US 12,491,138 B2
Automatic medication intake and dispensing system
Pratham Raju Patel, Chicopee, MA (US); and Buuthien Hang, Stoughton, MA (US)
Filed by Pratham Raju Patel, Chicopee, MA (US); and Buuthien Hang, Stoughton, MA (US)
Filed on May 3, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/197,983.
Application 19/197,983 is a continuation of application No. 19/197,981, filed on May 3, 2025.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/769,749, filed on Mar. 11, 2025.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/642,752, filed on May 4, 2024.
Prior Publication US 2025/0339347 A1, Nov. 6, 2025
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61J 7/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/0205 (2006.01); G16H 20/13 (2018.01)
CPC A61J 7/0084 (2013.01) [A61B 5/0205 (2013.01); A61J 7/0069 (2013.01); G16H 20/13 (2018.01); A61J 2200/70 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of operating an automated medication intake, dispensing, and health monitoring system using one or more processors, the method comprising:
receiving prescription data from an NFC reader scanning an NFC-tagged medication bottle;
storing the prescription data in a data repository;
generating a medication dispensing schedule based on the prescription data;
controlling a mechanical arm to transfer a medication associated with the prescription data to a rotational storage tray comprising a plurality of wedge-shaped compartments;
rotating the rotational storage tray to align a selected compartment with a vacuum mechanism;
controlling the vacuum mechanism and a motor to retrieve the medication from the selected compartment at a scheduled time;
detecting a success or failure of medication retrieval;
collecting biometric data from one or more vital sign monitoring modules; and
uploading data related to prescription intake, dispensing events, and biometric data to a remote cloud platform via an encrypted communication link.