Modular drug releasing system

Details Modular drug releasing system Modular drug releasing system

2006-10-31

2006-10-31

Pope, Daryl C (Department: 2612)

Communications: electrical

Systems

Timer control

C340S309700, C368S010000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07129819

ABSTRACT:
Disclosed are systems and methods for processing the releasing and/or dispensing of releasable items, particularly pills, capsules, tablets, medications, and drugs. In one embodiment, a system for processing the releasing and/or dispensing releasable items includes a releasing unit configured to verify whether a cartridge is authorized for usage with a releasing unit. The releasing unit is further configured to send data corresponding to the releasable items and the activities of the items via a network and/or telephone line. The system further includes a central-computing device configured to receive the data via the network and/or telephone line and provide a database of the data to a provider, i.e., pharmacist. In one embodiment, a method for processing the releasing and/or dispensing of releasable items includes verifying whether a cartridge is authorized for usage with a releasing unit, gathering data corresponding to the releasable items from the cartridge, determining whether to release the releasable items to a user in accordance to the gathered data, recording data corresponding to the activities of the medication in a memory in the releasing unit, sending the data from the releasing unit to a central-computing device via a network and/or telephone line, wherein the central-computing device provides a database of the activities data and sends the database to a provider.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4768176 (1988-08-01), Kehr et al.
patent: 5408442 (1995-04-01), Hepp
patent: 5408443 (1995-04-01), Weinberger
patent: 5724021 (1998-03-01), Perrone
patent: 6084504 (2000-07-01), Rosche et al.
patent: 6102855 (2000-08-01), Kehr et al.
patent: 6194995 (2001-02-01), Gates
patent: 6581797 (2003-06-01), McKinney et al.
patent: 6594549 (2003-07-01), Siegel

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Modular drug releasing system does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Modular drug releasing system, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Modular drug releasing system will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3718365