System and method for controlled medical therapy
AssigneeValidose Inc.
InventorsArjun Kalyanpur, Kyle Lapidus, Nicholas Safian, Marcel Botha
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a system and method for dispensing medication through a time controlled device linked to a web platform. The system includes a dispensing device in wireless communication with a computing device. A web platform on the computing device can be used to program the dispensing device with parameters such as the dosage number, minimum time period between dosages, and the like. Based on the programmed parameters, a solenoid in the dispensing device will lock or unlock based on dosages administered and the time between dosages.
Claims14
A system for a time-controlled medication dispensing, comprising:
- a computing device;
- a dispensing device wirelessly connected to the computing device, the dispensing device comprising:
- a cylindrical housing with a first closed end and a second closed end;
- wherein the first closed end has a surface and a nozzle which moves perpendicular relative to the surface;
- a liquid container within the cylindrical housing having a pump assembly connected thereto, the pump assembly actuable through movement of the nozzle toward the surface;
- a processor located within the cylindrical housing and configured to actuate a locking mechanism within the cylindrical housing according to instructions transmitted from the computing device, wherein the locking mechanism comprises a motor assembly having a motor which rotates a gear within an internal gear wheel, and further comprising a lock on the internal gear wheel, the lock having a keyway and a shaft on the pump assembly having one or more keys configured to fit within the keyway;
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- wherein, in a locked position, the locking mechanism blocks the nozzle from depressing to the surface of the first closed end.
A system for a time-controlled medication dispensing, comprising:
- a computing device;
- a dispensing device wirelessly connected to the computing device, the dispensing device comprising:
- a nozzle, which moves perpendicular to a surface of a cylindrical housing with a first portion and a second portion, the first portion having a pump assembly connected to the nozzle and the second portion having a liquid container therein connected to the pump assembly;
- a processor located within the first portion of the housing, operably connected to a power source and configured to actuate a locking mechanism within the cylindrical housing according to instructions transmitted from the computing device, wherein the locking mechanism is a motor assembly and the motor assembly comprises a motor connected to a first gear, which is rotatable by the motor within an internal gear wheel, a lock on the internal gear wheel, the lock having a keyway, and a shaft on the pump assembly having one or more keys configured to fit within the keyway;
- wherein, the locking mechanism moves from a locked position to an unlocked position when actuated by the processor.
A method for controlled medical therapy, comprising the steps of:
- providing a system comprising a computing device and a dispensing device wirelessly connected to the computing device, the dispensing device comprising a cylindrical housing with a first closed end and a second closed end, wherein the first closed end has a surface and a nozzle which moves perpendicular relative to the surface, a liquid container within the cylindrical housing having a pump assembly connected thereto, the pump assembly actuable by movement of the nozzle toward the surface, and a processor located within the cylindrical housing and configured to actuate a locking mechanism comprising a motor assembly, wherein the motor assembly comprises a motor connected to a first gear, which is rotatable by the motor within an internal gear wheel, a lock on the internal gear wheel, the lock having a keyway, and a shaft on the pump assembly having one or more keys configured to fit within the keyway;
- transmitting an authentication key from the computing device to the processor of the dispensing device;
- transmitting instructions from the computing device to the processor of dispensing device;
- verifying an identity via the authentication key;
- moving the locking mechanism, by the processor, to an unlocked position according to the instructions from the computing device;
- depressing the nozzle toward the surface of the first closed end of the cylindrical housing;
- expelling a substance from the liquid container through the nozzle via the pump assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.