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Method and apparatus for the dispensing of drugs

  • US 6,116,461 A
  • Filed: 05/29/1998
  • Issued: 09/12/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/29/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus, comprising:

  • a receptacle adapted for removable placement on a dispensing structure said receptacle having a plurality of side walls, a bottom adjoined to said side walls, and a top movably secured to at least one of said side walls such that said top is adapted for movement between an open position and a closed position;

    a latch in association with said top and at least one of said side walls, said latch adapted to be actuated by a request signal to open said top;

    an engagement member adapted to securely engage a portion of a dispensing structure;

    an information storage device secured to or in said receptacle for storing information relative to contents of said receptacle; and

    a communication contact on said receptacle enabling the transfer of information between said information storage device and an information source.

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