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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2021
Butaud Enterprises Llc, Vernal, UT (US);
Wade M. Butaud, Vernal, UT (US);
Benjamin A. Grover, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Kent F. Beck, Layton, UT (US);
James A. Malmstrom, Kaysville, UT (US);
Mitchel Nelson, Bluffdale, UT (US);
Pill Smart LLC, Vernal, UT (US);
Abstract
A system for dispensing a prescription medication in a controlled manner is disclosed. The system may include a prescription vial and a corresponding programmable cap. The cap may include an outer cover having an exit aperture, an inner cover having an entrance aperture, and a transport portion having a chute. The cap may also include a control system having a processor. In accordance with a schedule prescribed by a medical professional and programmed into the control system, the control system may dispense medication by moving the chute of the transport portion out of alignment with the entrance aperture and into alignment with the exit aperture.