Patent ID: 6301196
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: A61J,G04G

Abstract:
A medication dispensing unit, said medication dispensing unit having:a body, said body forming a chamber having an open first end to enable dispensing of said medication, a closed second end, a front, a back and at least two sides;dividers, said dividers being within said chamber and creating multiple sub-chambers within said chamber, wherein each of said sub-chambers maintains medication separate from remaining sub-chambers;multiple pairs of receiving slots within said chamber for receiving said dividers to enable a user to create variable sized sub-chambers, wherein each of said pair opposes each other;a lid, said lid being hinged to said body at said first end and preventing access to said chamber,a securing member, said securing member having an open end and an affixed end, said affixed end being affixed to said back proximate said first end and positioned to maintain said first end and said second end aligned vertically to one another;programmable notification and display means, said notification and display means enabling user entry of data and subsequently notifying and displaying said data to said user;wherein said user places medication within said chamber and clips said dispensing unit to said user's clothing or user carried item.