Medication dispensing method and apparatus
CA 2537116 C · Owner: Wright, David W. · Inventors: Wright, David W.; Willoughby, Christopher W.; Travis, Lee W.
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A method and apparatus for dispensing prepackaged medication packages includes an apparatus having a body with an internal cavity and an opening. A central processing unit operably communicates with an actuator within the cavity to regulate and monitor the dispensation of the packages while the actuator , operably communicates with a feed mechanism within the cavity to dispense the packages.
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- Filed August 25, 2004 and granted July 7, 2015. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 25, 2024.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by August 25, 2026.
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