Tamper-Proof Pill Dispensing System and Methods of Use

A method for administering a pill dispensing system for managing the distribution of pills to a patient, the method comprising the steps of:

• implementing an at least one tamper-proof pill storage container that provides an at least one pill magazine positioned within a housing of the pill storage container and configured for storing and selectively dispensing a plurality of pills through a pill outlet provided by the housing;
• implementing a patient application residing in memory on an at least one patient device under the control of the patient, the patient application in selective communication with the at least one pill storage container;
• implementing an at least one respiratory monitor in selective communication with the patient application, the at least one respiratory monitor configured for assisting the patient application with monitoring a breathing rate of the patient;
• obtaining from the patient at least one of a security code, via the patient application, and an at least one biometric marker associated with the patient, via an at least one biometric sensor;
• registering, via the patient application, a prescription associated with the pills contained within the at least one pill magazine of the at least one pill storage container, said prescription including a dosage interval and a dosage quantity;
• upon the patient application determining that a dosage of the pills is available for the patient, based on the associated dosage interval:
• obtaining from the patient at least one of the security code and the at least one biometric marker;
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• upon the patient application authenticating at least one of the security code and the at least one biometric marker:
• distributing a quantity of pills equal to the associated dosage quantity;
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• upon said pill storage container distributing the pills to the patient, scheduling, via the patient application, a future dosage of the pills based on the associated dosage interval;
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• upon the patient application determining that the breathing rate of the patient is abnormal:
• notifying the patient via at least one of an audible alert, a visual alert and a vibrational alert via the at least one patient device;
• upon the patient application failing to receive a response from the patient within a pre-defined period of time, automatically alerting, via the patient application, local emergency personnel.

A pill dispensing system for managing the distribution of pills to a patient, the system comprising:

• an at least one tamper-proof pill storage container that provides an at least one pill magazine positioned within a housing of the pill storage container and configured for storing and selectively dispensing a plurality of pills through a pill outlet provided by the housing;
• a patient application residing in memory on an at least one patient device under the control of the patient, the patient application in selective communication with the at least one pill storage container;
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• an at least one monitoring device in selective communication with the patient application, the at least one monitoring device configured for assisting the patient application with monitoring an at least one vital of the patient;
• wherein, upon the patient desiring to utilize the system to manage the distribution of pills, the system is configured for:
• obtaining from the patient at least one of a security code, via the patient application, and an at least one biometric marker associated with the patient, via an at least one biometric sensor;
• registering, via the patient application, a prescription associated with the pills contained within the at least one pill magazine of the at least one pill storage container, said prescription including a dosage interval and a dosage quantity;
• upon the patient application determining that a dosage of the pills is available for the patient, based on the associated dosage interval:
• obtaining from the patient at least one of the security code and the at least one biometric marker;
• and
• upon the patient application authenticating at least one of the security code and the at least one biometric marker:
• distributing a quantity of pills equal to the associated dosage quantity;
• and
• upon said pill storage container distributing the pills to the patient, scheduling, via the patient application, a future dosage of the pills based on the associated dosage interval;
• and
• upon the patient application determining that the at least one monitored vital is abnormal:
• notifying the patient via at least one of an audible alert, a visual alert and a vibrational alert via the at least one patient device;
• and
• upon the patient application failing to receive a response from the patient within a pre-defined period of time, automatically alerting, via the patient application, local emergency personnel.