Electronic calibrated matter transfer system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10216907-B2
Application number	US-201615338563-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 31, 2016
Priority date	Oct 30, 2015
Publication date	Feb 26, 2019
Grant date	Feb 26, 2019

Abstract

Disclosed are method, systems, and devices for dispensing a material. An example method can comprise receiving dosage information indicating an amount of material to transfer from a holding device to a dispensing device, receiving an instruction to transfer the specified amount of material into the dispensing device, and transferring the specified amount of material from the holding device to the dispensing device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for dispensing a calibrated amount of a monitored material, the system comprising a holding device, the holding device comprising:
a holding device processor operable to control the holding device;
a container configured to store a monitored liquid therein, wherein the container includes a transfer outlet for transferring at least a portion of the monitored liquid to an associated dispensing device;
a sensing component operatively coupled to the holding device processor and controlled in part by the holding device processor, wherein the sensing component is configured to detect usage data associated with the monitored liquid stored in the container, and transmit the detected usage data to the holding device processor;
an authentication input component operatively coupled to the holding device processor and controlled in part by the holding device processor, wherein the authentication input component is configured to receive a plurality of authentication data from an associated user and transmit the authentication data to holding device processor;
a capping component positioned proximate to the transfer outlet of the container, wherein the capping component is configured to prevent monitored liquid from exiting the container prior to activation of the holding device to transfer at least a portion of the monitored liquid to the associated dispensing device, wherein the capping component is further configured to matingly engage with the associated dispensing device for transfer of at least a portion of the monitored liquid via the transfer outlet to the associated dispensing device;
an actuation component operatively coupled to the holding device processor and controlled in part by the holding device processor, wherein the actuation component is operable to control activation of the capping component to transfer at least a portion of the monitored liquid to the associated dispensing device;
wherein the holding device processor is further operable to:
receive at least a portion of the detected usage data from the sensing component;
determine, based on at least a portion of the detected usage data, at least one usage condition of the monitored liquid;
receive at least a portion of the authentication data from the authentication input component;
determine, based on at least a portion of the authentication input data, an authorization status of the associated user; and
generate, based on at least one determined usage condition and authorization status of the associated user, at least one activation control signal for controlling the activation of the actuation component to transfer at least a portion of the monitored liquid to the associated dispensing device.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the holding device further comprises a memory operatively coupled to the holding device processor, wherein the memory is operable to store a plurality of the generated usage data associated with the monitored liquid stored in the container.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sensing component is further operable to detect a plurality of status data associated with at least one operational characteristic of the holding device and transmit the detected status data to the holding device processor,
wherein the holding device processor is further operable to:
receive at least a portion of the detected status data from the sensing component;
determine, based on at least a portion of the detected status data, at least one operational status of the holding device;
generate, based on at least one determined operational status, at least one activation control signal for controlling the activation of the actuation component to transfer at least a portion of the monitored liquid to the associated dispensing device.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the holding device further comprises a holding input/output device operatively coupled to the holding device processor and controlled in part by the holding device processor, wherein the input/output device is configured to transmit at least a portion of at least one of the plurality of usage data, the plurality of status data, and the plurality of authentication input data to a remote device for processing thereof.

5. The system of claim 4 ,
wherein the holding input/output device is further operable to receive at least one command from the remote device for controlling the activation of the actuation component to transfer at least a portion of the monitored liquid to the associated dispensing device and transmit the at least one command to the holding device processor;
wherein the holding device processor is further operable to receive the at least one command and generate, based on the at least one command, at least one activation control signal for controlling the activation of the actuation component to transfer at least a portion of the monitored liquid to the associated dispensing device.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the at least one command for controlling the activation of the actuation component to transfer at least a portion of the monitored liquid to the associated dispensing device comprises at least one of controlling an amount of monitored liquid to be transferred to the associated dispensing device, controlling an authorization status of an associated user, controlling a frequency of a transfer of monitored liquid to the associated dispensing device, and combinations thereof.

7. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a dispensing device, the dispensing device comprising:
a dispensing device processor operable to control the dispensing device;
a receptacle configured to receive a calibrated of monitored liquid transferred by the holding device; and
a dispensing unit configured to dispense the calibrated amount of monitored liquid to the associated user.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the dispensing unit further comprises a pressure component operatively coupled to the dispensing device processor and controlled in part by the dispensing device processor; wherein the pressure component is configured to generate a negative pressure within the receptacle to cause at least a portion of the monitored liquid to be transferred from the holding device to the receptacle.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the dispensing component comprises a hollow needle configured to inject the calibrated amount of monitored liquid into the associated user.

10. A system for dispensing a calibrated amount of a monitored liquid, the system comprising a holding device and a dispensing device,
the holding device comprising:
a holding device processor operable to control the holding device;
a container configured to store a monitored liquid therein, wherein the container includes a transfer outlet for transferring at least a portion of the monitored liquid to the dispensing device;
a sensing component operatively coupled to the holding device processor and controlled in part by the holding device processor, wherein the sensing component is configured to detect usage data associated with the monitored liquid stored in the container, and transmit the detected usage data to the holding device processor;
an authentication input component operatively coupled to the holding device processor and controlled in part by the holding device processor, wherein the authentication input component is configured to receive a plurality of authentication data from an associated user and transmit the authentication data to holding device processor;
a capping component positioned proximate to the transfer outlet of the container, wherein the capping component is configured to prevent monitored liquid from exiting the container prior to activation of the holding d

Assignees

• Lunatech Llc

Inventors

• Cameron John
• Becker Dean
• Fein Gene

Classifications

• A61J7/00

  Devices for administering medicines orally, e.g. spoons (calibrated capacity measures for fluids or fluent solid material G01F19/00; weighing spoons G01G19/56); Pill counting devices; Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine · CPC title

• G06F19/3462 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F19/00

  Physics · mapped topic

• G16Z99/00

  Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass · CPC title

• G16H20/13 Primary

  delivered from dispensers · CPC title