Medical dispenser, a blister card for use in the dispenser and a method of dispensing medical doses
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Abstract
A medical dispenser adapted to inform a user of when to take medication, detect when the user accesses the medication and inform the user of his/tiers compliance to a medication schedule. The dispenser may inform the user with differing manners of informing (sound, light, vibration, higher of lower frequency or intensity) depending on the users compliance. Blister cards for use in the dispenser may be coded in order to inform the dispenser of a medication schedule, a desired compliance level, etc. The user may himself code the blister card. The dispenser may hold a blister card or may be adapted for providing medical doses for inhalation or injection.
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113 Claims
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103. A medical dispenser being adapted to removably hold one or more blister cards for each holding a number of medical doses, and to inform a user or patient in relation to the taking of one or more medical doses, wherein:
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the blister card comprises an indentation, a hole, or a protrusion at each of one or more of a plurality of predetermined positions, the dispenser having means for detecting an indentation, a hole, or a protrusion at each of the predetermined positions, means for operating the informing means on the basis of an output from the detecting means, and wherein the dispenser is adapted to identify, from the positions of the blister card where indentations, holes, or protrusions are detected, one or more of;
a frequency of recommended intake of the medical doses, recommended points in time of intake of the medical doses, and a manner of informing the user or operator. - View Dependent Claims (104, 105, 106, 107, 108)
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109. A method of operating a dispenser being adapted to removably hold one- or more blister cards for each holding a number of medical doses, the blister card comprises an indentation, a hole, or a protrusion at each of one or more of a plurality of predetermined positions, and to inform a user or patient in relation to the taking of one or more medical doses, the method comprising:
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detecting, using detecting means of the dispenser, at each of the predetermined positions any indentation, hole or protrusion at that position, and operating the informing means on the basis of an output from the detecting means, further comprising the step of identifying, from the positions of the blister card where indentations, holes, or protrusions are detected, one or more of;
a frequency of recommended intake of the medical doses, recommended points in time of intake of the medical doses, a manner of informing the user or operator. - View Dependent Claims (110, 111, 112, 113)
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