Medication dispenser
First Claim
1. A medication dispensing system, comprising:
- a container including at least two compartments, each said compartment including;
a cavity configured to contain at least one medication;
a covering layer and a substrate layer over said cavity, wherein both said layers are configured to break under pressure;
an interrogator-readable RFID circuit operatively connected to said container via said substrate layer, and communicable with at least one RFID circuit interrogator;
anda dispenser base configured for including said at least one RFID circuit interrogator.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a medication dispensing system comprising a container including at least two compartments each compartment including a cavity configured to contain at least one first medication, a covering over the cavity configured to break under pressure, and an elongate conductive element on at least a portion of the covering and configured sever upon breaking the covering. The medication dispensing system further includes one interrogator-readable RFID circuit operatively associated with the container and connected to the elongate conductive element of each of the at least two compartments, and one RFID circuit interrogator configured to interrogate the one RFID circuit and determine whether the elongate conductive element is severed on either on at least one of the at least two compartments.
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40 Claims
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1. A medication dispensing system, comprising:
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a container including at least two compartments, each said compartment including; a cavity configured to contain at least one medication; a covering layer and a substrate layer over said cavity, wherein both said layers are configured to break under pressure; an interrogator-readable RFID circuit operatively connected to said container via said substrate layer, and communicable with at least one RFID circuit interrogator; and a dispenser base configured for including said at least one RFID circuit interrogator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A medical object dispensing system, comprising:
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a container including at least two compartments, each said compartment including; a cavity configured to contain at least one medical object; a covering layer and a substrate layer over said cavity, wherein both said layers are configured to break under pressure; an interrogator-readable RFID circuit operatively connected to said container via said substrate layer, and communicable with at least one RFID circuit interrogator; and a dispenser base configured for including said at least one RFID circuit interrogator.
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15. A device for dispensing medication, the device comprising:
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a container including at least two compartments, each said compartment including; a cavity configured to contain at least one medication; a covering layer and a substrate layer over said cavity, wherein both said layers are configured to break under pressure; and a conductive element in between said covering layer and said substrate layer, and configured to sever upon breaking said substrate layer; a dispenser base, wherein said container, including said at least two compartments, is removably set into said dispenser base; said dispenser base includes light-emitting diode strips having light-emitting diodes configured for lighting up according to a preset medication schedule; and said dispenser base includes light-emitting diode strips having light-emitting diodes configured for lighting up according to a preset medication schedule. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A device for dispensing medical objects, the device comprising:
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a container including at least two compartments, each said compartment including; a cavity configured to contain at least one medical object; a covering layer and a substrate layer over said cavity, wherein both said layers are configured to break under pressure; a conductive element in between said covering layer and said substrate layer, and configured to sever upon breaking said substrate layer; a dispenser base, wherein said container, including said at least two compartments, is removably set into said dispenser base; said dispenser base includes light-emitting diode strips having light-emitting diodes configured for lighting up according to a preset medication schedule; and said dispenser base includes light-emitting diode strips having light-emitting diodes configured for lighting up according to a preset medication schedule.
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27. A medication dispensing system, comprising:
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a container including at least two compartments, each said compartment including; a cavity configured to contain at least one medication; a covering layer and a substrate layer over said cavity, wherein both said layers are configured to break under pressure; an interrogator-readable RFID circuit operatively connected to said container via said substrate layer; a dispenser base, wherein said container, including said at least two compartments, is removably set into said dispenser base; said dispenser base includes light-emitting diode strips having light-emitting diodes configured for lighting up according to a preset medication schedule; and said dispenser base includes light-emitting diode strips having light-emitting diodes configured for lighting up according to a preset medication schedule. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A medical object dispensing system, comprising:
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a container including at least two compartments, each said compartment including; a cavity configured to contain at least one medical object; a covering layer and a substrate layer over said cavity, wherein both said layers are configured to break under pressure; an interrogator-readable RFID circuit operatively connected to said container via said substrate layer; a dispenser base, wherein said container, including said at least two compartments, is removably set into said dispenser base; said dispenser base includes light-emitting diode strips having light-emitting diodes configured for lighting up according to a preset medication schedule; and said dispenser base includes light-emitting diode strips having light-emitting diodes configured for lighting up according to a preset medication schedule.
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Specification