ONLINE SMART PILL BOX DISPENSING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. Online smart pill box dispensing system comprising:
- At least two chambers each chamber respectively holding a detachable programmable drug container with loose and randomly oriented pills a bottom of each container is conically shaped.An integrated processor capable of;
controlling all elements of the dispenser, reading/writing the programmed information in each container. The processor is capable of communicating over the internet and with a local PC.A vacuum based pickup mechanism moveable on 3 axes X, Y, Z. A vacuum nipple is automatically inserted into any pill container through the 3 axis motors movement and picks up a single pill to be dropped into an ergo-grip drawer to become part of a prepared dosage. The pickup mechanisms also contain a small camera that provides image of the picked up pill in a digital form to the integral processor.
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Abstract
An integrated system for automatic, accurate controlled and monitored online pill dispensing. The system has a vacuum based dispensing mechanism capable of individually select any number of pills from any of the programmable drug containers and prepares the required dosage in an easy to reach compartment. The pills are stored in the smart pill box filled by either the pharmacy according to doctor'"'"'s prescriptions or by the patient with Over The Counter (OTC) pills. The system automatically detects the content of each smart pill box and its prescribed daily dosage to eliminate human errors. The system provides online information to the patient'"'"'s Health Insurance Provider such as Drug Consuming Compliance, necessary data for drug interactions predictions and refill requests directly to the pharmacy in accordance with the health insurance provider policy.
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1. Online smart pill box dispensing system comprising:
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At least two chambers each chamber respectively holding a detachable programmable drug container with loose and randomly oriented pills a bottom of each container is conically shaped. An integrated processor capable of;
controlling all elements of the dispenser, reading/writing the programmed information in each container. The processor is capable of communicating over the internet and with a local PC.A vacuum based pickup mechanism moveable on 3 axes X, Y, Z. A vacuum nipple is automatically inserted into any pill container through the 3 axis motors movement and picks up a single pill to be dropped into an ergo-grip drawer to become part of a prepared dosage. The pickup mechanisms also contain a small camera that provides image of the picked up pill in a digital form to the integral processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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