Patient controlled timed oral medication dispenser
First Claim
1. A medication dispenser for permitting administration of an as-needed medication dose to a patient at a predetermined minimum dosing interval, said medication dispenser comprising:
- a medication tray carrying a plurality of medication doses;
a housing enclosing said medication tray, wherein said housing includes a passage providing access to a medication dose, wherein said medication dose is accessed through a door in the housing, and wherein the door is controllable to an openable position; and
a controller for permitting access to a medication dose through said passage only after the minimum dosing interval has elapsed from an immediately previous patient'"'"'s open/close door cycle to remove a previously administered medication, and wherein a medication-carrying compartment of the medication tray is rotated into alignment with said passage after the minimum dosing interval has elapsed, and wherein said door is controlled to said openable position upon identification of the patient as the person for whom the medication is intended.
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Abstract
The oral medication delivery device provides patient access to medications prescribed to be available on an as-needed basis, but with a minimum time intervals between doses. The required time interval between drug accessibility is programmed into the device when the medication tray carrying the multiple doses is loaded into the device. The device allows access to a single dose of the medication after each minimum time interval has elapsed. When the drug dose is removed from the device, the medication tray locks until the next minimum time interval has elapsed.
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17 Claims
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1. A medication dispenser for permitting administration of an as-needed medication dose to a patient at a predetermined minimum dosing interval, said medication dispenser comprising:
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a medication tray carrying a plurality of medication doses;
a housing enclosing said medication tray, wherein said housing includes a passage providing access to a medication dose, wherein said medication dose is accessed through a door in the housing, and wherein the door is controllable to an openable position; and
a controller for permitting access to a medication dose through said passage only after the minimum dosing interval has elapsed from an immediately previous patient'"'"'s open/close door cycle to remove a previously administered medication, and wherein a medication-carrying compartment of the medication tray is rotated into alignment with said passage after the minimum dosing interval has elapsed, and wherein said door is controlled to said openable position upon identification of the patient as the person for whom the medication is intended. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A medication dispenser for permitting administration of an as-needed medication dose to a patient at a predetermined minimum dosing interval, said medication dispenser comprising:
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a medication tray carrying a plurality of medication doses;
a controlled access passage to the plurality of medication doses, wherein said controlled access passage is controllable to a dose-accessible position; and
a controller for controlling said controlled access passage to permit access to a medication dose only after the minimum dosing interval has elapsed from a patient'"'"'s immediately previous dose removal, and wherein a medication-carrying compartment of the medication tray is aligned with said controlled access passage after the minimum dosing interval has elapsed, and wherein said controlled access passage is controlled to said dose-accessible position upon identification of the patient as the person for whom the medication is intended.
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