Biometric electronic communicating drug dispenser
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1. A biometric electronic communicating drug dispenser (BECDD) device, comprising:
- an authentication sensor including a camera that senses authentication attributes of a user and generates a user authentication signal;
a controller that receives the user authentication signal from the authentication sensor and generates a dosage dispensing instruction based on a dosage schedule at a remote computer; and
a medication dispenser that dispenses a dosage under control of the controller based on the dosage schedule to control access to the dosage by the user,wherein the medication dispenser comprises an actuator that receives the dosage dispensing instruction from the controller and is configured to dispense the dosage,wherein the BECDD device further comprises a generally rectangular shaped housing that receives the medication dispenser having a generally rectangular shape, the medication dispenser comprising a spring-loaded dispenser that holds a series of linearly stacked pills with each pill being offset from an adjacent pill.
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Abstract
A system, a device, a method, and a computer program are provided that dispense pharmacy/clinic loaded medications only to a specific patient that has biometric information pre-programmed to a Biometric Electronic Communicating Drug Dispenser (BECDD) device by, e.g., a clinic physician or authorized user. The biometric information may include, e.g., a finger print, a retinal signature, a voice signature, a DNA code, a blood type, or the like.
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1. A biometric electronic communicating drug dispenser (BECDD) device, comprising:
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an authentication sensor including a camera that senses authentication attributes of a user and generates a user authentication signal; a controller that receives the user authentication signal from the authentication sensor and generates a dosage dispensing instruction based on a dosage schedule at a remote computer; and a medication dispenser that dispenses a dosage under control of the controller based on the dosage schedule to control access to the dosage by the user, wherein the medication dispenser comprises an actuator that receives the dosage dispensing instruction from the controller and is configured to dispense the dosage, wherein the BECDD device further comprises a generally rectangular shaped housing that receives the medication dispenser having a generally rectangular shape, the medication dispenser comprising a spring-loaded dispenser that holds a series of linearly stacked pills with each pill being offset from an adjacent pill. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 17, 18, 19)
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6. A method for dispensing drugs, comprising:
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loading patient data and medication data of a user into a BECDD device comprising a camera; installing a drug cartridge into the BECDD device, the drug cartridge comprising a spring-loaded dispenser configured to hold a series of linearly stacked pills with each pill being offset from an adjacent pill; confirming completion of loading of the patient data and medication data into the BECDD device; using the camera, sensing authentication data of the user that is used by the BECDD device to match the user data with the patient data and the medication data in the BECDD device; confirming installation of drug cartridge into the BECDD device; determining a ready-to-use status of the BECDD device; and delivering the ready-to-use BECDD device to the user. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of dispensing drugs, comprising:
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identifying an exceptions event; generating exceptions data related to the exceptions event including an indication of a failure to take medication, an indication of a tamper event, or an indication of attempting to take medication too frequently; sending the exceptions data to a computer located at a remote location; and receiving a control signal from the remote computer to display a message or generate a sound on a biometric electronic communicating drug dispenser device (BECDD) device, the BECDD device being generally rectangular in shape and comprising a generally rectangular cartridge configured to dispense a series of linearly stacked pills through a single dispensing opening at a base of the BECDD, the cartridge comprising a spring-loaded dispenser that holds the series of linearly stacked pills with each pill being offset from an adjacent pill, wherein the exceptions data is stored at the remote computer and associated with the BECDD device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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