An interactive patient assistance device for storing and dispensing prescribed medication and physical device

Claim 1

An interactive patient assistance device comprising: a housing, a prescribed dosage of medication, a prescribed physical testing device providing an output indicative of a physical health parameter of the patient, including means within the housing and attached to the physical testing device for reading the output of the physical testing device, first storage means within the housing for storing the prescribed dosage of medication within the housing away from access by the patient, second storage means within the housing for storing the prescribed testing device within the housing away from access by the patient, first and second delivery means associated, respectively, with each the first and second storage means for selectively making the prescribed dosage of medication available to the patient in response to a first command signal and for selectively making the prescribed testing device available for use by the patient in response to a second command signal, patient command means for receiving a interpreting prescribed commands made by the patient, first memory means for storing a first prescribed schedule for delivery the prescribed dosage of medication, second memory means for storing a second prescribed schedule for delivering the prescribed testing device, first control means for issuing the first command signal to actuate the first delivery means for making the prescribed dosage of medication available to the patient in response to either the prescribed schedule stored in the first memory means or the receipt of a prescribed command by the patient command means, and second control means for issuing the second command signal to actuate the second delivery means for making the prescribed testing device available to the patient in response to either the prescribed schedule stored in the second memory means or the receipt of a prescribed command by the patient command means.