Portable drug dispenser
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1. A portable drug dispenser, comprising:
- a chamber for holding a plurality of separately contained drug products;
a dispensing mechanism for dispensing one or more of said plurality of separately contained drugs upon activation of the dispensing mechanism by a patient or caregiver;
a processor configured to determine the time of each activation of the dispensing mechanism, and to transmit the determined time of activation to a computer located remote to the dispenser; and
a sensor in the form of a saliva detector carried on the dispenser and adapted to detect whether the dispensed drug was dispensed into the patient'"'"'s mouth, wherein the processor is also configured to transmit information from said dispenser to the computer located remote to the dispenser, wherein the dispenser (1) is sized to be hand held, and (2) is adapted to be activated by the patient or caregiver.
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Abstract
A portable drug dispenser includes a chamber for holding a plurality of separately contained drug products, a dispensing mechanism for dispensing one or more of the plurality of drug products, and may optionally include a processor to determine the time of each activation of the dispensing mechanism and to transmit the determined time of activation to a computer located remote to the dispenser. The dispenser may include more than one chamber for holding drugs.
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1. A portable drug dispenser, comprising:
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a chamber for holding a plurality of separately contained drug products; a dispensing mechanism for dispensing one or more of said plurality of separately contained drugs upon activation of the dispensing mechanism by a patient or caregiver; a processor configured to determine the time of each activation of the dispensing mechanism, and to transmit the determined time of activation to a computer located remote to the dispenser; and a sensor in the form of a saliva detector carried on the dispenser and adapted to detect whether the dispensed drug was dispensed into the patient'"'"'s mouth, wherein the processor is also configured to transmit information from said dispenser to the computer located remote to the dispenser, wherein the dispenser (1) is sized to be hand held, and (2) is adapted to be activated by the patient or caregiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A portable drug dispenser, comprising:
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a chamber for holding a plurality of separately contained drug products; a dispensing mechanism for dispensing one or more of said plurality of separately contained drugs upon activation of the dispensing mechanism by a patient or caregiver; a processor configured to determine the time of each activation of the dispensing mechanism, and to transmit the determined time of activation to a computer located remote to the dispenser; and a sensor in the form of a saliva detector carried on the dispenser and adapted to detect whether the dispensed drug was dispensed into the patient'"'"'s mouth, wherein the saliva detector comprises a continuity path detector or a proteomic chip detector integrated into a mouthpiece of the dispenser, and wherein the processor is also configured to transmit information from said sensor to the computer located remote to the dispenser, wherein the dispenser is sized to be hand held and is adapted to be activated by the patient or caregiver.
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