Smart Blister Pack System for Enhanced Medicinal Product Storage and Monitoring
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Summary of the Inventive Concept
The present inventive concept integrates blister packs for medicinal products with advanced technologies such as IoT, AI, blockchain, and machine learning to create a comprehensive system for monitoring and optimizing storage conditions, ensuring authenticity, and enhancing patient safety.
Background and Problem Solved
The original patent disclosed a blister pack for medicinal products with a unique design for storing and protecting tablets, capsules, or sugar-coated pills. However, the blister pack lacked real-time monitoring capabilities, authentication mechanisms, and data-driven insights for optimizing storage conditions. The new inventive concept addresses these limitations by incorporating IoT-enabled sensors, AI-powered predictive models, blockchain-based authentication, and machine learning algorithms to create a more powerful and connected system.
Detailed Description of the Inventive Concept
The Smart Blister Pack System consists of a blister pack for medicinal products, an IoT-enabled sensor for monitoring storage conditions, an AI-powered predictive model for tracking and predicting storage conditions, a blockchain-based authentication mechanism for verifying authenticity, and a machine learning algorithm for optimizing storage conditions. The IoT-enabled sensor transmits real-time data to the AI-powered predictive model, which analyzes the data and provides insights for optimizing storage conditions. The blockchain-based authentication mechanism ensures the authenticity of the medicinal products, and the machine learning algorithm optimizes storage conditions based on historical data and real-time sensor data.
Novelty and Inventive Step
The new claims introduce a novel combination of technologies that create a more powerful and connected system for storing and monitoring medicinal products. The integration of IoT, AI, blockchain, and machine learning technologies provides a non-obvious solution to the limitations of the original patent, enhancing patient safety and ensuring the authenticity of medicinal products.
Alternative Embodiments and Variations
Alternative embodiments of the Smart Blister Pack System could include the use of different types of sensors, such as temperature or humidity sensors, or the integration of additional technologies, such as augmented reality or robotics. Variations of the system could also include different types of medicinal products or different storage conditions, such as refrigerated or frozen storage.
Potential Commercial Applications and Market
The Smart Blister Pack System has significant commercial potential in the pharmaceutical industry, particularly in the areas of medication adherence, supply chain management, and patient safety. The system could be marketed to pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, and pharmacies, and could also be integrated into existing healthcare systems and platforms.
CPC Classifications
| Section | Class | Group |
|---|---|---|
| A | A61 | A61J1/035 |
| B | B65 | B65B47/04 |
| B | B65 | B65D75/36 |
Original Patent Information
| Patent Number | US 11,857,493 |
|---|---|
| Title | Blister pack for medicinal products and tool for producing the blister pack |
| Assignee(s) | UHLMANN PAC-SYSTEME GMBH & CO. KG |