MUMBAI, India, Oct. 26 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611106966 A) filed by Chandigarh University on September 05, 2026, for A Multifunctional Smart Eye Drop Bottle For Monitoring And Facilitating Administration Of An Ophthalmic Medication.
Inventors include Navneet Sharma; Hitesh Kumar Dewangan; Ravin Sarkar; and Madan Mohan Agrawal.
The application for the patent was published on October 23, 2026, under issue no. 43/2026.
Abstract: The present invention relates to a multifunctional smart eye drop bottle for improving adherence to ophthalmic medication schedules and monitoring medication usage and storage conditions. The bottle comprises a bottle body (101) and a modular cap (102) housing a microcontroller unit (103), cap removal detection switch (104), programmable timer circuit (105), visual indicator (106), auditory indicator (107), dose counter module (108), environmental sensing module (109), memory unit (110), Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) communication module (111), power supply unit (112), cap housing (113), and printed circuit board (PCB) (114). The cap removal detection switch (104) detects opening of the modular cap (102), enabling the microcontroller unit (103) to record an administration event, increment the dose count, and reset the programmable timer circuit (105). The visual indicator (106) and auditory indicator (107) provide reminders while the environmental sensing module (109) monitors temperature and humidity.
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