Method, system and apparatus for controlling patient access to medicaments
First Claim
1. A system for access to medicaments comprising:
- an interfacing system configured to interface with a communications intermediary;
a portable dispensing device for dispensing the medicaments, the dispensing device being capable of providing limited access to the medicaments in response to valid access authorization data, the access authorization data independently computable by both the dispensing device and the interfacing system and being of limited use, and the dispensing device being capable of being easily transported by a user,whereby limited access to the medicaments is granted via communication of the valid limited-use authorization data from the interfacing system to a user via the communications intermediary.
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Abstract
A method, system and apparatus for controlling patient access to medicaments are disclosed. A method, system and apparatus can include an interfacing system such as an IVR system that can receive identifying data from a user of a medicament dispensing device. The interfacing system can also communicate limited-use access authorization data to the user via a communicative intermediary. The limited-use access authorization data enables the dispensing device to dispense a medicament up to a certain limit in response to entering the access authorization data into the dispensing device. The dispensing device may not be connected to a network, but is capable of computing and storing a limited-use access authorization data as well as validating an inputted access authorization data.
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32 Claims
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1. A system for access to medicaments comprising:
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an interfacing system configured to interface with a communications intermediary; a portable dispensing device for dispensing the medicaments, the dispensing device being capable of providing limited access to the medicaments in response to valid access authorization data, the access authorization data independently computable by both the dispensing device and the interfacing system and being of limited use, and the dispensing device being capable of being easily transported by a user, whereby limited access to the medicaments is granted via communication of the valid limited-use authorization data from the interfacing system to a user via the communications intermediary. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A medicament dispensing device comprising:
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a portable dispensing unit containing a locking unit, such that the dispensing unit can be locked or unlocked and capable of dispensing medicaments only when unlocked, the dispensing unit being capable of being easily transported by a user, the dispensing unit also including an input evaluation unit capable of accepting input data from a user, and capable of signaling the locking system to unlock when the input data is determined to be valid, the dispensing unit also including a monitoring unit capable of monitoring dispensing of medicaments, and capable of signaling said locking unit to lock when dispensing has reached a certain limit of use associated with said valid input data, whereby the device can be selectively unlocked and medicaments accessed only when the user provides valid input data, the medicaments being provided up to a certain limit of use associated with said input data. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of enabling medicament access for a user comprising:
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receiving identifying data from the user; evaluating whether or not to provide access authorization data for medicaments stored in a portable device based on the identifying data received and if a decision is made to grant access, then; determining said access authorization data, wherein the access authorization data enables dispensing the medicaments from the portable device up to a limit of use, and communicating the access authorization data to the user. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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