# US 10,368,801 B2 · Automatic medication dispenser with electronic thermometer > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,368,801 B2 - Document ID: US10368801B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/815,934 - Filed: 2017-11-17 - Published: 2018-05-17 - Granted: 2019-08-06 - Earliest claimed: 2016-11-17 - Applicants: Shaviodla Shanta McGhee - Inventors: Shaviodla Shanta McGhee - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10368801B2 ## CPC - A61B 5/4839: {combined with drug delivery} - A61B 5/0008: {Temperature signals} - A61B 5/01: Measuring temperature of body parts {; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue} (clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20) - A61B 5/682: {Mouth, e.g., oral cavity; tongue; Lips; Teeth} - A61J 7/0053: {Syringes, pipettes or oral dispensers} - A61J 7/0084: {for multiple medicaments} - G01K 13/20: Clinical contact thermometers for use with humans or animals - G16H 20/13: delivered from dispensers - G16H 50/20: for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems - A61B 2505/07: Home care - A61J 1/065: {Rigid ampoules, e.g. glass ampoules} - A61J 7/0427: {with direct interaction with a dispensing or delivery system} - A61J 2200/72: for temperature - G16H 40/67: for remote operation - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) - A61J: CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE - G01K: MEASURING TEMPERATURE; MEASURING QUANTITY OF HEAT; THERMALLY-SENSITIVE ELEMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (radiation pyrometry G01J5/00) - G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA ## Abstract An automatic medication dispenser with electronic thermometer. The automatic medication dispenser provides for the delivery of medication to a user upon detection of a body temperature above a predetermined amount. A housing can receive a cartridge having medication and dispense the medication through a valve, a tubular member, and a mouthpiece. An electronic thermometer detects the body temperature and also displays the body temperature on the housing. The body temperature determines if the valve allows for a dose of the medication to be administered. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An automatic medication dispenser comprising: a housing defining a cavity forming an upper compartment, wherein the upper compartment includes an open upper end configured to removably receive a cartridge containing a medication therein; a valve disposed within the cavity, the valve configured to releasably couple with the cartridge; wherein the valve controls fluid communication between the coupled cartridge and a tubular member; the tubular member in fluid communication with a mouthpiece configured to dispense the medication therethrough; an actuator operably connected to the valve, wherein activation of the actuator discharges a dose of the medication from the coupled cartridge; an electronic thermometer configured to detect a body temperature, the electronic thermometer mounted to the mouthpiece; the electronic thermometer operably coupled to the actuator, wherein the actuator activates upon detection of the body temperature above a first predetermined temperature. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The automatic medication dispenser of claim 1, wherein the housing is L-shaped and defines a lower compartment that houses the tubular member. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The automatic medication dispenser of claim 1, further comprising a temperature display on an external surface of the housing, the temperature display operably coupled to the electronic thermometer, wherein the temperature display is configured to display the temperature as gathered by the electronic thermometer. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The automatic medication dispenser of claim 1, further comprising a power control unit configured to activate and deactivate the device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The automatic medication dispenser of claim 1, wherein the mouthpiece comprises a hollow conical member sized to dispense medication into the mouth of a user. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The automatic medication dispenser of claim 1, wherein the mouthpiece is made of a soft rubber material. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The automatic medication dispenser of claim 1, wherein the mouthpiece is sized to cover the mouth of a user. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The automatic medication dispenser of claim 1, wherein the tubular member is coupled to the cartridge by penetration of a first end of the tubular member into an internal cavity of the cartridge. ### Claim 9 An automatic medication dispenser system comprising: a housing defining a cavity forming an upper compartment, wherein the upper compartment includes an open upper end configured to removably receive a cartridge containing a medication therein; a valve disposed within the cavity, the valve configured to releasably couple with the cartridge; wherein the valve controls fluid communication between the coupled cartridge and a tubular member; the tubular member in fluid communication with a mouthpiece, the mouthpiece comprising a hollow conical member configured to dispense the medication therethrough; a logic that is at least partially stored in a non-transitory computer readable medium and that, when executed at least in part by a processor, causes the automatic medication dispenser system to perform a method, the method comprising: detecting a body temperature of a user via an electronic thermometer mounted to the mouth piece; upon detection of the body temperature above a predetermined temperature, activating an actuator operably connected to the valve causing a discharge of a dose of the medication from the coupled cartridge; upon detection of the body temperature equal or below a predetermined temperature, inhibiting the actuator from discharging the dose of the medication from the coupled cartridge. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The automatic medication dispenser system of claim 9, wherein the housing is L-shaped and defines a lower compartment that houses the tubular member. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The automatic medication dispenser system of claim 9, further comprising a temperature display on an external surface of the housing, the temperature display operably coupled to the electronic thermometer, wherein the temperature display is configured to display the temperature as gathered by the electronic thermometer. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The automatic medication dispenser system of claim 9, further comprising a power control unit configured to activate and deactivate the device. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The automatic medication dispenser system of claim 9, wherein the mouthpiece comprises a hollow conical member sized to dispense medication into the mouth of a user. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The automatic medication dispenser system of claim 9, wherein the mouthpiece is made of a soft rubber material. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The automatic medication dispenser system of claim 9, wherein the mouthpiece is sized to cover the mouth of a user. ### Claim 16 (depends on 9) The automatic medication dispenser system of claim 9, wherein the tubular member is coupled to the cartridge by penetration of a first end of the tubular member into an internal cavity of the cartridge. ### Claim 17 An automatic medication dispenser comprising: a housing defining a cavity and an open upper end; a valve disposed within the cavity, the valve configured to releasably couple with a cartridge containing a substance; wherein the valve controls fluid communication between the cartridge and a channel; the channel in fluid communication with a mouthpiece; the mouthpiece configured to dispense the substance therethrough; an actuator operably connected to the valve, wherein activation of the actuator discharges the substance from the cartridge; a thermometer mounted to the mouthpiece.