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Pill assembly for pill packaging and delivery systems

  • US 8,123,036 B2
  • Filed: 09/30/2005
  • Issued: 02/28/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A pill assembly, comprising:

  • a multiple prescription order corresponding to a particular patient, where it includes a plurality of different medications that are administered during a particular time of day, wherein each medication is associated with a pill;

    a strip that includes a plurality of containers that are adjacent to one another, wherein each of the containers receives by automatic means the plurality of different medications;

    each container having a top surface with a flange thereon;

    an automatically printed lid stock that includes a plurality of lids wherein each lid is configured to interface with the flange of the container, each of the plurality of lids is configured to seal each associated container, and each lid has printed information thereon;

    a sleeve that is configured to slidably interface with the strip, the sleeve including a groove that is configured to slidably interface with the flanged top surface of the sealed containers;

    a label coupled to the sleeve associated with the particular patient, wherein the label has printed information thereon;

    a release tab disposed on the sleeve, configured to enable a sealed container to be released from the sleeve; and

    a frangible connection between each of the sealed containers, wherein the sealed container is removed from the strip by breaking the frangible connection.

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