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Methods and apparatus for medicament tracking

  • US 8,112,175 B2
  • Filed: 08/20/2007
  • Issued: 02/07/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A portable medicament tray comprising:

  • a housing;

    a storage compartment contained within the housing for storing a plurality of medicaments;

    a dispensing mechanism contained within the housing and adapted to dispense said plurality of medicaments from the storage compartment; and

    a radio frequency (RF) communication module contained within the housing and adapted to transmit a signal to one or more remote devices, wherein the RF communication module implements an anti-collision routine and wherein the signal is used to track a location of the medicament dispensing tray during transit between a manufacturer of the plurality of medicaments and a pharmacy, and wherein the portable medicament tray is configured to be placed within a medicament dispensing machine capable of receiving a plurality of portable medicament trays.

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