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Electronic monitoring medication apparatus and method

  • US 6,202,642 B1
  • Filed: 04/23/1999
  • Issued: 03/20/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/23/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a system for dispensing medication that includes a medicine canister that contains medicine to be dispensed, an actuator that houses the medicine canister, and an adapter assembly for obtaining information, said adapter assembly comprising:

  • a connector assembly connected to said actuator when information related to patient usage of the medicine in the medicine canister is being obtained, at least portions of said connector assembly move with the medicine canister when the medicine canister is moved to dispense medicine to the patient; and

    an electronics module on said connector assembly for obtaining the information related to patient usage of the medicine.

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