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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 07, 1996
James M Herrmann, Amherst, NH (US);
Gerald S Indorf, Amherst, NH (US);
Sunway R Wang, Andover, MA (US);
IntelliMed, Inc., Amherst, NH (US);
Abstract
An interactive, automated medication reminder/dispenser device having a housing and a container operably associated with the housing for containing and dispensing therefrom at least one predetermined type of medication. An audio and visual output for provides a visual and audio signal indicative of a time to take at least one medication and additional medication located external of the container, and further indicative of a dosage of medication to take at a preselected time. The device also includes a recording system for providing an indication of each of the medications which have been taken, the recording system being activated by the application of a signal thereto. This activation signal is responsive to either the opening of the container or an independent action. In addition, the device can preselectively vary input in order to vary the time and dosage, with a signal being provided of the varied time and varied dosage which can vary from once a day to numerous times a day for each of the medications and the varied dosages can vary for each of the varied time and for each of the medications.
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