Remote pharmaceutical dispensing

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8196774
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12360060

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A remote pharmaceutical dispensing system for automatically dispensing medication includes a plurality of packets each containing at least one type of medication for a predetermined hour of administration (HOA). The system also includes at least one cartridge having a housing and a feed mechanism disposed within the housing for advancing at least one of the plurality of packets toward an opening in the cartridge housing. The system further includes a dispenser having a dispenser housing configured to receive the at least one cartridge and a motor that is drivably engageable with the feed mechanism of the cartridge when the cartridge is inserted into the dispenser. The system also includes a controller in operable communication with the motor and configured to actuate the motor to advance at least one of the plurality of packets toward an opening in the dispenser housing at the predetermined HOA.

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  • TRANSLOGIC CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Clarke, Darcy O Kent, US 7 100
Torina, James E Issaquah, US 8 118

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