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Audio prescription instruction device

US5835455A · kind A · utility

43Cited by
14References
4Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 4, 1996
Grant dateNov 10, 1998
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Expiry dateOct 4, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61J7/04
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A reprogrammable device for removably receiving a medicine container and for providing audio instructions to a patient for taking a medication. When a medicine container is removed from the device by the patient so that the patient may take the medicine, the device can be activated to play a pre-recorded individualized message from the pharmacist providing the patient audio instructions for taking the medication.

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