Solid pharmaceutical agent dosage form dispensing and biometric data acquisition device
AssigneeSumner Bluffs, LLC.
InventorsTony A. Hagen, Tim Hagen, Jake Zastrow
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to devices, methods and systems for dispensing solid forms of an agent to a subject. In some embodiments an agent disclosed herein can include a pharmaceutical, biological or other solid agent for dispensing to a subject in need thereof. In certain embodiments, the present disclosure describes devices, methods and systems for biometric data acquisition and monitoring before, during, and/or after dispensing solid dosage forms of an agent to a subject. In some embodiments, these devices can be portable and/or handheld devices.
Claims38
A solid pharmaceutical agent dosage form dispensing and biometric data acquisition device comprising:
- a housing unit;
- a power source;
- a processor and memory;
- a loading cartridge comprising a plurality of rotatable storage chambers for storing and dispensing one or more solid pharmaceutical dosage forms;
- a prime mover operably coupled to the loading cartridge and a dispensing element, wherein activation of the dispensing element actuates the prime mover to eject one or more solid pharmaceutical agent dosage forms from the loading cartridge;
- at least one scanner operatively coupled to the processor, wherein the processor verifies an identify of a subject based upon information obtained by the at least one scanner;
- at least one biometric sensor for sensing biometric data of the subject, wherein the biometric data is sensed and acquired during at least one of prior to, during, and after dispensing the one or more solid pharmaceutical dosage forms to the subject, wherein the biometric data is stored in memory;
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- at least one data transfer port.
A system for dispensing a solid pharmaceutical agent dosage form to and acquiring biometric data from a subject, the system comprising:
- a housing unit;
- a power source;
- a processor and memory;
- a loading cartridge comprising a plurality of rotatable storage chambers for storing and dispensing one or more solid pharmaceutical agent dosage forms;
- a prime mover operably coupled to the loading cartridge and a dispensing element, wherein activation of the dispensing element actuates the prime mover to eject one or more solid pharmaceutical dosage forms from the loading cartridge;
- at least one scanner operatively coupled to the processor, wherein the processor verifies an identify of a subject based upon information obtained by the at least one scanner;
- at least one biometric sensor for sensing biometric data of the subject, wherein the biometric data is sensed and acquired during at least one of prior to, during, and after dispensing the one or more solid pharmaceutical dosage forms to the subject, wherein the biometric data is stored in memory;
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- at least one data transfer port;
- wherein the system facilitates the dispensing of the one or more solid pharmaceutical dosage forms to the subject, and the acquisition of the biometric data from the subject.
A method for dispensing a solid pharmaceutical agent dosage form to an authorized user, the method comprising:
- scanning a biometric identifier of a user using a biometric data acquisition and solid pharmaceutical dosage form dispensing device;
- determining, using the biometric identifier, whether the user is approved to take a dosage of a solid pharmaceutical dosage form;
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- dispensing the dosage of the solid pharmaceutical agent dosage form from the solid pharmaceutical agent dosage form dispensing and biometric data acquisition device, if the user is approved to take the dosage of the solid pharmaceutical dosage form.
A solid pharmaceutical agent dosage form dispensing and biometric data acquisition device comprising:
- a loading cartridge comprising a plurality of rotatable storage chambers for storing and dispensing one or more solid pharmaceutical dosage forms;
- a prime mover operably coupled to the loading cartridge and a dispensing element, wherein activation of the dispensing element actuates the prime mover to eject one or more solid pharmaceutical agent dosage forms from the loading cartridge;
- at least one scanner configured to identify of a subject based upon information obtained by the at least one scanner;
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- at least one biometric sensor for sensing biometric data of the subject, wherein the biometric data is sensed and acquired during at least one of prior to, during, and after dispensing the one or more solid pharmaceutical dosage forms to the subject.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.