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Granted Patent B2
US 10,642,960 · App. 15/537,992 · Granted May 5, 2020

Wearable kit with smart patch

Inventor: Jonathan T. Goguen (Brookline, NH)
Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
G06F19/3462A61K9/7023G16H40/63
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,642,960
App. No.
15/537,992
Filed
Jun 20, 2017
Granted
May 5, 2020
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2687
USPC
340/870.07
Abstract

A system and method for controlling medication-dispensing patches by a wearable device is provided. The method comprises receiving a transmission at a wearable device, wherein the transmission identifies a medication-dispensing patch; transmitting information corresponding to the identified medication-dispensing patch to an external computing device; receiving information at the wearable device from the external computing device, wherein the received information corresponds to a dosage of a medication that should be dispensed by the medication-dispensing patch; and transmitting information from the wearable device, wherein the transmission is configured for controlling a medication dosage that is dispensed by the medication-dispensing patch.

Claims (50)

1. A computer-implemented method for dispensing a medication at a medication-dispensing patch, the method comprising:

receiving a transmission at a wearable device, wherein the transmission identifies the medication-dispensing patch;

transmitting information corresponding to the identified medication-dispensing patch from the wearable device to an external computing device;

receiving, by the wearable device from the external computing device, a dosage of a medication dispensed by the identified medication-dispensing patch;

transmitting the received dosage from the wearable device to the identified medication-dispensing patch; and

modifying, with the wearable device, the dosage of the medication dispensed by the identified medication-dispensing patch based on analysis, by the wearable device, of physiological measurements made by the wearable device.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving sensor data from a sensor, the sensor data corresponding to a physiological measurement of a user of the wearable device; and

determining whether the sensor data corresponds to one or more criteria for administering the medication.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information received from the external computing device and the information transmitted from the wearable device include a time interval identifying how frequently the dosage of medication should be dispensed.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the energy transmitted wirelessly from the wearable device to the identified medication-dispensing patch is configured for providing power to the identified medication-dispensing patch.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving sensor data sensed by a sensor at the identified medication-dispensing patch over a wireless communication interface at the wearable device;

receiving sensor data from a sensor at the wearable device;

comparing the sensor data received from the identified medication-dispensing patch and the sensor data sensed at the sensor at the wearable device with one or more criteria;

determining whether the dosage of medication dispensed by the identified medication-dispensing patch should be modified according to the one or more criteria; and

transmitting information from the wearable device to the identified medication-dispensing patch that modifies the dosage of medication dispensed by the identified medication-dispensing patch.

6. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having embodied thereon a program executable by a processor to perform a method for dispensing a medication at a medication-dispensing patch, the non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising:

instructions for receiving a transmission over a communications module at a wearable device, wherein the transmission is configured for identifying the medication-dispensing patch;

instructions for transmitting information corresponding to the identified medication-dispensing patch to an external computing device using the communications module;

instructions for receiving by the wearable device from the external computing device using the communications module, a dosage of a medication dispensed by the identified medication-dispensing patch; and

instructions for transmitting the received dosage from the wearable device to the identified medication-dispensing patch using the communications module; and

instructions for modifying, with the wearable device, the dosage of the medication dispensed by the identified medication-dispensing patch based on analysis, by the wearable device, of physiological measurements made by the wearable device.

7. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 6 , further comprising:

instructions for analyzing sensor data sensed by a sensor, the sensor data corresponding to a physiological measurement of a user of the wearable device; and

instructions for determining whether the sensor data corresponds to one or more criteria for administering the medication.

8. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 6 , wherein the information received from the external computer device and the information transmitted from the wearable device include a time interval identifying how frequently the dosage of medication should be dispensed.

9. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 6 , further comprising:

instructions for dispensing the dosage of the medication after receiving the information transmitted from the wearable device.

10. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 6 , further comprising:

instructions for transmitting energy wirelessly from the wearable device to the identified medication-dispensing patch and providing power to the identified medication-dispensing patch.

11. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 6 , further comprising:

instructions for storing sensor data sensed by a sensor at the identified medication-dispensing patch, wherein the sensor data was received over a wireless communication interface at the wearable device;

instructions for storing sensor data from a sensor at the wearable device;

instructions for comparing the sensor data received from the identified medication-dispensing patch and the sensor data sensed at the sensor at the wearable device with one or more criteria; and

instructions for determining whether the dosage of medication dispensed by the identified medication-dispensing patch should be modified based on the one or more criteria; and

instructions for transmitting information from the wearable device to the identified medication-dispensing patch that modifies the dosage of medication dispensed by the identified medication-dispensing patch.

12. A system for dispensing a medication, the system comprising:

a medication-dispensing patch configured to communicate over a wireless communication network;

an external computing device configured to communicate over the wireless communication network; and

a wearable device configured to

receive a transmission that identifies the medication-dispensing patch,

transmit the received identification of the medication-dispensing patch to the external computing device,

receive from the external computing device, a dosage of a medication dispensed by the identified medication-dispensing patch,

transmit the received dosage from the wearable device to the identified medication-dispensing patch; and

modify, with the wearable device, the dosage of the medication dispensed by the identified medication-dispensing patch based on analysis, by the wearable device, of physiological measurements made by the wearable device.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the wearable device comprises:

a sensor configured to sense sensor data corresponding to a physiological measurement of a user of the wearable device;

a processor configured to execute instructions stored in a memory to determine that the sensor data corresponds to one or more criteria for administering the medication; and

a communication module configured to transmit information based on the one or more criteria, wherein the information transmitted is configured for instructing the identified medication-dispensing patch to dispense the dosage, a modified dosage, or no dosage of the medication.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 23, 2019
From: GOGUEN, JONATHAN T.
To: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
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Priority Claims (1)
EP 15171622 · Jun 11, 2015 · regional
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62095169 · Dec 22, 2014
Related Publication 20170351840A1 · Dec 7, 2017
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