Method for making a pharmaceutically active ingredient abuse-prevention device

• Main Authors: SEXTON DOUGLAS A, CHILDERS WINTHROP D
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 09.11.2010
• Subjects: ACTUATING-FLOATS; BLASTING; COCKS; DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING; DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; FIRE-FIGHTING; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; LIFE-SAVING; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; TAPS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; VALVES; WEAPONS

A method of making a pharmaceutically active ingredient abuse-prevention device includes providing a pharmaceutically active ingredient and providing an antagonist of the pharmaceutically active ingredient. The antagonist is in selective fluid communication with the pharmaceutically active ingredient. Electronic circuitry is configured to selectively operate the fluid communication between the antagonist and the pharmaceutically active ingredient so as to mix the pharmaceutically active ingredient with the antagonist upon recognition of one or more predetermined fault conditions. Mixing the pharmaceutically active ingredient with the antagonist renders the pharmaceutically active ingredient substantially ineffective.