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Interactive medication delivery system for pills and caplets prepackaged on strips

  • US 5,102,008 A
  • Filed: 09/29/1989
  • Issued: 04/07/1992
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/29/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A dispensing device for medication that has been prepackaged in individual pockets along a strip, the dispensing device comprisinga first holder for securing one end of the strip,a second holder for securing the opposite end of the strip,a dispensing mechanism,a drive mechanism for advancing the strip along a predetermined path leading from the first holder, through the dispensing mechanism and to the second holder,the dispensing mechanism including a first assembly that includes means for restricting movement of the medication within the pocket as the pocket is being opened and said assembly is movable into contact with the strip for opening a medication pocket and a second assembly that, as the strip is advanced, presses against the strip for expelling the medication from the opened pocket, anda control mechanism operatively connecting the drive mechanism and the dispensing for advancing the strip to bring a medication pocket into the first assembly, for moving the first assembly to open the pocket, and for advancing the opened pocket into second assembly to expel the medication from the pocket.

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