Eye drop dispenser
First Claim
1. A hand-held ophthalmologic dispenser comprising at least two chambers for holding different separately contained liquid ophthalmic drugs, and a dispensing mechanism configured to dispense one or more of the separately contained liquid drugs through a separate dropline associated with each of said chambers leading to and through a nozzle directly onto an eye of a patient upon activation of the dispensing mechanism, said dispenser also including at least one chamber containing a wash solution connected to each of said droplines configured to clean said droplines for further dispensing of said one or more of said liquid drugs, said dispenser further including a sensor configured to detect an open-eye condition of the patient, a trigger configured to activate the dispensing mechanism when an open-eye condition is detected, and a fixed or flexible and adjustable bracing mechanism configured for positioning the dispenser over the patient'"'"'s eye.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a portable drug dispenser which includes one or more chambers for holding a plurality of separately contained drug products, a dispensing mechanism for accurately dispensing one or more of the plurality of separately contained drugs upon activation of the dispensing mechanism in a specified dose (e.g. specified volume/number of drops) at specified times, and a processor configured to determine the time, and potentially other information such as, e.g. location, patient variables, user data input of each activation of the dispensing mechanism, and an ability to transmit the determined time of activation to a computer located remote to the dispenser, optionally stored on the device as well for read out by a clinician managing the patient.
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- 1. A hand-held ophthalmologic dispenser comprising at least two chambers for holding different separately contained liquid ophthalmic drugs, and a dispensing mechanism configured to dispense one or more of the separately contained liquid drugs through a separate dropline associated with each of said chambers leading to and through a nozzle directly onto an eye of a patient upon activation of the dispensing mechanism, said dispenser also including at least one chamber containing a wash solution connected to each of said droplines configured to clean said droplines for further dispensing of said one or more of said liquid drugs, said dispenser further including a sensor configured to detect an open-eye condition of the patient, a trigger configured to activate the dispensing mechanism when an open-eye condition is detected, and a fixed or flexible and adjustable bracing mechanism configured for positioning the dispenser over the patient'"'"'s eye.
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