Multi-User Cannabis Dispenser with Segmented Storage and Metered Dosing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current vaporizers for medical cannabis administration are complex, expensive, and difficult for multiple users, especially children, elderly, and handicapped individuals to operate, and face challenges in storing and tailoring cannabis compositions for diverse patient needs in hospitals and nursing homes.
Innovation Solution
A multi-user cannabis dispenser with at least two compartments, a dispensing unit for controlled metered dose release, and a control unit that receives user data to customize cannabis administration, including options for vaporization, spraying, or combustion, and includes features like user feedback and billing units.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If sophisticated vaporizers are used for well-controlled medical treatment, then treatment control and yield are improved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides cannabis treatment into separate functional modules: storage compartments for different cannabis compositions, a dispensing unit for controlled release, and an activation unit for vaporization. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently while maintaining overall treatment control.
Solution Approach 2:
The dispenser is designed as a multi-functional system that can store multiple cannabis compositions, dispense controlled doses, and activate them for various routes of administration (vaporization, spraying, combustion). This universal design reduces the need for multiple separate devices.
2Productivity
If sophisticated vaporizers are used for high yield of cannabis utilization, then treatment effectiveness is improved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
Cannabis compositions are pre-loaded into storage compartments in various forms (ground, extracted, encapsulated) before use. This preliminary preparation allows for efficient dispensing and activation, maximizing utilization yield without requiring complex processing equipment during actual treatment.
Solution Approach 2:
The system optimizes cannabis utilization by varying parameters such as composition form (ground vs. extracted), dose size, and activation method. These parameter changes enable high yield treatment while keeping the device design relatively simple.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple cannabis compositions are stored for different patients, then treatment customization is improved, but storage complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The storage system is divided into multiple compartments, each dedicated to storing a specific cannabis composition. This segmentation allows for organized storage of various compositions without requiring complex inventory management systems, while still enabling treatment customization for different patients.
Solution Approach 2:
The system stores multiple copies of different cannabis compositions in separate compartments, each tailored for specific patient needs. This approach simplifies storage by using identical compartment designs that can be uniformly filled and managed.
4Measurement precision
If metered dose dispensing is implemented for multiple users, then dosing precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Cannabis compositions are pre-divided into individual dose units (such as capsules or pre-measured portions) before storage. This preliminary dosing eliminates the need for complex real-time measurement mechanisms during dispensing, maintaining dosage precision while reducing device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system replaces complex mechanical measurement mechanisms with simpler dispensing methods, such as gravity-based release or pre-packaged doses. This substitution maintains adequate dosing precision while significantly reducing mechanical complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The dispenser simplifies cannabis administration by allowing simultaneous or tailored dosing for multiple users, improving accessibility and management in healthcare settings, while reducing operational complexity and storage needs.
Implementation Method 1
said heating element to vaporize at least a portion of said at least one active component of said metered dose of said cannabis composition according to selected vaporizing parameters, wherein a vapor of said active component is formed
Implementation Method 2
said metered dose is combusted by said combustion element and wherein said control unit is further configured to control said combustion element to vaporize at least a portion of said at least one active component
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AI summary
Provided is a multi-users cannabis dispenser comprising: a vessel comprising at least two compartments, each compartment configured to contain at least one cannabis composition comprising at least one active component; at least one dispensing unit associated with said at least one compartment, said dispensing unit configured to controllably release from said compartments a metered dose of said composition contained therein; a control unit comprising a data input unit configured to receive data relating to a specific user, data indicating a metered dose of one or more said cannabis compositions to be administered to said specific user and/or to receive data relating to a specific cannabis composition, data indicating a metered dose of said specific composition to be administered to said specific user and configured to control the dispensing unit to release at least one said metered dose. Further provided are methods of use of the multi-users cannabis dispenser.