Device for the storage and time-regulated dispensing of drugs
First Claim
1. In a device for the storage and time-regulated dispensing of drugs consisting of a drug in a drug container in combination with means for providing a signal at preset intervals of time related to the regimen for dispensing the drug, the improvement comprising presenting the drug in a blister pack container, said blister pack container having information relating to the drug presented along an edge thereof, and incorporating in the means for providing a signal, means for receiving said edge of the blister pack and means for reading said information off of said edge of the blister pack when said blister pack is connected to the means for providing a signal by having its edge received therein.
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Abstract
A device for the storage and time-regulated dispensing of drugs includes a drug container to which is secured a signal generator that may be activated at preset intervals. In order to simplify the programming of the signal generator and make it usable for various drugs, the signal generator is provided with a reader for reading out information which relates to the drug in the drug container and which preferably is recorded on the drug container in code.
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1. In a device for the storage and time-regulated dispensing of drugs consisting of a drug in a drug container in combination with means for providing a signal at preset intervals of time related to the regimen for dispensing the drug, the improvement comprising presenting the drug in a blister pack container, said blister pack container having information relating to the drug presented along an edge thereof, and incorporating in the means for providing a signal, means for receiving said edge of the blister pack and means for reading said information off of said edge of the blister pack when said blister pack is connected to the means for providing a signal by having its edge received therein.
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