Storage and Dispensing Devices for Administration of Oral Transmucosal Dosage Forms
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1. A radio frequency identification (RFID) system for patient identification, comprising:
- (a) a handheld device having an RFID reader antenna; and
(b) a matching wrist worn RFID tag or inlay consisting essentially of a die or chip, a circuit and an antenna, wherein the antenna comprises annular conductors that circumvent the wrist and the antenna field has an axis directed at the patient'"'"'s hand, and said patient identification occurs when a handheld device comprising the reader antenna is held in the patient'"'"'s hand, whereby the reader antenna is activated.
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Abstract
Dispensing devices and systems for oral transmucosal administration of small volume drug dosage forms to the oral mucosa are provided. The dispensing device may be a single dose applicator (SDA), or an electromechanical device comprising a means for patient identification such as a wrist worn RFID tag and annular bidirectional antenna together with a lock-out feature.
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1. A radio frequency identification (RFID) system for patient identification, comprising:
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(a) a handheld device having an RFID reader antenna; and (b) a matching wrist worn RFID tag or inlay consisting essentially of a die or chip, a circuit and an antenna, wherein the antenna comprises annular conductors that circumvent the wrist and the antenna field has an axis directed at the patient'"'"'s hand, and said patient identification occurs when a handheld device comprising the reader antenna is held in the patient'"'"'s hand, whereby the reader antenna is activated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for safe administration of sufentanil to an oral mucosal membrane of a subject in the outpatient setting, comprising:
a multiple single-dose dispenser (MSD) containing a plurality of single dose applicators (SDAs) each SDA comprising a drug dosage form with an amount of sufentanil selected from the group consisting of 5 mcg, 10 mcg, 15 mcg, 20 mcg, 30 mcg, 40 mcg, 50 mcg, 60 mcg, 70 mcg, 80 mcg and 100 mcg, wherein said drug dosage forms have a volume of less than 30 microliters or a mass of less than 30 mg. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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