公开(公告)号：US20240091105A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-21

申请号：US18525370

申请日：2023-11-30

Applicant: QuantaEd, LLC

Inventor： Mehran MEHREGANY

IPC: A61J7/00 ,  A61J1/03 ,  G01V8/20

CPC classification number: A61J7/0076 ,  A61J1/035 ,  G01V8/20 ,  A61J2200/30

Abstract: A smart case capable of monitoring blister cards having a range of formats is presented. The smart case includes a sensor system able to detect a change in the lidding film and/or content of a blister card substantially anywhere over the lateral extent of the blister card. In some embodiments, an adapter is included that enables any of a set of blister cards having different configurations (e.g., reservoir numbers, sizes, shapes, and/or inter-reservoir spacings) to be mounted in the same smart case. In some embodiments, the adapter includes walls that mitigate crosstalk between adjacent reservoirs and sensors. Sensor systems in accordance with the present disclosure provide at least one signal for each reservoir on each blister card of the set. In some embodiments, the sensor system has a density of detector elements that is at least equal to the highest density of reservoirs in any blister card of the set.

公开(公告)号：USD845615S1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-16

申请号：US29614049

申请日：2017-08-15

Applicant: QuantaEd, LLC

Designer： Mehran Mehregany ,  Donald Murray Learmonth ,  Oliver Ian Yates

公开(公告)号：US10083594B2

公开(公告)日：2018-09-25

申请号：US15223779

申请日：2016-07-29

Applicant: QuantaEd, LLC

Inventor： Mehran Mehregany ,  Masoud Roham

IPC: G08B21/24 ,  A61J1/03 ,  A61J7/04

CPC classification number: G08B21/24 ,  A61J1/035 ,  A61J7/0436 ,  A61J7/0481 ,  A61J2200/30 ,  A61J2205/70

Abstract: A method and apparatus for monitoring drug-regimen compliance is disclosed. Systems in accordance with the present invention enable automatic monitoring of the state of medicine content of a blister card. Each tablet location on the blister card is operatively coupled with a different sensor that detects whether the tablet location is occupied and/or a dispensing event at a tablet location. In some embodiments, capacitive sensing is employed, where the capacitance of each sensor is based on the physical state of a dispensing region of the lidding film of the blister pack, which is located at the tablet location being monitored. Alternative sensing approaches are based on optical, acoustic, and tactile sensors that interrogate either the dispensing region at each tablet location or the tablets themselves to determine whether tablets have been dispensed. The sensors interface with a mobile app that provides the user instructions to help improve drug-regimen compliance.

公开(公告)号：US20240108550A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-04

申请号：US18531754

申请日：2023-12-07

Applicant: QuantaEd, LLC

Inventor： Mehran MEHREGANY

IPC: A61J7/00 ,  A61J1/03 ,  G01V8/20

CPC classification number: A61J7/0076 ,  A61J1/035 ,  G01V8/20 ,  A61J2200/30

Abstract: A smart case capable of monitoring blister cards having a range of formats is presented. The smart case includes a sensor system able to detect a change in the lidding film and/or content of a blister card substantially anywhere over the lateral extent of the blister card. In some embodiments, an adapter is included that enables any of a set of blister cards having different configurations (e.g., reservoir numbers, sizes, shapes, and/or inter-reservoir spacings) to be mounted in the same smart case. In some embodiments, the adapter includes walls that mitigate crosstalk between adjacent reservoirs and sensors. Sensor systems in accordance with the present disclosure provide at least one signal for each reservoir on each blister card of the set. In some embodiments, the sensor system has a density of detector elements that is at least equal to the highest density of reservoirs in any blister card of the set.

公开(公告)号：US11574719B2

公开(公告)日：2023-02-07

申请号：US16610807

申请日：2018-05-07

Applicant: QuantaEd, LLC

Inventor： Ashwini Pullabhatla ,  Mehran Mehregany

IPC: G16H20/10 ,  G16H10/60 ,  G16H70/40 ,  G06N20/00 ,  G06N5/04

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure describe systems, methods, and structures for patient medication adherence.

公开(公告)号：US20210404982A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-30

申请号：US17468217

申请日：2021-09-07

Applicant: QuantaEd, LLC

Inventor： Mehran MEHREGANY

IPC: G01N27/04 ,  A61J1/03 ,  A61J7/00 ,  G01N29/06 ,  A61J7/04 ,  G01N27/06 ,  G01N27/02

Abstract: The present disclosure enables apparatus and methods for tracking medications and/or product units via smart-packaging concepts. Embodiments include sensors that monitor the state of a blister-card package having an unpatterned lidding film by measuring the impedance of each dispensing region of the lidding film that defines a portion of a blister. In some embodiments, the impedance is measured via a plurality of contact points arranged on opposite sides of each dispensing region, where the contact points are resistively or capacitively coupled with the lidding film. In some embodiments, the impedance map of a measurement region on the blister card is derived via electrical impedance tomography or electrical resistance tomography, where the measurement region includes a plurality of dispensing regions.

公开(公告)号：US10375847B2

公开(公告)日：2019-08-06

申请号：US14879874

申请日：2015-10-09

Applicant: QuantaEd, LLC

Inventor： Mehran Mehregany

IPC: A61J1/03 ,  H05K7/02 ,  B65B57/10 ,  B65D75/32

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for determining when a tablet has been removed from a blister pack are presented. A method includes measuring an electrical characteristic, such as electrical resistance or impedance, between at least two terminals that are in electrical communication with a lidding film included in the blister pack, wherein the removal of a tablet from the blister pack results in an opening in the lidding film, thereby giving rise to a finite change in the electrical characteristic. Another method determines the state of the blister pack using electrical resistance tomography or electrical impedance tomography.

公开(公告)号：US11913893B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-27

申请号：US18074382

申请日：2022-12-02

Applicant: QuantaEd, LLC

Inventor： Mehran Mehregany

IPC: G01R27/08 ,  A61J1/03 ,  A61J7/00 ,  A61J7/04 ,  G01N27/02 ,  G01N27/04 ,  G01N27/06 ,  G01N27/07 ,  G01N29/06 ,  G01N27/20 ,  H01L21/66

CPC classification number: G01N27/041 ,  A61J1/035 ,  A61J7/0076 ,  A61J7/04 ,  G01N27/02 ,  G01N27/06 ,  G01N27/07 ,  G01N29/0672 ,  A61J2200/30 ,  A61J2200/70 ,  G01N27/20 ,  G01N2291/0237 ,  G01N2291/0258 ,  H01L22/14 ,  H01L2224/45015 ,  H01L2224/45099 ,  H01L2924/00014

Abstract: The present disclosure enables apparatus and methods for tracking medications and/or product units via smart-packaging concepts. Embodiments include sensors that monitor the state of a blister-card package having an unpatterned lidding film by measuring the impedance of each dispensing region of the lidding film that defines a portion of a blister. In some embodiments, the impedance is measured via a plurality of contact points arranged on opposite sides of each dispensing region, where the contact points are resistively or capacitively coupled with the lidding film. In some embodiments, the impedance map of a measurement region on the blister card is derived via electrical impedance tomography or electrical resistance tomography, where the measurement region includes a plurality of dispensing regions.

公开(公告)号：US11622911B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-11

申请号：US17471550

申请日：2021-09-10

Applicant: QuantaEd, LLC

Inventor： Donald Murray Learmonth ,  Shi-Ze Liu ,  Mehran Mehregany ,  Oliver Ian Yates ,  James Albert Walker

IPC: A61J1/03 ,  A61J7/04 ,  G16H20/10

Abstract: A modular smart packaging case comprising reversibly attachable electronics and detection modules is disclosed. The detection module includes a sensor array for monitoring the state of a blister pack containing a plurality of product units. The electronics module contains the high-value electronics required to read the sensors of the array, process the sensor output, and enable communications to and from the case. The electronics module and detection module are operatively coupled via a universal interface that enables the same electronics module to operate with a plurality of detection modules of different configurations. In some embodiments, the electronics module operatively couples with multiple detection modules.

公开(公告)号：US10952927B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-23

申请号：US16422284

申请日：2019-05-24

Applicant: QuantaEd, LLC

Inventor： Mehran Mehregany

IPC: A61J1/03 ,  A61J7/04 ,  B65D79/02 ,  A61J1/00 ,  B65D55/02

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for monitoring the content of a chamber of a container via electrical capacitive tomography (ECT) or acoustic imaging are presented. The three-dimensional volume of the chamber and its content are imaged by developing a map of permittivity or acoustic impedance by (1) applying a stimulus signal between each of a plurality of electrode pairs of a plurality of electrodes that is arranged about the chamber and (2), for each stimulus signal applied, measuring a response signal at each of the remaining electrodes of the plurality. Once the map of permittivity or acoustic impedance is established, the number and type of tablets (or liquid) within the chamber is determined.