Medicine package, method of opening the package, and machine for performing the method
Patent 4604847 Issued on August 12, 1986. Estimated Expiration Date: 
September 14, 2003. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
September 14, 2003. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 1919907 2110194 2247840 2523810 3199450 3429042 3488479 Automatic bag opener De-packaging apparatus Cutting device for tag web Patent #: 4449433 InventorsApplicationNo. 06/532038 filed on 09/14/1983US Classes:53/75, Of package and filled receptacle closing or opening128/203.15, Particulate treating agent carried by breathed gas235/375, SYSTEMS CONTROLLED BY DATA BEARING RECORDS235/462.01, Bar code30/2, CARTON OPENERS53/381.2, With cutting means83/367, Movement of work controlled83/371, Sensing means responsive to work indicium or irregularity83/440, Guide fixed to or integral with stationary tool element83/468.5, Collapsible83/63Responsive to work sensing meansExaminersPrimary: Culver, Horace M.International ClassesA61J 7/00 (20060101)G09F 3/03 (20060101) A61J 1/03 (20060101) A61J 1/00 (20060101) AbstractA medicine package including a reservoir containing the medicine, the package bearing a machine readable code indicative of the characteristics of the medicine contained therein. If from reading the code it is determined that the medicine contained in the package can be used to satisfy the needs of a particular patient, then the package is opened and the code is rendered unreadable by the machine. A machine for reading the code, opening the package, rendering the code unreadable, and maintaining a record of the dispensing of the medicine to a particular patient is also disclosed. | |
