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Cartridge for dispensing pill- or capsule-form medications in desired doses

  • US 7,302,311 B2
  • Filed: 01/24/2006
  • Issued: 11/27/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An intelligent dispensing device (35) for dispensing pill- or capsule-form medications in desired doses, said dispending device comprisinga housing or frame (10),a cartridge (20), rotatably supported on the housing or frame (10), said cartridge comprising individual dosage compartments (27) for desired doses of medication, the cartridge (20, 40) being adapted to be disengageable and removable from the dispensing device (35) for filling the dosage compartments (27) of the cartridge with desired doses of medication, a signalling device (75, 76) giving a sound and/or light signal, which activates at pre-programmed points of time, andan electronics unit (19, 55) containing program electronics (19) and a dispensing program, the program electronics (19) being re-programmable by means of push buttons (56) or with a programming device (66, 101, 102), the dispensing being arranged to be effected by means of the users own action which is exerted onto the dispensing device (35),means (18, 18a) for rotating the cartridge (20), the rotating means being activated to function upon pressing a push button (3), but only during a predetermined time window for taking the medication,a cover (2) mountable around the frame (10), at least one cartridge (20) being encloseable within a space (5a, 5b) defined by the cover (2) and the cartridge (20).

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