STORAGE AND DISPENSING DEVICES FOR ADMINISTRATION OF ORAL TRANSMUCOSAL DOSAGE FORMS
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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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40 Claims
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21. A system, comprising,
a drug dispensing device configured to dispense a drug dosage form, the drug dispensing device including an actuator and a radio frequency identification (“ - RFID”
) reader; andan RFID tag including a microchip and an antenna, the microchip and the antenna of the RFID tag being embedded in a patch configured to be adhered to a portion of an authorized user'"'"'s finger or thumb, the RFID tag being paired with the RFID reader of the drug dispensing device, the microchip storing information specific to the RFID reader, the RFID tag configured to receive a first signal from the RFID reader of the drug dispensing device, the RFID tag configured to send a second signal to the RFID reader of the drug dispensing device after receipt of the first signal, the drug dispensing device configured to dispense the drug dosage form when (1) the second signal is received by the RFID reader such that the authorized user is identified to the drug dispensing device, (2) the actuator of the drug dispensing device is actuated, and (3) the drug dispensing device is not in a predetermined lock-out period. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method, comprising:
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sending a first signal from a radio frequency identification (“
RFID”
) reader of a drug dispensing device to an RFID tag adhered to one of a finger or a thumb of an authorized user of the drug dispensing device, the RFID tag including a chip and an antenna each embedded in an adhesive patch;receiving a second signal at the RFID reader from the RFID tag, the second signal being sent by the RFID reader in response to receipt of the first signal by the RFID tag; and dispensing a drug dosage form from the drug dispensing device to an oral mucosal membrane after receipt of the second signal and when the drug dispensing device is not in a predetermined lockout period. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A system, comprising,
a drug dispensing device configured to dispense a drug dosage form, the drug dispensing device including an actuator and a radio frequency identification (“ - RFID”
) reader, the RFID reader including at least one antenna; andan RFID tag configured to identify an authorized user to the RFID reader, the RFID tag being paired with the RFID reader of the drug dispensing device, the RFID tag including a microchip and an antenna, the antenna of the RFID tag being embedded in a patch configured to be adhered to a pad side of the authorized user'"'"'s finger or thumb, the RFID tag being proximate to and oriented in the same plane as the antenna of the RFID reader during actuation of the drug dispensing device; the drug dispensing device configured to not dispense the drug dosage form upon actuation of the drug dispensing device unless the RFID tag has identified the authorized user to the RFID reader. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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Specification