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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8152020 | Dosage dispensing and tracking container A container for dispensing dosages of multiple medications over time. The present invention includes a container which has a plurality of compartments each configured to contain a plurality of dosages of a different medication. A rotatable lid is attached on top of ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 7440818 | Medicament tray inventory system and method The invention relates to a method and system that utilizes one or more cassettes or trays, which hold one or more types of medicaments, the cassettes or trays being configured for intelligent dispensing of the medicaments. In one embodiment, a smart tray for dispens... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7367472 | Pneumatic vending machine A machine particularly adapted for dispensing light items packaged in symmetrical, frustum-shaped container. The items are propelled through a tubular cartridge and individually ejected by a flow of air generated by a blower under control of a toggling dual-gate mec... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7357314 | Vending machine, dispense product determination method, stock product determination method, and system thereof, and cartridge for vending machine A storage compartment contains a variety of products. In a vending machine, once a product is selected at a product selection part, a dispense product determination part determines a product to dispense based on a selected product data from the product selection par... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353969 | Tamper and child proof tablet dispenser with ejection means Tamper and child proof dispenser for a solid dosage product such as tablets and capsules that may be contained in a blister sheet. Dispenser comprises a dispensing assembly (3) for holding and dispensing the product, a slidably or hingedly connected outercove... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350667 | Injection drug feeding device On each of a plurality of disposed racks, an injection drug storing container is each detachably mounted. The injection drug storing container includes a transportation device for transporting a stored injection drug in one direction. The injection drug transported ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7308916 | Beverage dispenser A beverage dispenser operates a cup holder to advance a cup holding portion holding a cup in which a beverage is filled from an inside of a cup port to an outside thereof to locate it above a cup mount, lower the cup holding portion from a above position by a predet... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7279130 | Sensor dispensing instrument having an activation mechanism and methods of using the same A sensor dispensing instrument adapted to handle a sensor pack containing a plurality of sensors and to perform a test using one of the sensors. The sensor dispensing instrument includes an outer housing and a mechanical mechanism contained therein for rotating the ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7264137 | Apparatus for releasing tablets from a blister pack Apparatus for releasing tablets from a blister pack (34) containing a plurality of tablets, each held in a respective blister, the apparatus comprising receiving means (1) for receiving the blister pack so that the pack is moveable on the receiving mea... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7257456 | Method of and system for labeling containers of prescribed medicine A method of and system for labeling containers of prescribed medicine is provided wherein a photograph of a patient is taken using a camera. The photograph is then stored on a computer as a computer software object. When a prescription is filled for the patient, the... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7249687 | Medicament dispenser A medicament dispenser for use with a medicament carrier having multiple distinct medicament doses carried thereby and an internal mechanism for dispensing the distinct medicament doses carried by the medicament carrier. The mechanism comprises receiving means for r... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7219665 | Delivery device A delivery device, e.g. an inhaler, comprises a rotatable metering member adapted to dispense a measured amount of material, a material delivery passage and a material delivery orifice and at least one actuator member adapted to move the metering member form a mater... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7211437 | Method for removing consumable analytic products from a storage container A method and a device for removing an analytic consumable product, in particular a test element, from a storage container having chambers which are sealed by foils from which the consumable product is pushed out by means of a plunger (7) can be optimized in t... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7198173 | Receiving device for drug blisters A holding device for pharmaceutical blisters has an upper part and a lower part between which a pharmaceutical blister is disposed. Ejection openings are disposed in both the upper part and the lower part in a pattern that corresponds to the pattern of the contained... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7182219 | Vending machine for dispensing items in small packages A coin-operated vending machine includes a magazine which stores small boxes or packages of items one on top of the next in columns or stacks arranged in a circumferential row thereof and a dispensing mechanism operable to effectively dispenses such small boxes or p... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7142944 | Apparatus for securing drawer contents A cabinet suitable for use in storing items. The cabinet includes a drawer having a base. A plurality of cassettes are arranged within the drawer. Each cassette is individually movable in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the base. A plurality of lo... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7118006 | System and method for dispensing prescriptions An automated method for dispensing pharmaceuticals particularly tablets and capsules, and other small discrete objects, includes: receiving prescription information, selecting a container, labeling the container, dispensing the tablets or capsules into the labeled c... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7104417 | Pill dispensing apparatus and system Apparatus for dispensing pills packaged in a pack comprising a base and a top rotatably mounted on the base and defining a housing for the pill pack, a plunger mounted in the housing operable between inner and outer limit positions and having means for discharging o... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7051898 | Blister pack rupturing device A device (10) for releasing a pill (101) from a blister pack (100) wherein, the device (10) includes a generally E-shaped housing member (20) having an upper tier (21) and an intermediate tier (22) provided with align... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048183 | RFID rag and method of user verification An identification tag (100) facilitates use of a secure computer system (300). The tag (100) is adapted to be worn on a user's wrist and includes an identification and registration circuit (102) that includes an identification component (... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7044664 | Prescription drug printer with drug verification indicia and method for use thereof A prescription drug printing machine is used by a physician in connection with prescribing one or more prescription drugs to a patient. The printing machine has a memory unit that contains a database of information on all known available prescription drugs, includin... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040504 | System and apparatus for the dispensing of drugs A system and apparatus are described in which modular receptacles are filled and transported to automated dispensing machines for later retrieval and distribution. A system of the present invention includes the loading, refilling, and replacement of the modular rece... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7032776 | Vending machine bucket drive control The disclosed invention is a dispensing apparatus and method for dispensing product from a vending machine. The invention employs a motor for bi-directionally rotating a dispenser bucket between two bumpers which physically obstruct and limit the rotational travel, ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7016752 | Method of and system for labeling containers of prescribed medicine A method of and system for labeling containers of prescribed medicine is provided wherein a photograph of a patient is taken using a camera. The photograph is then stored on a computer as a computer software object. When a prescription is filled for the patient, the... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6974294 | Article handling system and method An article handling system and method for holding articles and moving selected articles individually from and/or to the article handling system. A plurality of vertically spaced article holding trays are mounted for independent rotation, each tray having a plurality... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6963791 | System and method for tracking medical items and supplies The system for controlling and tracking medical items (830) includes one or more computers and associated data stores including information concerning authorized users, patients, medical items that have been prescribed for patients, medical items available, s... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6438975 | Apparatus for the selection and automatic dispensing of products such as food products An apparatus for the selection and automatic dispensing of products, such as food products. The products are stored in a storage cabinet, where a detachment device cuts them into a dispensable form for dispensing. An operating panel enables the consumer t... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6401009 | Sundry article vending apparatus A sundry article vending apparatus, in structural and functional cooperation with a fully automatic vehicle-related product and/or service providing apparatus, for the on-site storage and vending of sundry articles, wherein the payment for the sundry arti... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6226564 | Method and apparatus for dispensing drugs to prevent inadvertent administration of incorrect drug to patient A drug dispensation method and apparatus significantly reduces the likelihood that a nurse or other health care personnel will inadvertently administer the wrong drug to a patient. The method and apparatus identify a classification and a characteristic of... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6182857 | Office supply vending system and apparatus The preferred embodiment of the present invention is an integrated product supply network comprised of a computer network linked through a variety of methods to a plurality of intelligent vending or dispensing machines and each component of the overall pr... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6138866 | Variable day start tablet dispenser This invention relates to a substantially circular tablet dispenser component system which may be adapted for a variable day start of a prescribed periodic tablet regimen. Also provided are a tablet dispenser kit, a tablet packge adapted for filling the t... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6062420 | Apparatus for dispensing pills from a blister pack An apparatus for dispensing pills from a blister pack in which cavities containing pills are distributed, comprises a lower part for supporting the pack in a ring-shape and an upper part fitting onto the lower part and surrounding the blister pack togethe... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5975347 | Variable day start tablet dispenser This invention relates to a substantially circular tablet dispenser component system which may be adapted for a variable day start of a prescribed periodic tablet regimen. Also provided are a tablet dispenser kit, a tablet packge adapted for filling the t... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5905652 | System for preparing materials for guiding a patient in taking medicine A system for guiding the taking of medicine having a host computer, a personal computer connected to the host computer, and a color printer connected to the personal computer producing a document or a medicine bag with guiding instructions for taking medi... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5850937 | Dispenser with means for alerting a user A pill dispenser with means is provided for alerting a user when medication must be taken. The dispenser includes a housing having a top face with at least one compartment formed therein and a lid having a first orientation for allowing access to the corr... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5848593 | System for dispensing a kit of associated medical items A system for monitoring and dispensing medical items, includes a data terminal (76) which is connected through a local area network (82) to at least one remote computer (84) including a processor and the data store. The data store includes data representa... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5819981 | Apparatus for distributing articles A computer controlled dispensing system including a first unit having a plurality of compartments for containing articles to be dispensed. A second unit includes larger compartments for containing articles of a size larger than the dimensions of the compa... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5799821 | Variable day start tablet dispenser This invention relates to a substantially circular tablet dispenser component system which may be adapted for a variable day start of a prescribed periodic tablet regimen. Also provided are a tablet dispenser kit, a tablet packge adapted for filling the t... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5775536 | Variable day start tablet dispenser This invention relates to a substantially circular tablet dispenser component system which may be adapted for a variable day start of a prescribed periodic tablet regimen. Also provided are a tablet dispenser kit, a tablet packge adapted for filling the t... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5664697 | Automatically advancing pill regimen device The present invention is directed to a self-actuating dispenser for a regimen of pills satisfying the needs discussed herein above. A self-actuating dispenser having the features of the present invention comprises a base, a pill container, and a means for... | 09/09/1997 |
