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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2001
Matthew James Grey, New Haw, GB;
Martin Philip Riddiford, London, GB;
Geoffrey William Guy, Salisbury, GB;
Rajiv Bobby Dave, Edgware, GB;
Matthew James Grey, New Haw, GB;
Martin Philip Riddiford, London, GB;
Geoffrey William Guy, Salisbury, GB;
Rajiv Bobby Dave, Edgware, GB;
GW Pharma Limited, Wiltshire, GB;
Abstract
A dispensing system for controlled, especially remote controlled, dispensing of medicaments is disclosed. The system consists of a dispensing mechanism adapted to receive a sealed or resealable container of material to be dispensed and to validate that it is the correct material, and which includes a mechanical actuation mechanism which, when actuated, causes a measured dose of material to be dispensed from the material container. The mechanical actuation mechanism may be inhibited from operation by a locking mechanism which, when actuated, locks the device against the further dispensing of a dose of material until release in accordance with the desired dispensing programme, e.g. until a certain time period has elapsed, or until the programme permits dispensing to occur on some other basis. The dispensing system may be in two parts, a hand-held hand-actuated dispensing mechanism () and a base or docking station () into which the hand-held unit may be placed in order to release the locking mechanism. The docking or base station () may be triggered to cooperate with a remote overall control system, for example a remote computer, by placing the hand-held dispensing mechanism () in it.