 , wherein the wash nozzle further comprises a water jet head.

4 . The remote-controlled delivery system of claim 2 , wherein the medicinal delivery nozzle further comprises a medicinal liquid inlet being connected to a medicinal storage assembly.

5 . The remote-controlled delivery system of claim 4 , wherein the medicinal storage assembly comprises:

one or more cartridges that stores medicines to be applied; and

a pressurized pump adapted to pump and deliver the medicines from the one or more cartridges to the medicinal liquid inlet.

6 . The remote-controlled delivery system of claim 4 , wherein the medicinal delivery nozzle further comprises a medicinal atomizer head adapted to modify a medicine to achieve a consistency that can be applied over a distance and deliver a stream of the medicine to an user.

7 . The remote-controlled delivery system of claim 4 , wherein the medicinal delivery nozzle is adapted to deliver one or more medicines across a space to a localized region of a body of an user.

8 . The remote-controlled delivery system of claim 7 , wherein the localized region is in a perianal region of the body of the user.

9 . The remote-controlled delivery system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more dynamic steering remote control units receive a user input to direct the one or more movements of the first motor and the one or more second motors and adjust at least one of an angle or a location of the delivery nozzle assembly based on the user input.

10 . The remote-controlled delivery system of claim 1 , further comprising a base unit coupled to the nozzle delivery assembly and adapted to receive a perianal region of an user.

11 . The remote-controlled delivery system of claim 10 , wherein the base unit comprises a toilet seat assembly, which comprises a housing and a base seat.

12 . The remote-controlled delivery system of claim 11 , wherein the nozzle delivery assembly is positioned inside the housing of the toilet seat assembly.

13 . The remote-controlled delivery system of claim 12 , wherein one or more nozzles of the nozzle delivery assembly are controlled by the one or more dynamic steering remote control units and adapted to be moving in and out of the housing.

14 . The remote-controlled delivery system of claim 10 , wherein the base unit comprises a bedpan.

15 . The remote-controlled delivery system of claim 10 , wherein the base unit comprises a hydraulic chair.

16 . The remote-controlled delivery system of claim 10 , wherein the base unit comprises a commode.

17 . The remote-controlled delivery system of claim 10 , wherein the base unit comprises a hospital bed.

18 . A remote-controlled delivery system, comprising:

a nozzle delivery assembly;

a first motor being connected to the nozzle delivery assembly and capable of directing one or more extending and retracting movements of the nozzle delivery assembly;

one or more second motors being connected to the nozzle delivery assembly and capable of directing one or more three-dimensional rotational movements of the nozzle delivery assembly;

one or more dynamic steering remote control units adapted to be communicating with both the first motor and the one or more second motors and directing one or more movements of the first motor and the one or more second motors; and

a base unit coupled to the nozzle delivery assembly and adapted to receive a perianal region of an user.

19 . A method of using a remote-controlled delivery system, comprising:

controlling one or more movements of a nozzle delivery assembly by one or more dynamic steering remote control units, wherein the controlling further comprising:

directing one or more extending and retracting movements of a nozzle delivery assembly by communicating the one or more dynamic steering remote control units with a first motor connected to the nozzle delivery assembly;

directing one or more three-dimensional rotational movements of the nozzle delivery assembly by communicating the one or more dynamic steering remote control units with one or more second motors.

20 . The method of claim 19 , wherein the nozzle delivery assembly comprises a wash nozzle, and the method further comprising:

jetting out a liquid solution from a water jet head of the wash nozzle.

21 . The method of claim 19 , wherein the nozzle delivery assembly comprises a medicinal delivery nozzle, and the method further comprising:

delivering one or more medicines from a medicinal storage assembly connected to the medicinal delivery nozzle; and

spraying out the one or more medicines from a medicinal atomizer head of the medicinal delivery nozzle.

22 . The method of claim 19 , further comprising:

modifying the one or more medicines by the medicinal atomizer head so as to achieve a consistency that can be applied over a distance and deliver a stream of the one or more medicines to an user.

23 . The method of claim 19 , further comprising:

receiving an user input from the nozzle assembly by the one or more dynamic steering remote control units to direct one or more movements of the first motor and the one or more second motors and adjust at least one of an angle or a location of the delivery nozzle assembly based on the user input.

Assignments (7)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 20, 2025
From: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 071672/0100 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 19, 2022
From: WHOLE BATH, LLC
To: BEMIS MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Reel/Frame 060551/0260 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 31, 2022
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP (FKA MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC.)
Reel/Frame 059460/0557 →
CORRECTIVE NOTICE AND RELEASE REGARDING SECURITY INTEREST IN SPECIFIED PATENTS Recorded Mar 31, 2022
From: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP (FKA MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC.)
Reel/Frame 059567/0992 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 21, 2021
From: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 057927/0091 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 21, 2021
From: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 058040/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 17, 2017
From: PENG, SHAO-YU; SCHWAB, BRIAN
To: WHOLE BATH, LLC
Reel/Frame 043323/0035 →