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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2003
Michael G. Maietta, Cogan Station, PA (US);
Fred Zimmerman, Danville, PA (US);
Michael G. Maietta, Cogan Station, PA (US);
Fred Zimmerman, Danville, PA (US);
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., Lionville, PA (US);
Abstract
A tablet dispenser includes a housing formed by first and second shells defining a cavity therebetween. A blister tray configured to receive a plurality of tablets therein is rotatably attached to the housing. The blister tray is moveable between a closed position in which the blister tray is releasably contained within the cavity, and an open position in which at least a portion of the blister tray extends out of the cavity. An alarm unit activates at least one alert signal upon completion of a cycle period. The alarm unit is reset after the blister tray is accessed to dispense at least one tablet.