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Portable cabinet for dispensing medication

  • US 4,697,856 A
  • Filed: 04/30/1984
  • Issued: 10/06/1987
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/30/1984
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A portable cabinet for dispensing medication to patients comprising:

  • a plurality of vertically arranged and spaced-apart trays disposed within said cabinet, with each of the trays being circular in shape and used at a different interval during the day;

    each of said trays including a plurality of compartments formed by divider means disposed within each of said trays;

    said compartments for receiving medication for said patients;

    a vertically arranged stationary column formed within the center of said cabinet, the interior of said column forming a storage compartment, said cabinet including an opening for access to said storage compartment;

    a plurality of vertically arranged rods for individually rotatably mounting said trays relative to said stationary column so that each of said trays is capable of independent rotational movement relative to said column and cabinet, each of said rods including support means thereon for supporting said trays relative to said cabinet;

    said support means including spacer elements disposed on said rods, said spacer elements including disks at either end thereof to rotatably engage said trays and to space said trays apart for rotational movement relative to said rods and said cabinet;

    said cabinet having a plurality of vertically arranged access openings for access to each of said trays;

    indicia means associated with each of said compartments for indicating a particular patient; and

    each of said cabinet openings being in alignment with one of said trays to provide access through said cabinet opening to one of said trays to rotate said tray to a selected compartment determined by said indicia means for obtaining one or more medications from the selected compartment associated with a particular patient.

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