Remotely-executed medical therapy device

Abstract

Devices, systems, and software for providing remote medical therapy to a subject comprising: an apparatus for dispensing one or more medical items from an inventory of medical items, the inventory of medical items risk profiled to a subject, a population, a venue, or a situation; and a connector device comprising: at least one means for communicating with the apparatus for dispensing one or more medical items from an inventory of medical items; at least one means for communicating with a technology device; and a software module enabling communications between the apparatus for dispensing one or more medical items from an inventory of medical items and the technology device.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system, comprising:
 a container apparatus for dispensing one or more medical items, the container apparatus comprising a unique identifier for identifying the actual one or more items contained in the dispensing apparatus; and   a communication device comprising:   a. at least one input device for communicating with the container apparatus;
 c. at least one output device for communicating with a further device; and 
 d. a software module enabling communications between the container apparatus and the further device; and 
   characterized in that the communications device further comprises a memory; a biosensor, and a risk assessment module that determines from the readings of the biosensor to autonomously activate an unlocking mechanism allowing access to the one or more items contained in the dispensing apparatus.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the software module is configured to
 (i) communicate with the container apparatus to read the identifier containing instructions for use therefrom for identifying the one or more medical items contained therein and modifying the instructions for use as needed,   (ii) communicate with a remote care provider for remote verification that the one or more medical items identified by the identifier are appropriate for a user of the device, and   (iii) communicate with the container apparatus to execute remote unlocking of the locking mechanism of the container apparatus by a remote live care provider for dispensing one or more medical items from the container apparatus   
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the identifier is on a chip. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the device further comprises a magnetic stripe reader and/or a near field radiofrequency chip reader. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the at least one means for communicating with the container apparatus is a magnetic stripe reader, a near field radiofrequency chip reader, or a connector selected from: data port, audio jack, microphone jack, Ethernet, FireWire, mini-USB, micro-USB, USB Type A, and USB Type B, or is a wireless interface selected from: Bluetooth, ZigBee, Wi-Fi, near field radiofrequency communication, radio-frequency identification or infrared. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the at least one means for communicating with the further device is via magnetic stripe, or a connector selected from: data port, audio jack, microphone jack, Ethernet, FireWire, mini-USB, micro-USB, USB Type A, and USB Type B, or is a wireless interface selected from: Bluetooth, ZigBee, Wi-Fi, near field radiofrequency communication, radio-frequency identification, and infrared. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a confirmation component, the confirmation component indicating, responsive to a remote verification by the remote care provider, if the correct container apparatus for dispensing one or more medical items is in communication with the device, and wherein the confirmation component provides visual confirmation, audible confirmation, tactile confirmation, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the further device is a computer, a mobile device, a hard wired telephone, a set top box, an internet appliance, or medical diagnostic device, and wherein the further device is a networked device including a software module for securely accessing one or more electronic health records for the subject. 
     
     
         9 . The system of claiml, wherein the container apparatus is encased in an opaque protective sleeve that conceals the medical items within the dispensing apparatus. 
     
     
         10 . The system according to  claim 9 , wherein the container apparatus comprises a means for communicating with the device using at least one chip for radio frequency identification (RFID) or near field communications (NFC). 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the container apparatus comprises at least one re-configurable radiofrequency or near field connectivity tag or chip, which receives instantaneous computer readable updated unlocking operation instructions. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the container apparatus comprises at least one re-configurable radiofrequency or near field connectivity tag or chip, which chip uses the software module to conduct a new evaluation of a subject using computerized protocols and telecommunications with a live remote telemedical care provider able to electronically communicate new directions-for-use and inventory control protocols to and from the chip. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein biosensor information is used in communications with an electronic cloud prescription information module. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the container apparatus further comprises a replaceable print label attached as to content and warnings, not having currently needed directions-for-use, the apparatus container to hold an inventory of medical items already in possession of a subject. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the re-configurable radiofrequency or near field connectivity chip is used to communicate new changeable directions-for-use of a new medication or change indirections for use of a chronic medication to and from a remotely programmable readable radiofrequency chip-labeled container apparatus having either not-previously-used or chronically-used medical items the directions for which are stored in a retrievable database for immediate viewing at the time during and following of a new electronic healthcare encounter.