SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RELIABLY DISPENSING PRE-PACKAGED PHARMACEUTICALS

• Main Authors: KERRIGAN, Brian, DANIELS, Matthew P, KING, Michael L, FUCCELLA, Dan, MORRIS, Sasha, CHRISTOPHERSON, David, HACKETT, Scott Thomas, DAWES, Neal, SCHEDEL, Jeffrey J, ABRAMS JR, George Raymond, WORM, Steve, CUNNINGHAM, Paul Joseph, CURL JR., Weldon, PERISICH, Mark I, FLOYD, Michael Richard, BURTON JR., John Michael, BRIDGES, Jeremy Scott, BONPAIN, Eric X, WILKINSON, David, WHITE, Jacob, RHOADS JR., Thomas P
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 08.12.2016
• Subjects: BABY COMFORTERS; CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICALPURPOSES; CONVEYING; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGINGPHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL ORADMINISTERING FORMS; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGINGARTICLES OR MATERIALS; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; STORING; TRANSPORTING; UNPACKING

The present specification describes a medicine dispensing system for automatically dispensing medication at a predetermined time. The system includes a cartridge that carries a strip of medicine pouches. When the cartridge is dropped into a dispensing unit, it automatically aligns with the dispensing unit without requiring any installation work from the user. The automatic alignment is enabled because of self-aligning features manufactured in the cartridge housing. La présente invention concerne un système de distribution de médicaments pour distribuer automatiquement un médicament à un moment prédéterminé. Le système comprend une cartouche qui porte une bande de sachets de médicaments. Quand la cartouche est introduite dans une unité de distribution, elle s'aligne automatiquement avec l'unité de distribution sans nécessiter aucun travail d'installation de la part de l'utilisateur. L'alignement automatique est activé du fait d'éléments d'auto-alignement fabriqués dans le boîtier de cartouche.