Patent ID: 6662081
Filing Date: 2003-12-09
Classification: A61J

Abstract:
A system for storing and dispensing medication and for monitoring a regimen for the medication to be dispensed, comprising:a tray having an interior adapted to receive medication, said tray having a length lying along a longitudinal axis, said tray having an opening and opposing end panels; a sleeve having length generally parallel to said longitudinal axis, said sleeve being sized and shaped to slidingly receive said tray and to selectively open and close at least a portion of said opening of the tray, and said tray and sleeve are longitudinally slidable with respect to each other and comprise a storage and dispenser unit; an electronic medication regimen monitor having a housing and operational logic, said housing being sized and shaped to slidingly receive said sleeve and to be engaged or disengaged from said sleeve by longitudinal sliding of said sleeve and said housing with respect to each other along an axis parallel to said longitudinal axis; and said operational logic signals the timing of the medication regimen and provides prompts to dispense medication stored within said tray.