SMART TRAY FOR DISPENSING MEDICAMENTS
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1. A medicaments container, comprising:
- a housing for storing at least one medicament unit therein; and
a memory device contained within the housing for storing medicament effect data related to the at least one medicament unit therein.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a medicament container having a memory contained therein for storing medicament effect data, such as, for example, drug interaction, side effect, and expected vital signs of a patient who takes the medicament, that may be accessed by medical practitioner or pharmacist.
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1. A medicaments container, comprising:
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a housing for storing at least one medicament unit therein; and
a memory device contained within the housing for storing medicament effect data related to the at least one medicament unit therein. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A medicaments container, comprising:
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a housing for storing at least one medicament unit therein;
a memory device contained within the housing for storing medicament effect data related to the at least one medicament unit therein; and
a communication device contained within the housing and configured to communicate the medicament effect data to an external device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A medicaments container, comprising:
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an integral housing for storing at least one medicament unit therein;
an output defined by the integral housing through which the at least one medicament may be dispensed;
a dispensing mechanism contained within the integral housing for moving the at least one medicament toward the outlet for dispensing; and
a memory device contained within the housing for storing medicament effect data related to the at least one medicament unit therein. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A medicaments container, comprising:
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a housing for storing at least one medicament unit therein; and
a memory device contained within the housing for storing medicament effect data related to the at least one medicament unit therein, wherein the medicament effect data comprises drug interaction data pertaining to how the at least one medicament unit may interact with at least one other drug.
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21. A medicaments container, comprising:
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a housing for storing at least one medicament unit therein; and
a memory device contained within the housing for storing medicament effect data related to the at least one medicament unit therein, wherein the medicament effect data comprises side effect data pertaining to the at least one medicament.
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22. A medicaments container, comprising:
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a housing for storing at least one medicament unit therein; and
a memory device contained within the housing for storing medicament effect data related to the at least one medicament unit therein, wherein the medicament effect data comprises vitamin and supplement interaction data pertaining to how the at least one medicament unit may interact with at least one vitamin or nutritional supplement.
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23. A medicaments container, comprising:
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a housing for storing at least one medicament unit therein; and
a memory device contained within the housing for storing medicament effect data related to the at least one medicament unit therein, wherein the medicament effect data comprises data regarding the expected vital signs of a patient after the patient has taken the at least one medicament unit.
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24. A medicaments container, comprising:
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a housing for storing at least one medicament unit therein; and
a memory device contained within the housing for storing medicament effect data related to the at least one medicament unit therein, wherein the medicament effect data comprises medicament effect feedback data for a particular patient that has taken the at least one medicament unit.
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25. A medicaments container, comprising:
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a housing for storing at least one medicament unit therein;
a memory device contained within the housing for storing medicament effect data related to the at least one medicament unit therein; and
a communication device contained within the housing and configured to communicate with an external device, receive updated medicament effect data from the external device and store the updated medicament effect data in the memory device. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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29. A medicaments container, comprising:
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a housing;
a chamber within the housing for storing at least one medicament unit therein;
an outlet defined by the housing through which the at least one medicament unit may be dispensed;
a dispensing mechanism contained within the housing configured to move the at least one medicament unit from the chamber to the outlet for dispensing;
a memory device contained within the housing for storing medicament effect data related to the at least one medicament unit therein; and
a communication device contained within the housing and coupled to the memory device for communicating the medicament effect data to an external device. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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37. A method of providing medicament effect data related to at least one medicament unit, comprising:
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storing the at least one medicament unit within a housing of a medicament container; and
storing medicament effect data related to the at least one medicament unit in a memory device contained within the housing. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44)
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41. The method of 37 wherein the medicament effect data comprises data regarding the expected vital signs of a patient after the patient has taken the at least one medicament unit.
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45. A method of providing medicament effect data related to at least one medicament unit, comprising:
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storing the at least one medicament unit within a housing of a medicament container;
storing medicament effect data related to the at least one medicament unit in a memory device contained within the housing; and
communicating the medicament effect data to an external device that is coupled to the medicament container. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48)
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49. A method of providing medicament effect data related to at least one medicament unit, comprising:
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storing at least one medicament unit within a housing of a medicament container;
automatically dispensing the at least one medicament unit from an outlet defined in the housing;
storing medicament effect data related to the at least one medicament unit in a memory device contained within the housing; and
communicating the medicament effect data to an external device. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52)
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53. A method of providing medicament effect data related to at least one medicament unit, comprising:
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storing the at least one medicament unit within a housing of a medicament container; and
storing medicament effect data related to the at least one medicament unit in a memory device contained within the housing, wherein the medicament effect data comprises drug interaction data pertaining to how the at least one medicament unit may interact with at least one other drug.
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54. A method of providing medicament effect data related to at least one medicament unit, comprising:
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storing the at least one medicament unit within a housing of a medicament container; and
storing medicament effect data related to the at least one medicament unit in a memory device contained within the housing, wherein the medicament effect data comprises side effect data pertaining to the at least one medicament.
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55. A method of providing medicament effect data related to at least one medicament unit, comprising:
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storing the at least one medicament unit within a housing of a medicament container; and
storing medicament effect data related to the at least one medicament unit in a memory device contained within the housing, wherein the medicament effect data comprises vitamin and supplement interaction data pertaining to how the at least one medicament unit may interact with at least one vitamin or nutritional supplement.
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56. A method of providing medicament effect data related to at least one medicament unit, comprising:
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storing the at least one medicament unit within a housing of a medicament container; and
storing medicament effect data related to the at least one medicament unit in a memory device contained within the housing, wherein the medicament effect data comprises data regarding the expected vital signs of a patient after the patient has taken the at least one medicament unit.
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57. A method of providing medicament effect data related to at least one medicament unit, comprising:
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storing the at least one medicament unit within a housing of a medicament container; and
storing medicament effect data related to the at least one medicament unit in a memory device contained within the housing, wherein the medicament effect data comprises medicament effect feedback data for a particular patient that has taken the at least one medicament unit.
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58. A method of providing medicament effect data related to at least one medicament unit, comprising:
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storing the at least one medicament unit within a housing of a medicament container;
storing medicament effect data related to the at least one medicament unit in a memory device contained within the housing;
communicating the medicament effect data to an external device;
receiving updated medicament effect data from the external device; and
storing the updated medicament effect data in the memory device. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. A medicaments container, comprising:
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a housing for storing at least one medicament unit therein;
a memory device contained within the housing for storing medicament effect data related to the at least one medicament unit therein; and
a logic device contained within the housing for determining whether the medicament effect data indicates an adverse effect for a patient. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66, 67, 68)
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69. A medicaments container, comprising:
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a housing for storing at least one medicament unit therein;
a memory device contained within the housing for storing medicament effect data related to the at least one medicament unit therein; and
a logic device contained within the housing for determining whether the at least one medicament unit can produce an adverse effect when taken with another medicament unit contained in another medicament container, wherein the logic device further generates an error signal indicating the adverse side effect. - View Dependent Claims (70, 71)
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72. A method of providing medicament effect data related to at least one medicament unit, comprising:
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storing the at least one medicament unit within a housing of a medicament container; and
storing medicament effect data related to the at least one medicament unit in a memory device contained within the housing; and
determining whether the medicament effect data indicates an adverse effect for a patient. - View Dependent Claims (73, 74, 75, 76)
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77. A method of providing medicament effect data related to at least one medicament unit, comprising:
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storing the at least one medicament unit within a housing of a medicament container; and
storing medicament effect data related to the at least one medicament unit in a memory device contained within the housing; and
determining whether the medicament effect data indicates no effect for a patient. - View Dependent Claims (78, 79, 80)
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