US3826222A - Unit-dose medication handling system - Google Patents
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- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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US00331677A US3826222A (en) | 1973-02-12 | 1973-02-12 | Unit-dose medication handling system |
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US6776335B1 (en) | 2000-05-30 | 2004-08-17 | David E. Carlson | Article and method for identification, classification, and inventory tracking |
US6811081B2 (en) | 2000-05-30 | 2004-11-02 | David E. Carlson | Article and method for identification, classification, and inventory tracking |
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US20060180604A1 (en) * | 2005-02-14 | 2006-08-17 | Steven Ginsberg | Package for a personal care product |
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US20080311196A1 (en) * | 2006-07-13 | 2008-12-18 | White Donna F | All Day Rhinitic Condition Treatment Regimen |
US20090188826A1 (en) * | 2008-01-29 | 2009-07-30 | Dux Industries, Inc. | Colored Coding System For Packaging Materials |
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US3650467A (en) * | 1970-09-17 | 1972-03-21 | Int Standards Inc Sa | Time-motion calculator |
US3719801A (en) * | 1971-02-10 | 1973-03-06 | Drexler Tech | Associative selection and correlation apparatus |
US3744867A (en) * | 1972-04-03 | 1973-07-10 | J Shaw | Programmed dispenser |
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US1165465A (en) * | 1915-09-14 | 1915-12-28 | Horace Taylor | Selective device. |
US1336992A (en) * | 1919-06-03 | 1920-04-13 | Harm Hendrik Van Santen | Means employed in card accounting systems |
US1988634A (en) * | 1933-08-31 | 1935-01-22 | David D Stonecypher | Diagnosticum |
US2685517A (en) * | 1945-08-17 | 1954-08-03 | Nutrition Products Inc | Food supplements and animal feed containing food supplements |
US3480763A (en) * | 1965-11-08 | 1969-11-25 | George E Gantner Jr | Optical coincidence data analysis system |
US3412933A (en) * | 1966-07-29 | 1968-11-26 | Fred W. Woodward Jr. | Information selector |
US3627122A (en) * | 1970-06-01 | 1971-12-14 | Robert Richard Garbe Jr | System and apparatus for the administration of drugs |
US3650467A (en) * | 1970-09-17 | 1972-03-21 | Int Standards Inc Sa | Time-motion calculator |
US3719801A (en) * | 1971-02-10 | 1973-03-06 | Drexler Tech | Associative selection and correlation apparatus |
US3744867A (en) * | 1972-04-03 | 1973-07-10 | J Shaw | Programmed dispenser |
Cited By (63)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4418823A (en) * | 1981-03-04 | 1983-12-06 | Romick Jerome M | Medication handling system and reusable dispensing container |
US4473156A (en) * | 1982-11-05 | 1984-09-25 | St. Paul-Ramsey Hospital Medical | Method and apparatus for accurately selecting storing and dispensing pills |
US4811845A (en) * | 1987-10-06 | 1989-03-14 | Baggett Jobeth | Medication compliance packaging system and procedure |
US4883180A (en) * | 1988-06-09 | 1989-11-28 | Essie Mae Humphrey | Color coded medicine caps and labels for daily dosage |
US4976351A (en) * | 1989-06-01 | 1990-12-11 | Pharmedix | Kit for distributing pharmaceutical products |
US5046609A (en) * | 1989-06-01 | 1991-09-10 | Pharmedix | Kit for distributing pharmaceutical products |
US5082113A (en) * | 1990-05-02 | 1992-01-21 | Romick Jerome M | Unit-dose medication handling and dispensing system with signalling tabs and flap |
US5109984A (en) * | 1990-06-22 | 1992-05-05 | Romick Jerome M | Unit-dose medication handling and dispensing system |
US5251757A (en) * | 1992-01-15 | 1993-10-12 | Drustar, Inc. | Exchangeable unit dose medicament dosing system and method |
US5377839A (en) * | 1992-01-15 | 1995-01-03 | Drustar, Inc. | Exchangeable unit dose medicament dosing system and method |
US5368187A (en) * | 1993-01-19 | 1994-11-29 | Poncetta; Stanley | Method and apparatus for dispensing materials from blister packages |
US5788974A (en) * | 1996-09-11 | 1998-08-04 | D'amico; Steven A. | Helicobacter pylori treatment compliance pack |
US6776335B1 (en) | 2000-05-30 | 2004-08-17 | David E. Carlson | Article and method for identification, classification, and inventory tracking |
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US7086532B2 (en) | 2003-07-16 | 2006-08-08 | Allergan, Inc. | Titration/compliance pack with increasing doses |
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US7422110B2 (en) | 2003-07-16 | 2008-09-09 | Allergan, Inc. | Titration/compliance pack with increasing doses |
US7810643B2 (en) | 2003-07-16 | 2010-10-12 | Allergan, Inc. | Memantine titration/compliance dosage methods |
US7980391B2 (en) | 2005-01-25 | 2011-07-19 | Target Brands, Inc. | Pharmacy bottle system including a container having a recessed surface |
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Date | Code | Title | Description |
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AS | Assignment |
Owner name: ARTROMICK INTERNATIONAL, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORAT Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:ROMICK, JEROME;REEL/FRAME:009187/0666 Effective date: 19980507 |
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AS | Assignment |
Owner name: SUNTRUST BANK, ATLANTA, AS AGENT, GEORGIA Free format text: SECURITY AGREEMENT;ASSIGNOR:ARTROMICK INTERNATIONAL, INC.;REEL/FRAME:009279/0142 Effective date: 19980507 Owner name: SUNTRUST BANK, ATLANTA, GEORGIA Free format text: SECURITY INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:ARTROMICK INTERNATIONAL, INC.;REEL/FRAME:009289/0669 Effective date: 19980507 |
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AS | Assignment |
Owner name: COMERICA BANK, CALIFORNIA Free format text: SECURITY AGREEMENT;ASSIGNOR:ARTROMICK INTERNATIONAL, INC.;REEL/FRAME:017065/0426 Effective date: 20060124 |
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Owner name: ARTROMICK INTERNATIONAL, INC., OHIO Free format text: RELEASE BY SECURED PARTY;ASSIGNOR:COMERICA BANK;REEL/FRAME:021794/0041 Effective date: 20081104 |