Modular Drug Releasing System
First Claim
1. A system for providing a database corresponding to information related to releasable items, said database providing the information to a provider so that the provider can determine whether to dispense said releasable items, said system comprising:
- a releasing device for releasing said releasable items having the following;
a housing having at least one cartridge slot, at least one cartridge for insertion into said at least one cartridge slot, and a releasing unit manager configured to gather said information related to said releasable items and transmit said information via a network, said information including release activities of said releasable items; and
a central computing device including a central server manager, said central server manager being configured to receive said information via the network and provide said database of said information.
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Abstract
Disclosed are systems and methods for processing the releasing and/or dispensing of releasable items, particularly pills, capsules, tablets, medications, and drugs. In one embodiment, a system for processing the releasing and/or dispensing releasable items includes a releasing unit configured to verify whether a cartridge is authorized for usage with a releasing unit. The releasing unit is further configured to send data corresponding to the releasable items and the activities of the items via a network and/or telephone line. The system further includes a central-computing device configured to receive the data via the network and/or telephone line and provide a database of the data to a provider, e.g., pharmacist. In one embodiment, a method for processing the releasing and/or dispensing of releasable items includes verifying whether a cartridge is authorized for usage with a releasing unit, gathering data corresponding to the releasable items from the cartridge, determining whether to release the releasable items to a user in accordance to the gathered data, recording data corresponding to the activities of the medication in a memory in the releasing unit, sending the data from the releasing unit to a central-computing device via a network and/or telephone line, wherein the central-computing device provides a database of the activities data and sends database information to a provider.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for providing a database corresponding to information related to releasable items, said database providing the information to a provider so that the provider can determine whether to dispense said releasable items, said system comprising:
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a releasing device for releasing said releasable items having the following;
a housing having at least one cartridge slot, at least one cartridge for insertion into said at least one cartridge slot, and a releasing unit manager configured to gather said information related to said releasable items and transmit said information via a network, said information including release activities of said releasable items; and
a central computing device including a central server manager, said central server manager being configured to receive said information via the network and provide said database of said information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for facilitating dispensing of releasable items from a provider, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving information related to said releasable items by a central-computing device via a network, said information being transmitted from a releasing device to said central computing device via said network, wherein said central computing device gathers said information and provides a database of said information;
transmitting database information from said central computing device to a provider-computing device via said network; and
providing said database information from said provider computing device to a provider such that the provider can determine whether to dispense the releasable items. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for facilitating releasing of releasable items from a releasing unit, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving information related to releasable items from cartridges;
determining whether to release said releasable items according to said information from said cartridge, the determination step including determining whether the information including data corresponding to one of associating at least two releasable items and discontinuing a releasable item;
responsive to determining that the data corresponds to associating said at least two releasable items, releasing releasable items to empty a first associated cartridge before starting a second associated cartridge based on information related to the associated releasable items; and
responsive to determining that the data corresponds to discontinuing said releasable item, preventing the release of both releasable items that are being discontinued and releasable items that are replacing the discontinued releasable items at the same time based on information related to the discontinued releasable items.
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