Medication dispenser station
US5522525A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 2, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jun 4, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 2, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61J7/0454
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A medication dispenser station is provided for automatic dispensing of medication in accordance with a prescription schedule for a patient. The station receives and supports a plurality of medication-containing cassettes in a vertical stack, with the cassettes having aligned discharge openings defining an open discharge chute. The cassettes, which may contain different medications to be administered at different times, includes scannable data identifying the medication and prescription schedule applicable to each cassette. A station read head scans the data to input information regarding the medication and administration schedule for each cassette to a station control unit. The control unit thereafter operates a station dispense head to engage the cassettes in a manner dispensing the medication via the discharge chute at the prescribed times. The thus-dispensed medication falls through the chute to an externally accessible receiver from which the medication can be removed by the patient.
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