Bruce Alan Kehr

Address:

9429 Holbrook Ln, Potomac, MD 20854

VIN:

JHLRE48727C040383

Make:

HONDA

Model:

CR-V

Year:

2007

US Patent:

20030036683, Feb 20, 2003

Filed:

May 7, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/845066

Inventors:

Bruce Kehr - Potomac MD, US
Robert Benson - Bethesda MD, US

International Classification:

A61B005/00

US Classification:

600/300000

Abstract:

The present invention describes methods and apparatus useful in remotely modifying medical protocols by subgroups that are defined by specific database characteristics. In addition individual patient protocols may also be remotely modified. The method has application in medical databases containing the data collected by remote device monitoring of outpatients. These outpatients may be managed by one or more medical treatment or clinical research protocols or regimens involving pharmaceutical drugs, physiological data, educational content, and health status assessment or quality of life questionnaires. This method of mass customization of medical protocols, present in a medical database, is useful in efficiently monitoring and managing medical outpatients, through simultaneously instructing selected patient subgroups present in the database to make a change in their respective medical protocols. These changes are to be applied to all members of the selected medical subgroup; and in addition the method provides for specific patient instructions for the individualized components of the medical protocols. By using the mass customization method whereby subgroup selected changes are combined with individualized changes, both population management and individual patient management goals may be realized The present invention further describes methods and apparatus useful in translating a complex medical treatment plan of a medical outpatient into a sequential series of automated, prompt and record events presented over time. In addition, individual patient medical treatment plans may be remotely created, modified, or viewed depending upon role-based assignments that permit different levels of access to and modification of the patient's time-and-event-driven medical treatment plan, depending upon the assigned role of the caregiver in the patient's treatment. The method has application in creating and linking medical databases containing data points that define the outpatient's medical treatment plan or protocol, with devices that can prompt the outpatient to carry out the sequential steps of a medical treatment plan, in proximity to the database, or while mobile at remote locations from the database. This method facilitates converting a complex medical treatment plan into a series of simple steps presented by the remote prompting and monitoring device, to assist patients and their caregivers in proper health management. By using the real-time, time-and-event-driven method, individual patient management goals and improved patient treatment outcomes may be realized by outpatients with chronic and complex conditions.

US Patent:

20050149869, Jul 7, 2005

Filed:

Jul 9, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/887741

Inventors:

Bruce Kehr - Potomac MD, US
Robert Benson - Bethesda MD, US

International Classification:

G06F003/00

US Classification:

715700000

Abstract:

A method and system are presented for monitoring the performance of a clinical trial, and the adherence of trial participants to a protocol for the clinical trial. A plurality of templates are provided, which can be populated with protocol data can be entered that relate to behavioral elements of the protocol. The populated templates are downloaded to a plurality of remote devices. The remote devices generate, upon receipt of the templates populated with protocol data, prompting messages that prompt participants whether protocol elements have been performed, and that request performance data relating to any actual performance of the protocol elements. Based on the performance data, reports are periodically generated that compare actual performance of the protocol elements with expected or desired performance of the protocol elements.

US Patent:

20110112860, May 12, 2011

Filed:

Jan 18, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/008476

Inventors:

Bruce A. KEHR - Potomac MD, US

Assignee:

INFORMEDIX, INC. - Rockville MD

International Classification:

G06Q 50/00
G06Q 10/00

US Classification:

705 2

Abstract:

A method and system is provided for monitoring the treatment of one or more patients with one or more medications. A medical treatment plan is defined as a set of data elements stored in a database and representative of a patient configuration file. The data elements are translated into a sequence of prompt and record events, which are communicated to one or more remote monitoring devices. Patient response data, supplied by the patients in response to the events and relating at least in part to a record of the intake of the medication by the patient, are obtained, recorded, and uploaded into the database. The patient response data are correlated with additional data relating to patient health or economic outcomes, for example using statistical analysis and data mining. The correlation can be used to adjust dosing recommendations to improve clinical outcome, reduce side-effects, and eliminate drug interactions.

US Patent:

59546417, Sep 21, 1999

Filed:

Sep 8, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/924917

Inventors:

Bruce A. Kehr - Potomac MD
Evan Sohn - New York NY
David Maurer - Randolph NJ
Irwin D. Baumel - Delray Beach FL
David S. Stempler - Potomac MD

Assignee:

Informedix, Inc. - Rockville MD

International Classification:

A61B 1900

US Classification:

600300

Abstract:

A medical monitoring device, operating system, and method is provided for managing administration of medical treatment regimens for treating a patient's medical conditions. The device stores medication schedule data, treatment data, patient query data, and patient response data. The device includes a controller for controlling modes of operation of the device, controlling access of the memory, controlling display of the treatment data and the patient query data on a display, receiving and processing patient response data, tracking timing, and providing scheduled medication alarm signals. The device further includes dedicated keys interfaced with the controller. Each dedicated key is associated with one of the medical treatment regimens, and initiates the display of treatment messages relating to the associated medical treatment regimen. Successive actuation of each dedicated key initiates the display of further treatment messages relating to the associated medical treatment regimen. The device further includes soft function keys interfaced with the controller.

US Patent:

52008916, Apr 6, 1993

Filed:

Jan 17, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/464877

Inventors:

Bruce A. Kehr - Potomac MD
David Lerner - New York NY
Richard D. Demenus - New York NY
Michael J. Edl - New York NY

International Classification:

G06F 1542

US Classification:

36441301

Abstract:

A device for monitoring medication of a patient and for prompting the patient into certain medication taking schedule and/or certain programming steps and routines. The device has a plurality of compartments, each of which may store medication and an electrical signaling system to emit medication alert signals from time-to-time, each of which the signals indicates (a) that medication should be taken, (b) from which compartment the medication should be taken, (c) and the quantity of medication to be taken. If a designated compartment is not opened and closed within a predetermined period of time, the electrical signaling system will sound an alarm. If each designated compartment is opened and closed, the take-medication signal and the alarm (if operating) are turned off and the event is recorded for later review. The device includes a display having a substantially continuous display area having portions thereof closely adjacent to each compartment.

US Patent:

56427310, Jul 1, 1997

Filed:

Dec 2, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/352828

Inventors:

Bruce A. Kehr - Potomac MD

Assignee:

InforMedix, Inc. - Rockville MD

International Classification:

G04B 4700
A61B 500
G06F 1700

US Classification:

128630

Abstract:

The present invention monitors the disease process and health of a patient undergoing drug treatment. A microprocessor-based medication dispenser provides for recording a variety of clinical information data; such as illness symptoms, side effects, general health ratings, adverse drug interactions, illness attitudes, and lifestyle habits at various times during a drug delivery cycle. The date and time of entry of the specific clinical information is entered, and correlated with the date and time when the patient has taken or missed a particular medication. The effects of the presumptive blood levels of one or more medications can then be assessed, as to their impact on the disease process, and any additional effects on the body. The device can analyze the data and display a response to it, or download the data into another device. The second device can analyze the data, and upload new information into the first device, to tell the patient to alter his or her behavior in taking medication.

US Patent:

60857528, Jul 11, 2000

Filed:

Sep 20, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/398816

Inventors:

Bruce A. Kehr - Potomac MD
Evan Sohn - New York NY
James E. Starnes - Crownsville MD
David Maurer - Randolph NJ
Irwin D. Baumel - Delray Beach FL
David S. Stempler - Potomac MD

Assignee:

Informedix, Inc. - Rockville MD

International Classification:

A61B 1900

US Classification:

128897

Abstract:

A medical monitoring device, operating system, and method is provided for managing administration of medical treatment regimens for treating a patient's medical conditions. The device stores medication schedule data, treatment data, patient query data, and patient response data. The device includes a controller for controlling modes of operation of the device, controlling access of the memory, controlling display of the treatment data and the patient query data on a display, receiving and processing patient response data, tracking timing, and providing scheduled medication alarm signals. The device further includes dedicated keys interfaced with the controller. Each dedicated key is associated with one of the medical treatment regimens, and initiates the display of treatment messages relating to the associated medical treatment regimen. Successive actuation of each dedicated key initiates the display of further treatment messages relating to the associated medical treatment regimen. The device further includes soft function keys interfaced with the controller.

US Patent:

57522359, May 12, 1998

Filed:

Jul 23, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/556626

Inventors:

Bruce A. Kehr - Potomac MD
David Lerner - New York NY
Richard D. Demenus - New York NY
Michael J. Edl - New York NY

Assignee:

InforMedix, Inc. - Rockville MD

International Classification:

G06F 1502

US Classification:

705 3

Abstract:

A device for monitoring medication of a patient and for prompting the patient into certain medication taking schedule and/or certain programming steps and routines. The device has a plurality of compartments, each of which may store medication, and an electrical signaling system to emit medication alert signals from time-to-time, each of which said signals indicates (a) that medication should be taken, (b) from which compartment the medication should be taken, (c) and the quantity of medication to be taken. If a designated compartment is not opened and closed within a predetermined period of time, the electrical signaling system will display an alarm and the event will be recorded as a missed medication event, unless the patient then opens the designated compartment. If each designated compartment is opened and closed, the take-medication signal and the alarm (if operating) are turned off and the event is recorded for later review. The device may be constructed in one piece with hinged doors for each pill compartment, or each pill compartment may be a separate "drawer" sliding into a main unit.