| 摘要 |
An apparatus for dispensing medications comprises: a portable cassette 100 with a body portion (102, fig. 2) including a plurality of compartments (106, fig. 3) and at least one displaceable lid 104; a sensor (108, fig. 5) configured to detect when a lid is displaced; a memory (110) and a first processor (112) configured to store, in the memory, respective times for each detection of displacement of the lid. A method of dispensing medicines using this dispenser is also claimed. Also claimed is an apparatus for dispensing medications, comprising a portable cassette with a body portion and lid as above, as well as a pill-dispenser (202, fig. 7) including: at least one dispensing compartment (204) arranged to store pills; a dispensing element (208) configured to release the pills from the compartment; and a cassette element (210) arranged to receive the portable cassette and displace it so that at least one pill falls into each cassette compartment. After the pills fall into the compartments, the portable cassette is removable from the pill dispenser, and the lid is displaceable to control access to the cassette compartments. Further apparatus and methods are also claimed. |
