Portable cassette for dispensing medication and method thereof
US9475633B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 19, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61J2200/30
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for dispensing medications, including: a portable cassette including with a body portion including a plurality of cassette compartments and at least one lid displaceable with respect to the body portion to enable access to the cassette compartments in a predetermined sequence; and a pill-dispenser including at least one dispensing compartment arranged to store respective pills of at least one respective medication; a dispensing element configured to release the respective pills from the at least one dispensing compartment; and a cassette element arranged to receive the portable cassette and displace the portable cassette so that at least one of the in respective pills falls into each cassette compartment. After the at least one of the respective pills fall into said each cassette compartment: the portable cassette is removable from the pill-dispenser; and the lid is displaceable to control access to the cassette compartments.
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