A medicine feeder includes: an outer rotary body on the outer side to be rotated about a vertical line; an inner inclined rotary body on the inner side to be rotated about an inclined line; and a sorting mechanism and a regulating mechanism operable to align solid medicine pieces carried from the top of the inner inclined rotary body onto an annular upper end surface of the outer rotary body through rotation of the inner inclined rotary body. An upper surface inclined portion of the inner inclined rotary body includes delivery portions sloping downward toward the outer side even at an elevated position and push-up portions not sloping downward toward the outer side, the delivery portions and the push-up portions being formed alternately in the circumferential direction. The push-up portions include projecting portions. The projecting portions are extended to the inner peripheral side of the delivery portions.

A filling station for filling a feeder unit with discrete medicaments includes a base and a holder that is positionable in one or more inclined orientations relative to said base for holding the feeder unit in said one or more inclined orientations. A method for filling a feeder unit with discrete medicaments includes the step of filling the feeder unit with the discrete medicaments when the feeder unit is held by the holder in one of the one or more inclined orientations.

A medicine dispensing device, configured to contain a liquid medicine to be dispensed by the medicine dispensing device and having a plurality of dosing indicia spaced apart from each other around and in relation to a circumference of a surface of the medicine dispensing device, each dosing indicia being of a different height relative to a reference level and corresponding to different dose of the liquid medicine.

The invention relates to a method for step dispensing discrete medicaments from a feeder unit, wherein the feeder unit comprises a container holding said medicaments, and a dispensing mechanism configured for receiving the medicaments from the container and selectively dispensing the medicaments from the feeder unit, wherein the dispensing mechanism comprises a singulating body with a plurality of singulation chambers; and a first release member arranged below the singulating body and provided with a release opening, wherein the first release member and the singulating body are movable with respect to each other, the method comprising the steps of: moving the singulating body and the first release member relative to each other into an aligned position in which one of the plurality of singulation chambers is aligned with the release opening; when the singulating body is in the aligned position, stopping relative movement between the singulating body and the first release member; maintaining the singulating body stationary with respect to the first release member for a predetermined waiting period to allow any medicaments accommodated in the aligned singulation chamber to fall through the release opening.

An automated oral compound delivery system configured to be removably inserted into a patient's mouth for receiving a signal from a device for intraoral delivery of a drug comprising an oral retainer that can be configured to be removably secured in the patient's mouth wherein the oral retainer can comprise at least one attachment point. An oral delivery system can comprise a housing having top plate and a bottom plate. The housing can further comprise a first storage chamber and a second storage chamber wherein a compound can be contained within the first storage chambers. An intake valve and a release valve can be attached to the housing wherein the housing is pressurized by a pressurization system that is attached to the storage chamber. A controller for activating the device and dispensing the compound into the patient's mouth.

A medication adherence system for facilitating adherence to a medication dosage schedule is provided, comprising a smart case to receive or adhere to a medication pack, a sensor for detecting a medication event, and a tangible computer readable medium interface for users to obtain feedback regarding their adherence to their respective medication dosage schedules.

Disclosed are systems and methods for a pill dispenser system. The dispenser system includes a dispenser software application that manages the administration of pills to a patient. The pills can be stored in multiple compartments of a hopper. The hopper includes openings in the bottom of each compartment. A disc below the hopper has openings that correspond to the hopper openings, but are offset, keeping the pills in each compartment. The hopper and the disc move together to index a compartment above a dispensing cup. The hopper moves in the opposite direction, without the disc, creating a dispensing aperture, where a pill is dropped onto an elevator. The elevator lowers the pill and drops it into a dispensing cup.

A content passing device according to the present invention comprises: a passage operation part for guiding the movement of content; a passage movement part that is rotatably provided in the passage operation part and moves so that the content passes therethrough; and a detection unit that is provided in the passage operation part and detects the content discharged by the free rotational movement of one end of the passage movement part, wherein the detection unit detects information about the detected content. The passage operation part includes a duct-shaped passage portion that forms a movement path for discharging a fixed amount of the content, and a guide portion connected to the passage portion to guide the content, wherein the content moves along the guide portion and flows into the passage portion, and is then discharged to the outside through an opening at the upper end of the passage portion, the passage movement part includes an opening member that opens or closes the opening, a rotation shaft that is the center of the rotational movement, and a blocking member that is connected to the rotation shaft and rotates together with the opening member, the passage movement part forms one side wall of the passage portion, and the light reception part and the light emission part are arranged facing each other on respective side walls formed on the left and right sides of the one side wall.

A medicine dispensing device includes a tray comprising a plurality of storage cavities; a drop plate comprising a plurality of drop openings, the drop plate below the tray in a drop direction and slidable with respect to the tray; a retaining member which allows the drop plate to slide with respect to the tray between a drop position and a hold position; and a cover which fits over the drop openings on an upper surface of the tray.

An apparatus for dispensing pills includes a post having a first base portion and a second rod portion. The apparatus also includes a plurality of pill dispenser modules, a turntable ring that is rotatable with respect to the post, and a housing. The housing has a generally cylindrical shape and has a plurality of pockets with each of the pockets being configured to store a single pill dispenser module of the plurality of pill dispenser modules. The housing has a center hole for slidably attaching the housing to the post, and the housing has at least one blind hole at a bottom surface of each of the cylindrical pockets with the blind hole being mateable with the turntable ring. The apparatus additionally includes turntable plate having a center thru hole to provide attachment with the post, with the turntable plate being attachable with the turntable ring.