IP Library Granted Patent US 10,143,627
Granted Patent B2
US 10,143,627 · App. 15/936,886 · Granted Dec 4, 2018

Compliance system

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Patent No.
US 10,143,627
App. No.
15/936,886
Granted
Dec 4, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A prescription compliance system including a dosage table dimensioned and configured to be applied to a closure of a prescription container system, the dosage table including a plurality of demarcated sequence sections each configured to receive a dosage number identifying how many pills of a prescribed medication in the container system to which the dosage table is applied should be taken during each sequence of a sequence schedule.

Claims (8)

1. A prescription compliance system for improving patient compliance in taking a prescribed medication housed in a prescription container system, the prescribed medication having dosing instructions providing that the prescribed medication is to be taken according to a sequence schedule, the prescription compliance system comprising a dosage table dimensioned and configured to be applied to a closure of a prescription container system, the dosage table including a plurality of demarcated sequence sections each configured to receive a dosage number identifying how many pills of the prescribed medication in the container system to which the dosage table is applied should be taken during each sequence of the sequence schedule.

2. The prescription compliance system of claim 1 wherein the prescription container labeling system further comprises a second dosage table applied to a container of the container system to confirm that the dosage numbers of the closure dosage table matches dosage numbers of the second dosage table when securing the closure to the container.

3. The prescription compliance system of claim 1 wherein each of the plurality of demarcated sequence sections are assigned a distinct sequence identifier.

4. The prescription compliance system of claim 1 wherein the dosage table is distributed to a dispensing entity without dosage numbers printed in the plurality of demarcated sequence sections such that the dosage table is configured to receive the dosage numbers at the dispensing entity.

5. The prescription compliance system of claim 4 further comprising pharmacy labeling software such that the dosage numbers are printed in the plurality of demarcated sequence sections by the pharmacy labeling software when the pharmacy labeling software prints a prescription label for the prescription container system.

6. The prescription compliance system of claim 4 wherein the dosage table is configured to receive handwritten dosage numbers at the dispensing entity.

7. The prescription compliance system of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of dosage tables each having pre-printed dosage numbers corresponding to potential dosage sequences of the prescribed medication.

8. The prescription compliance system of claim 1 wherein the plurality of demarcated sequence sections of the dosage table are arranged sequentially to correspond to sequence compartments of a pill tray.

Assignments (5)
NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF FIRST LIEN SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Jun 12, 2024
From: BARCLAYS BANK PLC, AS RESIGNING COLLATERAL AGENT
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS SUCCESSOR COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 067702/0592 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 30, 2020
From: TRI STATE DISTRIBUTION, INC.
To: ALTIUM HEALTHCARE INC.
Reel/Frame 051761/0246 →
FIRST LIEN PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 27, 2019
From: TRI STATE DISTRIBUTION, INC.
To: BARCLAYS BANK PLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 050565/0021 →
ABL PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 26, 2019
From: TRI STATE DISTRIBUTION, INC.
To: CITIBANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 050525/0498 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 28, 2018
From: MICELI, DAVID A.; MICELI, JOSEPH A.
To: TRI STATE DISTRIBUTION
Reel/Frame 045738/0031 →