Multi-vial medication organizer and dispenser
CA 2349192 A1 · Owner: De La Huerga, Carlos · Inventors: De La Huerga, Carlos
Overview
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This invention relates to a medication container that organizes several vials (20) or cassettes of different types of medication by securing the vials (20) to a unitary lid (810). A machine readable memory strip is affixed to each vial. Each memory strip (60) contains prescription information and medication information pertaining to the medication in the vial. The unitary lid (810) is equipped with sensors that read each memory strip (60) and transmit the information to the computer processor and its associated memory device. The processor determines when each medication is to be taken and signals the patient to take the appropriate medication from the appropriate vial at the …
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- Filed November 2, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended November 2, 2019.
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