Medicament dispenser
AssigneeGlaxo Group Limited
InventorsPeter Brand, James Godfrey, Paul Rand
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Abstract
A medicament dispenser for use in the storage, presentation and/or dispensing of medicament comprising a body shaped for receipt of a medicament container. In association with the body, there is a first transceiver for transmitting and receiving data. A medicament container is receivable by the body. In association with the medicament container, there is a second transceiver for transmitting and receiving data. Data is transferable in two-way fashion from the first transceiver to the second transceiver. The medicament dispenser may be supplied in kit of parts form.
Claims14
A dry powder medicament inhaler comprising:
- a. an inhaler housing, said inhaler housing shaped for receipt of a container of inhalable dry powder medicament, and in association with the inhaler housing,
- a first transceiver for transmitting and receiving data;
- said first transceiver comprising
- a reader, and
- b. a container of inhalable dry powder medicament receivable by the inhaler housing;
- and in association with the container of inhalable dry powder medicament,
- a second transceiver for transmitting and receiving data, wherein the second transceiver comprises
- a tag, said tag being readable by said reader, and said tag comprising:
- an antenna for transmitting or receiving energy;
- and
- an integrated circuit chip connected to with said antenna, wherein the integrated circuit chip comprises
- a memory area,
- wherein data is transferable in two-way fashion from the first transceiver to the second transceiver in the absence of direct physical contact between the first and second transceiver.
A dry powder medicament inhaler comprising:
- a. an inhaler housing, said inhaler housing shaped for receipt of a container of inhalable dry powder medicament, and in association with the inhaler housing,
- a first transceiver for transmitting and receiving data;
- said first transceiver comprising
- a reader, and
- b. a container of inhalable dry powder medicament receivable by the inhaler housing;
- and in association with the container of inhalable dry powder medicament,
- a second transceiver for transmitting and receiving data, wherein the second transceiver comprises
- a tag, said tag being readable by said reader, and said tag comprising:
- an antenna for transmitting or receiving energy;
- and
- an integrated circuit chip connected to with said antenna, wherein the integrated circuit chip comprises
- a memory area, said memory area comprising plural memory areas including:
- (a) a read only memory area containing a unique serial number;
- (b) a read/write memory area which can be made read only;
- and
- (c) a password protected memory area containing data in encrypted form
- wherein data is transferable in two-way fashion from the first transceiver to the second transceiver in the absence of direct physical contact between the first and second transceiver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.