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US 10,894,002 B2Granted
Systems, devices, and/or methods for managing medicaments
OwnerJoseph Hamiltoninventor
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Abstract
Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a device, which can comprise a pill reservoir, a first layer, and a chamber. The first layer comprises an inclined entry passage open to the pill reservoir and an exit passage open to a dispense passage. A portion of the chamber layer can travel linearly in close communication within a tubular shaped portion of the first layer.
Claims12
A device comprising:
- a pill reservoir;
- a first layer that comprises an inclined entry passage open to the pill reservoir and an exit passage open to a dispense passage;
- a chamber layer whereby a portion of the chamber layer travels linearly in close communication within a tubular shaped portion of the first layer, and comprises an inclined pill holding chamber sized to receive a pill from the pill reservoir;
- wherein:
- the chamber layer is biased by a first bias member to a first loading position whereby the pill holding chamber is aligned with the entry passage of the first layer which is offset from the exit passage;
- and
- the chamber layer is linearly movable in opposition to the first bias member to a first dispense position whereby the pill holding chamber is aligned with the exit passage of the first layer;
- and
- a controller circuit constructed to detect if a pill is in the pill holding chamber.
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A device comprising:
- a pill reservoir;
- a first layer that comprises an inclined entry passage open to the pill reservoir and an exit passage open to a dispense passage;
- a chamber layer that comprises an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein:
- a portion of the upper portion of the chamber layer travels linearly in close communication within a portion of the first layer and is biased apart linearly from the lower portion of the chamber layer by a second bias member;
- the lower portion of the chamber layer travels linearly and linearly in close communication with a portion of the first layer and is biased apart linearly from the upper portion of the chamber layer by the second bias member, and comprises an inclined pill holding chamber sized to receive a pill from the pill reservoir;
- the lower portion of the chamber layer is biased by a first bias member to a first loading position whereby the pill holding chamber is aligned with the entry, passage of the first layer which is offset from the exit passage and where the chamber layer is linearly movable in opposition to the first bias member to a first dispense position whereby the pill holding chamber is aligned with the exit passage of the first layer;
- the upper portion of the chamber layer is constructed to move linearly and compress the second bias member allowing the lower portion of the chamber layer to remain linearly stationary with respect to the first layer in event that the lower portion of the chamber layer encounters an obstruction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.