Patent ID: 11955216
Assignee: ZIG THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A medication management system comprising:
a replaceable substantially cylindrical pre-filled oral solid medication storage and closure container comprising:
a plurality of pills;
a substantially cylindrical sealed housing having an alignment rail along a length of the sealed housing, and a first aperture in the sealed housing allowing for discharge of the plurality of pills;
a closure opening and sealing the sealed housing at the first aperture;
a first communication interface coupled to the sealed housing;
a read-write memory coupled to the first communication interface, the read-write memory having information including a container-specific identifier, a medication-specific identifier, and a medication inventory status; and

a medication delivery station comprising:
a housing having a substantially cylindrical receptacle with a rail guide, the medication closure container being removably disposed in the receptacle with the alignment rail disposed in the rail guide, and a chute to receive the plurality of pills from the medication closure container;
a second communication interface coupled to the housing and in wired communication with the first communication interface; and
a processor and a memory in communication with the processor, the processor and memory coupled within the housing, the memory including instructions executable by the processor to
communicate with the medication closure container via the second communication interface and the first communication interface,
receive the container-specific identifier, the medication-specific identifier, and the medication inventory status, and
confirm the container-specific identifier.