Time and temperature sensor medication dispenser for hospitals and nursing homes/monthly personal time

摘要

A medication dispenser is described. A plurality of drawers capable of storing medications is arranged in an array. For personal use, each drawer has an illuminatable number thereon representing a date in a month. For institutional use, each drawer has an associated adjacent illuminatable patient identification section. Illuminatable numbers in a row above the drawers correspond to hours in a day wherein a current time is displayed by illuminating one of the numbers. Rechargeable batteries maintain a memory capable of storing information about when each of a plurality of medications is to be taken. When the current time matches a time when one of the medications is to be taken, a number on the drawer corresponding to a current date or the particular patient identification section is illuminated. A sensor senses when a particular drawer is opened and saves in memory the current time and drawer identification.

主权项

1. A medication dispenser for personal use comprising:
a plurality of drawers arranged in a two-dimensional array, each drawer having an illuminatable number thereon representing a date in a month, wherein each drawer is capable of storing medication to be taken on a particular date corresponding to said number on said drawer; illuminatable numbers in a row above said array of drawers wherein said numbers correspond to hours in a day wherein a current time is displayed by illuminating one of said numbers; rechargeable batteries for maintaining a memory capable of storing information about when each of a plurality of medications is to be taken; a temperature sensor for ensuring stability of said plurality of medications; and a sensor capable of sensing when a particular drawer is opened wherein when said current time matches a time when one of said medications is to be taken, a number on said drawer corresponding to a current date is illuminated, and wherein when said drawer is opened, said sensor causes said drawer number and said current time to be saved in said memory, indicating that a medication was taken at said current date and said current time.