A materials containment canister comprising an optional lower cap with an upper thread, a body with multiple interior chambers and an upper cap with a lid, optional handle and orifice. The upper cap is capable of rotating to allow for the orifice to access individual chambers which can store materials.

The programmable medicine dispenser is a secured pill dispenser. The programmable medicine dispenser is a locked dispenser that: 1) dispenses a controlled medical substance at the single dose level; and 2) controls access to the contents of the locked dispenser. The programmable medicine dispenser: 1) dispenses the controlled medical substance in single dose quantities; 2) dispenses a single dose of the controlled medical substance at regular intervals; 3) verifies the physical presence of a patient before releasing the single dose of the controlled medical substance; 4) notifies the appropriate authority that a single dose has been dispensed; 5) limits access to the hopper of programmable medicine dispenser to a pharmacy or other secured location; and, 6) operates a beacon to locate the programmable medicine dispenser. The programmable medicine dispenser comprises a dispenser and a control system. The control system is stored within and controls access to the dispenser.

A method of determining a patient's compliance with a prescription, the prescription indicating the dosage of prescription pills to be consumed in a certain period, the method comprising: (a) receiving an image of one or more remaining pills from a patient on a given date, the given date being after an initial date when the patient received an initial number of the prescription pills; (b) confirming that the remaining pills are the same type as the prescription pills; (c) determining whether the number of the remaining pills corresponds with an expected number of remaining pills, the expected number of remaining pills being the initial number minus a calculated number of pills taken between the initial date and the given date based on the dosage; and (d) generating a report of the patient's compliance based on whether the number of the remaining pills corresponds to the expected number of remaining pills as determined in step (c).

A connector for coupling to a base of an indwelling device equipped with a circular hub having a radius, a top surface, a side surface, and a circumferential recess defined in the side surface. The connector has a resilient assembly including a plurality of release buttons extending from the resilient assembly and may include a conduit defining a fluid pathway through the connector. Each release button has a finger contact zone and a catch. The catch is configured to releasably engage the circumferential recess. The connector is coupled by positioning the connector on the circular hub and depressing the connector until the catches engage the circumferential recess such that the connector is configured to rotate completely about the circular hub. The connector is decoupled from the hub by pressing the release buttons to reversibly displace the respective catches radially to disengage from the circumferential recess.

This invention relates to a dosage management system that comprises a container including a box with an opening towards the top. The box has a first side with an opposing second side and a third side. The box has a pair of parallel grooves in the first side and second side and a tray inside the box. There is also provided a resilient sliding lid. The lid has two parallel opposing edges that slidingly engage the grooves. At least one of the edges and grooves has a catch and notch combination that engage when the lid is in a closed position. The grooves have a first incline or decline part connected to a substantially horizontal part which is again connected to a second incline or decline part. When opening the box, the lid is pushed down the lid then bending into the horizontal part, the notch and catch disengaging and the lid is moved to the third side to open the box. Closing the box is accomplished by pushing the lid back towards the closing position and the catch is urged into the notch due to the lid regaining its shape.

Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a device, which can comprise a pill reservoir, a first layer, and a chamber. The first layer comprises an inclined entry passage open to the pill reservoir and an exit passage open to a dispense passage. A portion of the chamber layer can travel linearly in close communication within a tubular shaped portion of the first layer.

A tray (100) for accommodating a coiled medical device, such as a catheter assembly (700), includes a first compartment (101), a second compartment (102), and a third compartment (103). The catheter assembly (700) and devices associated with a catheterization procedure, such as syringes (701,702) containing sterile water and lubricating jelly and a specimen container (703) can be disposed within the tray. Printed instructions (1001) can be included with the tray (100). One or more layers of wrap material (2200) can be folded about the tray (100) to enclose the tray (100) and other items, such as an additional layer of wrap material (2701), packaged liquid hand sanitizer (2401), and packaged gloves (2402). When a health care services provider (3101) unfolds the wrap material, the same can be used to create a sterile field beneath a patient (3201).

Use of improved image acquisition for a medical dose preparation system. The medical dose preparation system may include a work station for capturing medical dose preparation images (e.g., to document preparation of a mediation dose). The medical dose preparation image may be captured by a video data stream processor capable of performing an auto cropping technique on a video data stream received from an image device.

A medical connector system including a first connector and a second connector. The first connector has a housing, a biasing member, and at least one projection. The second connector has at least one groove for receiving the at least one projection. The proximal end of the second connector is configured to be at least partially disposed within the distal end of the housing of the first connector. Upon application and release of a first set of opposing axial forces applied to the connector system, the first connector is locked to the second connector and, upon application and release of a second set of opposing axial forces, the first connector is released from the second connector. The connectors may include indicators to show when the connector system is in the locked position.