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Smart Medicine Container

  • US 20090057328A1
  • Filed: 11/07/2008
  • Published: 03/05/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A dispenser for dispensing a predetermined number of dosages of a medicine from a bulk supply of the medicine, comprising:

  • storage compartment for receiving the bulk supply of the medicine therein, the storage compartment having a discharge port;

    first conveyor having inlet and outlet ends and traveling at a first rate of speed, the first conveyor receiving at least one dosage of medicine thereon from the discharge port and transporting the at least one dosage to the outlet end;

    second conveyor having an inlet and outlet ends, the second conveyor traveling at a second rate of speed greater than the first rate of speed;

    wherein the inlet end of the second conveyor receives the at least one dosage from the outlet end of the first conveyor and transports that at least one dosage to the outlet end of the second conveyor; and

    pill recovery system and apparatus disposed within the dispenser having means to collect pills remaining on first and second conveyors and deposit into the storage compartment.

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