699results about "Small article dispensing" patented technology

A system and method for altering the scent within a pill organizer. The pill organizer has multiple pill compartments and a scent compartment within a container housing. One or more perforated walls separate the scent compartment from the various pill compartments. A scent source that releases scent is placed in the scent compartment. The scent permeates into the various pill compartments. When a pill compartment is accessed by a user, the predominant scent perceived by the user is that of the scent source. In this manner, the user is not dissuaded from consuming pills, soft gels, tablets, gummies and / or capsules due to the odors that such items may release. The scented source can be replaced and / or renewed within the pill organizer. As such, the effectiveness of the overall product can be maintained for the life of the product.

The present disclosure provides an electronic medicine box with a medicine cup and its usage method. The electronic medicine box with a medicine cup includes a housing, a cellular tray, a connecting assembly, a plurality of medicine cups, a driving mechanism, and a lifting mechanism. The housing is provided with a medicine taking port. The cellular tray is provided with a plurality of placement slots that are configured for accommodating the plurality of medicine cups. The cellular tray is rotatably disposed inside the housing through the connecting assembly, and is provided with the driving mechanism that is configured for rotating the cellular tray. The lifting mechanism is configured for pushing the medicine cup out of the placement groove towards the medicine port. The electronic medicine box with the medicine cup further includes a first infrared sensor, a camera, and a first sensing element.

The invention provides a quantitative double-layer pill case. The quantitative double-layer pill case comprises a case body, wherein an isolating layer used for dividing the case body into different cavities at the upper and lower parts is designed at the middle of the case body; pill pick-up modules which closely cling to the upper and lower surfaces of the isolating layer are designed in the case body; each pill pick-up module takes the shape of a disc, and is rotatably assembled on the side wall of the case body through a corresponding rotating shaft; a pill tank which corresponds to the pill shape is designed on the other side, far away from the isolating layer, of each pill pick-up module, and positioned at the inner part of the case body; and the circumferential outer wall of each pill pick-up module is assembled with the outer wall of the case body in a sliding-seal manner. According to the quantitative double-layer pill case, the interior and the exterior of the case body are only in short-time contact with each other through the corresponding pill tank during the rotation of each pill pick-up module, so that the effect on pills in the pill case during a pill pick-up process is extremely little, the pill pick-up quantity is more accurate, extra pills taken in the pill pick-up process need not be returned to the pill case, and the use is more convenient and sanitary.

A pill dispenser includes a dispenser body, a pill dispensing cover, and a pill outlet cover. The dispenser body is hollow. A fixed cylinder is disposed at a center of the dispenser body. Partition plates are connected between the fixed cylinder and the dispenser body to define pill cavities. The partition plates are disposed in a circumferential array. At least one end of each of the partition plates extends out of the dispenser body. Clamping grooves are defined in the pill dispensing cover. A periphery of each of the partition plates is clamped in a corresponding one of the clamping grooves, so the pill dispensing cover is fixed to the dispenser body. The pill dispensing cover includes pill dispensing openings one-to-one corresponding to the pill cavities. When the pill dispensing cover is fixed to the dispenser body, each of the partition plates abuts against the pill dispensing cover.

The embodiment of the invention discloses an edible particle distributor which comprises a head cabin body, a tail cabin body and at least one middle cabin body, the head cabin body, the tail cabin body and the at least one middle cabin body are detachably overlapped along a preset overlapping axis, and the middle cabin bodies are located between the head cabin body and the tail cabin body; the edible particle distributor further comprises an electric control locking unit and a manual lock catch, a control part of the manual lock catch is covered in the overlapped state, and the head cabin body and the middle cabin body close to the head cabin body are detachably overlapped through the electric control locking unit. When the tail cabin body and the middle cabin bodies close to the tail cabin body are arranged, and when a plurality of middle cabin bodies are arranged, every two adjacent middle cabin bodies are detachably overlapped through manual lock catches. According to the edible particle distributor, the head cabin body and the middle cabin body are unlocked through the electric control locking unit, so that the control parts of the manual lock catches are exposed, then the middle cabin body and the tail cabin body are unlocked through the manual lock catches, all the cabin bodies are dismounted, tools are not needed, and the dismounting difficulty of the edible particle distributor is reduced.

A product dispensing clock includes a housing and a reservoir arranged in the housing. The reservoir holds a number of dispensable products. A dispenser is arranged in the housing adjacent the reservoir. The dispenser receives at least one of the dispensable products from the reservoir. A collection chamber is defined in the housing. The dispenser dispenses the dispensable products received from the reservoir to the collection chamber for a user to collect the dispensable products. A controller activates the dispenser at a predetermined time interval to dispense the dispensable products to the collection chamber for collection by the user.

A child resistant container comprising a blister and a sleeve. The blister comprises a plurality of compartments arranged radially around a centrally disposed hub. Each compartment defines a cavity for holding contents. The container is a “dial pack” type container in that the blister can be rotated with respect to the sleeve to expose each cavity in turn.

Disclosed herein are modular container systems having child-resistant containers, tray inserts and tray frames. Also disclosed are methods using the modular container systems and methods of storing substances in containers. The containers have a container base and a container cap and provide for child-resistant containers. A user can releasably remove the container cap from container base with a squeeze and lift sequence. For example, the user squeezes opposite sides of the container base, which releases a locking mechanism and allows for removal of the cap by lifting or pulling the container cap off from the container base. The components of the modular container system are modular and stackable. The modular system allow for organized, efficient, accessible and storage of the child-resistant containers. The modular container system also allows for easy counting, sorting and processing of the containers.

A spring-loaded nicotine pouch dispenser which enables users to access nicotine pouches quickly and easily. The nicotine pouch dispenser utilizes a dual-spring setup working in tandem underneath a plate to support the pouches and press them up to the body towards the opening. The retention prongs and semicircular cutout at the opening keep the pouches inline and secure from falling out while still being easy to access. The entire mechanism is encased in an outer body shell and a flip cap resulting in a completely sealed waterproof design that allows for easy, one-handed operation, eliminating the need for great strength or dexterity.

Pill dispenser devices, systems and methods are shown and / or described herein. Include are a method, device or system for pill delivery including disposing a pill at a known location; contacting the pill with a pick-up member; and, moving the pill from the known location by movement of the pick-up member.

A dispensing system that includes a dispenser arrangement that has a plurality of dividers. Each divider of the plurality of dividers includes a base, an array of partitions, a first stop member, a second stop member, and an opening. The base has a first base surface opposite a second base surface. The array of partitions extends from the second base surface. Each partition of the array of partitions defines a leading partition surface and a following partition surface. The second stop member of one divider of the plurality of dividers is configured to engage the first stop member of another divider of the plurality of dividers to prevent relative movement between the dividers. The opening is formed in the base and extends through each of the first and second base surfaces.

A pivoting cap with locking mechanism for medication dispenser including a male and a female cap assembly secured by a pivot assembly. The male cap assembly is secured on top of a medication dispenser such as prescription bottles. The male cap assembly includes a locking arm with a locking lever attached to a bottom portion thereof, and a top portion. The female cap assembly includes a rotating cap having channels internally disposed. When assembled, the locking arm is received by one of the channels, thereby impeding said rotating cap from turning either direction. To free the rotating cap, a user must apply a radial force upon the lock arm, consequently the locking lever will be displaced inwardly. The user would then twist to move the cap to its respective indicia for its desired scheduling or to their dispensing opening.

A cartridge for pharmaceutical dispensing system, wherein the system is configured to dispense pouches containing medicaments, the pouches provided as a strip of a plurality of pouches, the strip provided in coiled form, includes: a main receptacle having a floor, a ceiling, a front wall, a rear wall, and a first side wall, wherein the front wall includes a slot for dispensing pouches; a cover that engages the main receptacle and provides a second side wall opposite the first side wall; and a guide system disposed in the main receptacle, the guide system defining an interior space configured to hold the strip of pouches in coiled form, and further defining a pathway between the guide system and the ceiling, rear wall, and floor.

There is provided an applicator head (10) for administration of a topical formulation, comprising a dosing aid for application of a predefined dose of the topical formulation. The applicator head (10) comprises an applicator surface (20) adapted to apply the topical formulation to a user's skin. The applicator surface (20) comprises an outlet opening (40). The dosing aid comprises a dose marking, or dose markings (60, 60′, 60″, 62′, 62″) on the applicator surface (20), wherein the dose marking (60, 60′, 60″, 62′, 62″) has a circular outline and a diameter D, and wherein the outlet opening (40) is disposed in the center of the circular outline, and wherein the dose marking (60, 60′, 60″, 62′, 62″) circumscribes an inner dosing compartment (64) that serves to measure the predefined dose of the topical formulation.

An apparatus and method for an oral nicotine dispensing system. The apparatus includes storing a plurality of a pods in a magazine within a body, receiving a fingerprint scan from a user via a fingerprint scanner coupled to the body, authenticating the fingerprint scan, de-activating a locking mechanism to allow access to at least a pod upon successful authentication of the fingerprint scan, and dispensing, using at least a drive mechanism, the at least a pod from the magazine through an opening of the body.

This invention provides a smart pillbox, including a pill storage device and a pill dispensing device. The pill storage device includes at least one pill storage cavity with a pill outlet at its lower end. The pill dispensing device includes at least one dispensing component positioned below at least one row of pill storage cavities. Each dispensing component includes at least one dispensing tool positioned below the pill outlet and capable of rotation. The dispensing tool has a dispensing groove, and during rotation, the pill outlet and the dispensing groove can overlap. Multiple pill storage cavities facilitate the storage of various medications, and multiple dispensing tools that do not interfere with each other can simultaneously dispense different types and quantities of medication. Different specifications of the guiding part and dispensing groove allow for the dispensing of different medications. Since the dispensing tool can only dispense one pill per rotation, the dispensing quantity can be precisely controlled.

The utility model belongs to the technical field of fluorescent microspheres, and particularly relates to a microsphere storage device for in-vitro diagnosis, which comprises a shell, storage boxes are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the shell, partition plates are slidably connected to the outer walls of the storage boxes, storage reagents are arranged in the storage boxes, and limiting plates are movably connected between the storage boxes. A box door is hinged to the shell, a rotary pushing device is arranged in the storage box, and the rotary pushing device comprises a positioning block. According to the microsphere storage device for in-vitro diagnosis, the rotating pushing device is arranged, a micro motor works to drive a rotating disc to rotate, a protruding block moves immediately, the rotating disc rotates to enable the protruding block to collide with a clamping block, the clamping block drives a positioning rod to tilt, the tilting of the positioning rod relieves limiting with a clamping groove of the rotating disc, and the rotating disc relieves limiting; under the driving of the motor in the connecting block, the conveying rod on the disc starts to move, and the conveying rod pushes out the stored reagent in the storage box.

The quantitative pill taking bottle cap comprises a pill quantifying layer, a pill storage layer and a bottle cap layer, a connecting structure used for being connected with a bottle opening is arranged on the inner wall of the bottle cap layer, the pill storage layer and the bottle cap layer can be connected in a relatively rotating mode, the pill quantifying layer and the pill storage layer are movably connected, and the pill quantifying layer and the pill storage layer are arranged on the bottle cap layer. A pill storage cavity is formed between the pill quantifying layer and the pill storage layer, the quantitative pill taking bottle cap is inverted, the pill storage layer is twisted, pills fall into the opened pill storage cavity, and the pills with the pill taking number limited artificially are taken out through the pill quantifying layer. After medicine taking is completed, the pill storage layer is reversely twisted to close the medicine storage cavity; in the pill taking process, the pill taking number can be controlled at will by changing the position of a number adjusting and controlling plate in the pill storage layer, and it can be guaranteed that pills are taken successfully and accurately at a time through the structural design of a limiting hole base and a pill dislocation preventing table in the pill quantifying layer.

A packaging assembly that includes a carton and an inner member. The carton includes a first flap located within an inner portion thereof. The inner member is configured to be received in the inner portion of the carton. The inner member has an extension that is configured to engage the first flap to restrict the inner member from being separated from the carton. The free end of the first flap includes a cutout.

The present invention relates to a medicine bottle for preventing odor contamination, comprising a bottle body, which is a central through structure, a fixed cylinder is provided at the center, a plurality of partitions are formed between the outer wall of the fixed cylinder and the inner wall of the bottle body, the plurality of partitions are arranged in a circular array along the center of the bottle body, and at least the upper ends of the plurality of partitions extend out of the bottle body, and a medicine groove is formed between two adjacent partitions; a medicine dispensing cover, a card slot is provided at the outer edge of the bottom, and the medicine dispensing cover and the bottle body are fixed by the card slot and the outer peripheral edge of the partition, a plurality of medicine dispensing ports are provided on the medicine dispensing cover, and one medicine dispensing port corresponds to one medicine groove, and when the medicine dispensing cover is fixed on the bottle body, the upper end surface of the partition fits the bottom surface of the medicine dispensing cover. The medicine dispensing cover and the upper end of the bottle body are fixed by the card slot and the partition, and the upper end surface of the partition fits tightly with the bottom surface of the medicine dispensing cover, so that the tablets will not be stuck in the position between the partition and the medicine dispensing cover, and the tablets will not be worn and damaged when the medicine dispensing cover rotates, and will not be brought into other medicine grooves to cause odor contamination.

A product dispensing clock includes a housing and a reservoir arranged in the housing. The reservoir holds a number of dispensable products. A dispenser is arranged in the housing adjacent the reservoir. The dispenser receives at least one of the dispensable products from the reservoir. A collection chamber is defined in the housing. The dispenser dispenses the dispensable products received from the reservoir to the collection chamber for a user to collect the dispensable products. A controller activates the dispenser at a predetermined time interval to dispense the dispensable products to the collection chamber for collection by the user.

The utility model discloses a medicine taking bottle capable of controlling the medicine amount, and belongs to the field of medical instruments. Comprising a bottle body part used for containing medicine; the bottle cap part is mounted on the bottle body part in a threaded manner; the medicine taking opening is used for taking out medicines; the medicine taking assembly is arranged in the bottle cap piece; the medicine taking assembly comprises a medicine storage tray arranged in the bottle cap piece; a plurality of medicine storage cavities are formed in the medicine storage tray; the plurality of fan-shaped baffles are arranged on the medicine storage tray; the bottom plate is rotationally arranged on the bottle cap part; the through hole is formed in the bottom plate; and the medicine taking tray is rotationally arranged on the bottle cap. The medicine taking bottle capable of controlling the medicine amount has the beneficial effects that the medicine taking amount is controlled by arranging the medicine storage disc and the fan-shaped baffle and adjusting the number of the medicine storage cavities shielded by the fan-shaped baffle, the medicine inner cavities are separated from the outside through the arranged baffle and the medicine taking disc, and it is avoided that external pollution enters the medicine bottle during medicine taking.

The embodiment of the invention discloses a flowing solid conveying assembly, a conveying cabin and a distribution system, the flowing solid conveying assembly comprises a first enclosure part and a second enclosure part, the first enclosure part is provided with a bearing surface, and the bearing surface is provided with an output port; a plurality of mutually independent cavities are defined by the bearing surface and the second enclosure piece, and the cavities are used for containing flowing solids; the second enclosure part is movably connected with the first enclosure part; the second enclosure part is in limiting fit with the first enclosure part in a preset dismounting direction so as to move along with the first enclosure part in the dismounting direction; the second enclosing piece is movably arranged along the bearing face, and in the process that the second enclosing piece moves along the bearing face, all the cavities communicate with the output port. According to the flowing solid conveying assembly, the first enclosing piece and the second enclosing piece which define the multiple cavities for containing the flowing solids can be detached, and therefore the flowing solid conveying assembly can be more conveniently filled and cleaned.

A cylindrical storage-organizer-dispenser device for solid dose medications, arranged in a 7-day by time-interval-dose matrix, specifically invented to offer a simple, user-friendly, and secure way for people who need to take multiple daily medications on a weekly basis. The device permits to visually see what medications have been already taken and implicitly indexes to the next upcoming dose; this helps to avoid missing a dose or taking dangerous double doses. Additionally the device provides secure storage for emergency medication, specific patient information and / or medication instructions, and includes a feature to securely carry it around.

The invention relates to a device for dispensing a plurality of drugs, the device comprising:for each drug dose (25) of the plurality of drugs, a drawer (30) configured to accommodate a single dose of any of the drugs of the plurality of drugs;a storage unit comprising cases (40), each case comprising at least one passage for holding drawers and, in each passage, drawers next to one another comprising all of the identical drug doses;a unit (60) for preparing pillboxes (50) that is configured to pull drawers out from the cases of the storage unit and place the pulled-out drawers in a pillbox associated with a patient's identifier, the pillbox comprising a passage for holding the drawers that have been placed therein.

Earplug insertion device comprising a magazine suitable for receiving compressible and expandable foam earplugs, a compression device in which a compressible and expandable earplug can be compressed lengthwise, and an earplug delivery device to insert the earplug from the magazine into the compression device and then into the ear canal.

An apparatus and method for an oral nicotine dispensing system. The apparatus includes storing a plurality of a pods in a magazine within a body, receiving a fingerprint scan from a user via a fingerprint scanner coupled to the body, authenticating the fingerprint scan, de-activating a locking mechanism to allow access to at least a pod upon successful authentication of the fingerprint scan, and dispensing, using at least a drive mechanism, the at least a pod from the magazine through an opening of the body.