Medication compliance methods, devices, and systems

Abstract

Provided herein are medication tracking and securement devices, systems, platforms, and methods configured to be used with or in place of commercial standard medicine bottles. The wireless tracking and communications elements of the present disclosure are configured to prevent medication theft, overdosing, medication loss, and prescription noncompliance.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system that comprises:
 (a) a security input configured to receive a security data;   (b) a digital processing device connected to a housing, wherein the digital processing device is configured to receive the security data from a security input and to command an actuator in response to the security data;   (c) a medicine bottle sleeve comprising a sleeve engagement appendage; and,   (d) a housing that comprises;
 (i) a housing comprising a bottle engagement coupling configured to engage with the sleeve engagement appendage; 
 (ii) an actuator connected to the housing; and, 
 (iii) a compression plate connected to the actuator and engaged with the housing by a slidable coupling; 
 (iv) wherein the bottle engagement coupling, the actuator, and the compression plate are configured to temporarily prevent access to contents within the medicine bottle, the medicine bottle sleeve, or both. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the digital processing device is configured to provide a mobile application. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the digital processing device and the security input are separate and distinct from at least one of the cap and the pill sleeve. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the digital processing device and the security input are permanently or removably connected the cap or the medicine bottle sleeve. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the digital processing device and the security input are rigidly connected to, or integrated within, the cap or the medicine bottle sleeve. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises a cavity having an interior housing surface and an exterior housing surface. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the interior housing surface comprises the bottle engagement coupling. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the exterior housing surface comprises the bottle engagement coupling. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the bottle engagement coupling comprises a plurality of bottle engagement couplings comprising 1 to 10 bottle engagement couplings. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the bottle engagement coupling comprises a plurality of bottle engagement couplings comprising 1 to 10 bottle engagement couplings. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of bottle engagement couplings comprises a radial array of bottle engagement couplings. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the medicine bottle sleeve comprises a bottle containment cavity having an interior sleeve surface and an exterior sleeve surface. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the medicine bottle comprises a commercial medicine bottle comprising one or more of a push-to-lock medicine bottle, a pill bottle, a liquid medicine bottle, a child-resistant medicine bottle, or any combination thereof. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the security input comprises one or more of a keyhole, a button, a fingerprint scanner, a biometric scanner, a retinal scanner, a camera, a microphone, a GPS sensor, a Wi-Fi sensor, a Bluetooth sensor, an RFID sensor, or a NFC sensor. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the actuator comprises one or more of a motor, a servomotor, a linear actuator, a solenoid, a gear, a sprocket, a nut, a belt, a chain, a bearing, a spring, a shaft, a lead screw, or a coupling, or any combination thereof 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the slidable coupling between the compression plate and the housing comprises one or more of a tongue, a groove, a bearing, a gear, a pulley, or a slot. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the digital processing device further comprises a wireless communication device configured to receive a wireless signal. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein the wireless communication device comprises one or more of a Wi-Fi sensor, a Bluetooth sensor, an RFID sensor, or an NFC sensor. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein the wireless signal comprises a medication name, a medical ailment, a medication dosage, a medication period, a medication interval, a doctor name, a patient name, a prescription date, a prescription number, a prescription barcode, a refill date, a number of refills, a pill size, or a pill color. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the system further comprises a memory.MEDICATION COMPLIANCE METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS