Computerized oral prescription administration devices and associated systems and methods
First Claim
1. A substance dispensing apparatus, comprising:
- a mouthpiece having a recess customized to match with an intended user'"'"'s unique dentition;
a sensing element coupled to the mouthpiece and configured to determine whether the intended user'"'"'s unique dentition is positioned within the recess based on a comparison to data associated with the intended user'"'"'s unique dentition being positioned within the recess; and
an actuator coupled to the mouthpiece and in communication with the sensing element, the actuator configured to dispense a substance from a reservoir coupled to the mouthpiece in response to the sensing element determining that the intended user'"'"'s unique dentition is positioned within the recess.
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Abstract
Computerized oral prescription administration (COPA) devices, systems, and methods are provided. In one embodiment, a substance dispensing apparatus includes a mouthpiece having a recess sized and shaped to mate with an intended user'"'"'s dentition; a sensing element coupled to the mouthpiece and configured to determine whether the intended user'"'"'s dentition is positioned within the recess; and an actuator coupled to the mouthpiece and in communication with the sensing element, the actuator configured to dispense a substance from a reservoir coupled to the mouthpiece in response to the sensing element determining that the intended user'"'"'s dentition is positioned within the recess.
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30 Claims
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1. A substance dispensing apparatus, comprising:
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a mouthpiece having a recess customized to match with an intended user'"'"'s unique dentition; a sensing element coupled to the mouthpiece and configured to determine whether the intended user'"'"'s unique dentition is positioned within the recess based on a comparison to data associated with the intended user'"'"'s unique dentition being positioned within the recess; and an actuator coupled to the mouthpiece and in communication with the sensing element, the actuator configured to dispense a substance from a reservoir coupled to the mouthpiece in response to the sensing element determining that the intended user'"'"'s unique dentition is positioned within the recess. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of dispensing a substance to an intended user, the method comprising:
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determining whether an intended user'"'"'s unique dentition is positioned within a recess of a mouthpiece based on a comparison to data associated with the intended user'"'"'s unique dentition being positioned within the recess, the recess customized to match with the intended user'"'"'s unique dentition; and dispensing a substance from a reservoir coupled to the mouthpiece in response to determining that the intended user'"'"'s unique dentition is positioned within the recess of the mouthpiece. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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