Container for dispensing medication
AssigneePosologi Innovations, LLC
InventorsGeoffrey Gilson, Ian Penn
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Abstract
A medication container system, device, and related methods are disclosed for time controlled and secure dispensing of medicine, such as pills, to a patient. The disclosed systems, devices and methods include a plurality of vertically stack of disks which engage adjacent disks in a rotational manner and are housed within a secure container. The disks are configured so that as they rotate they release the doses (e.g. pills) that they hold to a release portion of the device. The disclosed systems, devices and methods provide a number of advantages over previously-known or available devices and methods.
Claims18
An assembly for a medication dispensing system comprising:
- a plurality of stacked medication dose storage disks having a generally flat circular shape, each disk having a plurality of defined storage compartments for holding individual doses of medication, each storage compartment having two side walls, the side walls extending radially outward from near the middle of the circular disk, one or more of the stacked medication dose storage disks having a gap configured to allow a pill to pass from a storage disk above it, through the storage disk and to a dispenser below the plurality of stackable stacked medication dose storage disks, the gap having two side walls, the side walls extending radially outward from near the middle of the circular disk;
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- a planar separator positioned adjacent at least one storage disk, the separator having a gap configured to allow a pill to fall through said gap when a storage compartment on an adjacent storage disk is aligned with the gap,
- wherein the plurality of stacked medication dose storage disks is arranged so that when the disks and separator are stacked and the gaps of several of the disks and separator are aligned, a pill can pass through the gaps of several stacked medication dose storage disks to the dispenser.
An assembly for a medication dispensing system comprising:
- a plurality of stacked medication dose storage disks having a generally flat circular shape, each disk having a plurality of defined storage compartments for holding individual doses of medication, each storage compartment having a top wall, the top wall being provided above the storage compartment, two side walls, the side walls extending radially outward from near the middle of the circular disk, one or more of the stacked medication dose storage disks having a gap configured to allow a pill to pass from a storage disk above it, through the storage disk and to a dispenser below the plurality of stacked medication dose storage disks, the gap having two side walls, the side walls extending radially outward from near the middle of the circular disk, wherein the plurality of stacked medication dose storage disks is arranged so that when the disks are stacked and the gaps of several of the disks are aligned, a pill can pass through the gaps of several stacked medication dose storage disks to the dispenser.
An assembly for a medication dispensing system comprising:
- a rotatably attached top;
- an outer shell;
- a base, wherein the outer shell is configured to securely engage the top and the base and thereby provide a secure container for the medication to be stored and dispensed therefrom;
- and
- a plurality of stacked medication dose storage disks having a generally flat circular shape, each disk having a plurality of defined storage compartments for holding individual doses of medication, each storage compartment having two side walls, the side walls extending radially outward from near the middle of the circular disk, one or more of the stacked medication dose storage disks having a gap configured to allow a pill to pass from a storage disk above it, through the storage disk and to a dispenser below the plurality of stacked medication dose storage disks, the gap having two side walls, the side walls extending radially outward from near the middle of the circular disk, wherein the plurality of stacked medication dose storage disks are arranged so that when the disks are stacked and the gaps of several of the disks are aligned, a pill can pass through the gaps of several stacked medication dose storage disks to a dispenser.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.