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Timing

  • US 6,084,504 A
  • Filed: 12/30/1998
  • Issued: 07/04/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/30/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A device including a can attachable to a receptacle for coacting therewith in enclosing medication and timing a predetermined interval for taking the medication defined by one timing schedule of a set of selectable timing schedules, the device comprising:

  • an electronic timing circuit constructed and arranged to provide an alarm signal designating a time for taking the medication at the expiration of a predetermined time interval defined by the timing schedule;

    said electronic timing circuit being housed in said cap and including schedule processing circuitry that defines the set of selectable timing schedules, and a set of outputs for issuing electrical signals at the expiration of the predetermined time interval;

    a sensing mechanism housed in said cap for selectively engaging an input corresponding to a selected one of the timing schedules of the set; and

    the sensing mechanism electrically engaging the input when in a first position and electrically disengaged from the input when in a second position.

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