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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2013
Acelrx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Andrew I. Poutiatine, Mill Valley, CA (US);
Charles Rampersaud, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Thomas Schreck, Portola Valley, CA (US);
William Kolosi, Stow, OH (US);
Sascha Retailleau, San Francisco, CA (US);
AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Abstract
Drug storage and dispensing devices for dispensing a drug dosage form to a patient are disclosed. A cartridge includes a cartridge housing and a pusher. The cartridge housing defines a channel within which multiple tablets are disposed. The cartridge housing is configured to be removably coupled to a tablet dispensing device. A first portion of the pusher is disposed outside of the channel. A second portion of the pusher is movably disposed within the channel, and is configured to exert a force on the plurality of tablets to convey a first tablet from the channel into the tablet delivery device when the force is exerted on the first portion of the pusher.