Dispensing device having a storage chamber, dispensing chamber and a feed regulator there between
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- storing in a bulk storage chamber a volume of medicament;
dispensing said medicament from a dispensing chamber; and
regulating a rate at which medicament is fed from said storage chamber to said dispensing chamber.
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Abstract
A method of dispensing medicaments may employ a drug dispensing device comprised of an upper hopper having an upper opening for receiving a medicament and a lower opening. The drug dispensing device also includes a lower hopper having an upper opening and a lower opening in a bottom portion thereof. The upper hopper defines a bulk storage chamber and the lower hopper defines a dispensing chamber. A rotatable dispensing disc is positioned in a lower portion of the dispensing chamber for dispensing medicament from the drug dispensing device through the lower opening in the lower hopper. A regulator is situated between the bulk storage chamber and the dispensing chamber for controlling the rate at which medicament moves from the storage chamber to the dispensing chamber.
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13 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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storing in a bulk storage chamber a volume of medicament;
dispensing said medicament from a dispensing chamber; and
regulating a rate at which medicament is fed from said storage chamber to said dispensing chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method, comprising:
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storing a volume of medicament in a bulk storage chamber having an exit opening;
dispensing said medicament from a dispensing chamber which has an entrance opening; and
controlling an amount by which at least one of the exit opening of the bulk storage chamber or the entrance opening of the dispensing chamber is restricted. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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