Interactive medication delivery system for medication prepackaged in blister packs
US5335816A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 24, 1992 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 24, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61J7/0454
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A dispensing device has a storage compartment for holding one or more of the medication containers. The compartment has an opening. A push member moves in a path aligned with the opening between a first position, spaced from the opening, and a second position, adjacent the opening. A first mechanism moves one container held within the compartment into the path as the push member is moved from its second position toward its first position. The push member, when subsequently moved from its first position toward its second position, ejects the one container in the path from the compartment through the opening. The first mechanism also serves to move another container held within the compartment into the path after the one container is ejected and the push member is moved from its second position back toward its first position.
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