Medicament dispensing system and dispensing method
US11382836B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 5, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 5, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B10/50
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A dispensing system (2) and method for dispensing unit dosage forms (38) from a blister pack (30) is disclosed. The system (2) comprises a housing (4) for receiving a blister pack (30), the blister pack (30) having a plurality of cavities (32) with at least one unit dosage form (38) sealed in each of the cavities (32), the housing (4) comprising at least one housing aperture. The system (2) also comprises a sensing layer comprising a plurality of apertures, each sensing layer aperture configured to substantially align with a corresponding one or more of the plurality of cavities (32) of the blister pack (30) when a blister pack (30) is received in the housing (4) and at least one sensing region. The system (2) further comprises an electronics unit and a power source for providing voltage to the sensing layer. In use, the unit dosage forms (38) are dispensed from the blister pack (30) through the sensing layer apertures and through the at least one housing aperture, for example by application of pressure (P) upon each cavity (32), and the sensing layer senses each unit dosage form (38) being dispensed from the blister pack (30).
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