ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,211,603, issued on Jan. 28.
"Authentication methods and systems for dispensed prescriptions" was invented by Gordon Keith Low (Salt Lake City).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure contemplates a system and a medical device such as a smartphone or tablet that can operate as a secure medical device for tracking consumption of medications dispensed to patients by gathering and creating medical quality data about consumed medications that are accurate, precise, legally binding, and reliable. This medical quality data can be securely stored in a patient's digital medication diary."
The patent was filed on Feb. 19, 2024, under...