Computerized oral prescription administration with refillable medication dispensing devices and associated systems and methods
First Claim
1. A substance dispensing apparatus, comprising:
- a reservoir;
a housing sized and shaped for handheld use, the housing comprising;
at least one wall;
a biometric sensor coupled to the at least one wall;
a cavity defined by the at least one wall, wherein the reservoir is positioned within the cavity;
a cap positioned above and in contact with the reservoir; and
a tubular member connecting a pump to a mouthpiece positioned outside of the housing, wherein the cap is connected to the pump via a connecting member;
a processor in communication with the biometric sensor, the processor configured to determine whether an intended user'"'"'s unique biometric attribute is detected by the biometric sensor based on input received from the biometric sensor; and
the pump in communication with the processor, the pump configured to dispense a substance from the reservoir to a mouth of the intended user automatically in response to the processor determining that the intended user'"'"'s unique biometric attribute is detected by the biometric sensor, wherein the pump is positioned within the cavity of the housing.
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Abstract
Computerized oral prescription administration with refillable medication dispensing devices and associated systems and methods are provided. In one embodiment, a substance dispensing apparatus includes a housing sized and shaped for handheld use, the housing having at least one wall and a biometric sensor coupled to the at least one wall; a processor in communication with the biometric sensor, the processor configured to determine whether an intended user'"'"'s unique biometric attribute is detected by the biometric sensor based on input received from the biometric sensor; and a pump in communication with the processor, the pump configured to dispense a substance from a reservoir to a mouth of the intended user in response to the processor determining that the intended user'"'"'s unique biometric attribute is detected by the biometric sensor.
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20 Claims
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1. A substance dispensing apparatus, comprising:
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a reservoir; a housing sized and shaped for handheld use, the housing comprising; at least one wall; a biometric sensor coupled to the at least one wall; a cavity defined by the at least one wall, wherein the reservoir is positioned within the cavity; a cap positioned above and in contact with the reservoir; and a tubular member connecting a pump to a mouthpiece positioned outside of the housing, wherein the cap is connected to the pump via a connecting member; a processor in communication with the biometric sensor, the processor configured to determine whether an intended user'"'"'s unique biometric attribute is detected by the biometric sensor based on input received from the biometric sensor; and the pump in communication with the processor, the pump configured to dispense a substance from the reservoir to a mouth of the intended user automatically in response to the processor determining that the intended user'"'"'s unique biometric attribute is detected by the biometric sensor, wherein the pump is positioned within the cavity of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A substance dispensing apparatus, comprising:
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a housing sized and shaped for handheld use, the housing comprising; at least one wall defining a cavity sized and shaped to receive at least a portion of a reservoir; a biometric sensor coupled to the at least one wall; and a cap configured to be coupled with the reservoir; a processor in communication with the biometric sensor, the processor configured to determine whether an intended user'"'"'s unique biometric attribute is detected by the biometric sensor based on input received from the biometric sensor; a mouthpiece coupled to the housing; and a pump coupled with the cap and the mouthpiece, the pump configured to dispense a substance from the reservoir to a mouth of the intended user in response to the processor determining that the intended user'"'"'s unique biometric attribute is detected by the biometric sensor. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A substance dispensing apparatus, comprising:
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a housing sized and shaped for handheld use and containing a reservoir, the housing having a biometric sensor; a processor in communication with the biometric sensor, the processor configured to determine whether an intended user'"'"'s unique biometric attribute is detected by the biometric sensor based on input received from the biometric sensor; and a pump coupled to the reservoir and to a mouthpiece, the mouthpiece positioned outside of the housing, the pump in communication with the processor and configured to dispense a substance from the reservoir to a mouth of the intended user via the mouthpiece automatically in response to the processor determining that the intended user'"'"'s unique biometric attribute is detected by the biometric sensor. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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