Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method of using an electronic pill box prefill system which uses a blister pack
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Application No.: US14858248Application Date: 2015-09-18
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Publication No.: US09668941B2Publication Date: 2017-06-06
- Inventor: Robert G. Dickie , Walter Prokopchuk
- Applicant: Next Paradigm Inc.
- Applicant Address: CA Toronto, Ontario
- Assignee: Next Paradigm Inc.
- Current Assignee: Next Paradigm Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: CA Toronto, Ontario
- Agency: Sand & Sebolt
- Main IPC: G08B21/00
- IPC: G08B21/00 ; A61J7/04 ; A61J1/03

Abstract:
An electronic pill box having a housing with a base and grid and into which a blister pack is selectively engaged. The blister pack includes a plurality of vials prefilled with medication and sealed with a cover imprinted with pertinent information. Each vial is received in a chamber in the base having an LED and a sensor for determining whether medication has been removed therefrom. The LED and sensor are operatively engaged with a microprocessor including programming for dispensing medication from the pill box. An alert is issued if medication is not removed from an illuminated vial after a predetermined time interval. When all medication has been dispensed therefrom, the blister pack is replaced with another prefilled blister pack A card with patient information thereon may be provided on the prefilled blister pack and is detached and stored in the housing prior to loading the blister pack therein.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160008229A1 METHOD OF USING AN ELECTRONIC PILL BOX PREFILL SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2016-01-14
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