MUMBAI, India, April 17 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202531096206 A) filed by Narula Institute Of Technology, Kolkata, West Bengal, on Oct. 7, 2025, for 'meditrack: smart pill dispenser for elderly care.'
Inventor(s) include Prajes Das; Sukalyan Chakraborty; and Dr. Shubhendu Banerjee.
The application for the patent was published on April 17, under issue no. 16/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The suggested smart medicine dispenser is a cutting-edge medical tool intended to increase geriatric and chronic sickness patients' adherence to their prescription regimens. To guarantee accurate and prompt drug delivery, it has a revolving blister pack carousel controlled by an ESP32 microcontroller, aided by an OLED display, servo motors, several sensors, and a real-time clock. Without depending on cloud connectivity, the system functions autonomously at the edge, guaranteeing improved privacy, faster performance, and dependability even in the event of internet disruptions. Medications can be scheduled via a mobile application or the onboard OLED interface. The gadget moves the carousel to the appropriate slot, distributes the medication, and sounds an alert utilising a buzzer and screen prompt at the appointed time.A carer receives a push notice, SMS, or email if the pill is not retrieved within a predetermined period of time (e.g., five minutes) after a light sensor verifies that it has been taken.The dispenser analyses user behaviour and identifies anomalies, such as often missed doses, using AI models like LSTM and ARIMA to enhance long-term drug adherence. Additionally, it uses reinforcement learning to modify drug schedules according to the user's daily routine, providing a customised and adaptable solution. The mobile application has two interfaces: one for carers that offers real-time logs, adherence trends, and remote override features, and one for patients that contains medication alarms, dose confirmation, and optional photo verification. Users with physical or visual disabilities can interact with the gadget hands-free thanks to a voice-controlled interface that uses embedded NLP models.The dispenser's small size-roughly 300 mm in diameter and 160 mm in height-allows it to be used both at home and in medical facilities. In order to preserve the real-time clock during outages, it has an integrated power backup system that uses a coin-cell battery and a rechargeable battery. All things considered, this smart medication dispenser offers a workable and scalable solution to the pervasive issue of medication non-adherence in geriatric and outpatient care by combining automation, artificial intelligence, real-time communication, and accessibility into a single platform."
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