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Is a medication reminder app patented?

Short answer: specific designs of a medication reminder app have been patented many times, but "a medication reminder app" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.

What our index shows
  • 213 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “medication reminderadherencecompliance” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
  • Among the 125 best keyword matches we examined, 44 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2001.
  • Most frequent assignees in those matches: AI CURE TECH LLC (3), I D THERAPEUTICS LLC (3), GUARDIANMEDTECH LLC (2), XEROX CORP (2).
  • Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): G16H (79), A61J (70), G06F (35), G06Q (18).

Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.

14 real patent publications related to a medication reminder app

  1. Method and apparatus for predicting, encouraging, and intervening to improve patient medication adherence US-11631484-B1 2023 · AIC INNOVATIONS GROUP INC
    A system and method for predictively following up with a user to improve medication adherence. The system includes a medication adherence monitoring apparatus for determining whether a user has taken a medication at a predetermine…
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  2. Medication adherence apparatus and methods of use US-11826314-B2 2023 · SENSAL HEALTH LLC
    Provided herein are systems, methods and apparatuses for a medication adherence apparatus and methods of use. A method of adhering to medical prescription requirements combines sensors and hardware to record a cap state including …
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  3. Mobile application for medication reminders US-11521718-B2 2022 · CERNER INNOVATION INC
    Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for computer based healthcare information to automatically provide reminders to a patient to take prescription medications at the appropriate times on the patient's mo…
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  4. Method and apparatus for verification of medication adherence US-11222714-B2 2022 · AI CURE TECH LLC
    A system and method of confirming administration of medication in a clinical trial is provided. The method comprises the steps of receiving information identifying a particular medication prescription regimen in accordance with th…
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  5. System and methods for an artificial intelligence (ai) based approach for predictive medication adherence index (mai) US-2021358638-A1 2021 · KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV
    A method for training an adherence model, the method including: extracting data for a group of individuals ( 510 ), wherein the extracted data includes demographic data ( 205 ) and clinical data ( 210 ); training a linear regressi…
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  6. Medication adherence method and apparatus US-11152093-B1 2021 · GUARDIANMEDTECH LLC
    Ingestible product and medical device containers validate self-administration of the product and/or corresponding use of the device over a schedule. A machine-readable optical code label such as a QR Code is affixed to an interior…
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  7. Medication reminder system and method, a control apparatus, and a computer program product US-2017224588-A1 2017 · FOLIUM OPTICS LTD
    A medication reminder system, comprising a control device operable to receive data representing a dosage regime for the medication for use with an electronic tag, the tag communicatively coupled to a display device to be placed on…
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  8. Method and apparatus for promoting medication adherence US-2016224762-A1 2016 · XEROX CORP
    A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and apparatus for promoting medication adherence are disclosed. For example, the method determines a barrier to an adherence to a prescribed medication for a patient, determines a…
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  9. Method and apparatus for determining patient preferences to promote medication adherence US-2016232805-A1 2016 · XEROX CORP
    A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and apparatus for determining one or more patient preferences are disclosed. For example, the method presents a first plurality of images to a patient to correlate a literacy leve…
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  10. Medication Adherence System for and Method of Monitoring a Patient Medication Adherence and Facilitating Dose Reminders US-2015254427-A1 2015 · DOSECUE LLC
    A medication adherence system for and method of monitoring a patient's medication adherence and facilitating dose reminder notifications is disclosed. The medication adherence system includes data-enabled pharmaceutical contai…
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  11. Medication adherence reminder device US-2014155841-A1 2014 · DOSSIN CHRISTOPHER J
    The present invention provides a device for tracking medical dosage schedules. The device includes a generally tubular device that has an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the outer surface includes visual indicia relate…
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  12. Method and apparatus for delivering an identification representing a medication adherence incentive US-2012123842-A1 2012 · PATEL PULIN
    Generating an identification representing a medication adherence linked incentive and initiating a transmission of the identification to an identification display device by receiving a request from user at the server, generating t…
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  13. Taking medication reminder apparatus with case pillbox WO-2010105453-A1 2010 · XIAMEN QIBANG IMP & EXP CO LTD
    A taking medication reminder apparatus with a case pillbox (3) includes a house (2), a case pillbox (3) provided with at least two pill cases (33), a box cap (4) provided with a pill outlet (41) corresponding with pill cases (33),…
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  14. Medication reminder apparatus US-7042807-B1 2006 · BREEN DON E
    A medication reminder apparatus, comprising a parallelepiped case with an electric clock, a processor within the case communicating with the clock, an electronic punch card reader within the case communicating with the processor, …
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What this means for your idea

Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a medication reminder app been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Health and fitness devices are dense with sensor and wearable patents; compare the sensing method, mounting, and what feedback is given.

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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.