IP Library Granted Patent US 9,981,116
Granted Patent B1
US 9,981,116 · App. 15/708,045 · Granted May 29, 2018

Computerized oral prescription administration devices and associated systems and methods

Inventors: Thomas M. Rouse (Dallas, TX); Susan B. Owen (Dallas, TX); Christy Corey (Fishers, IN)
Assignee: BERKSHIRE BIOMEDICAL, LLC
A61M31/00G06F19/3456A61M2205/13A61M2205/332A61M2205/3523A61M2205/3553A61M2205/52A61M2205/587A61M2205/609A61M2209/086
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Patent No.
US 9,981,116
App. No.
15/708,045
Granted
May 29, 2018
Kind
B1
Abstract

Computerized oral prescription administration (COPA) devices, systems, and methods are provided. In one embodiment, a substance dispensing apparatus, comprising a mouthpiece having a recess customized to match with an intended user's unique dentition; a user verification mechanism configured to determine whether the intended user's unique dentition is positioned within the recess; and an actuator coupled to the mouthpiece and in communication with the user verification mechanism, the actuator configured to dispense a substance from a reservoir coupled to the mouthpiece in response to the user verification mechanism determining that the intended user's unique dentition is positioned within the recess.

Claims (32)

1. A substance dispensing apparatus, comprising:

a mouthpiece having a recess customized to match with an intended user's unique dentition;

a user verification mechanism configured to determine whether the intended user's unique dentition is positioned within the recess; and

an actuator coupled to the mouthpiece and in communication with the user verification mechanism, the actuator configured to dispense a substance from a reservoir coupled to the mouthpiece in response to the user verification mechanism determining that the intended user's unique dentition is positioned within the recess.

2. The substance dispensing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the user verification mechanism includes a sensing element coupled to the mouthpiece.

3. The substance dispensing apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the sensing element includes a sensor embedded within the mouthpiece.

4. The substance dispensing apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the sensing element includes a plurality of sensors embedded within the mouthpiece along the recess.

5. The substance dispensing apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of sensors are coupled to at least one filament embedded within the mouthpiece along the recess.

6. The substance dispensing apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the at least one filament is coupled between two and twenty sensors of the plurality of sensors.

7. The substance dispensing apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the at least one filament comprises a flexible material.

8. The substance dispensing apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of sensors are coupled to a mesh structure.

9. The substance dispensing apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the mesh structure is embedded within the mouthpiece adjacent to the recess.

10. The substance dispensing apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the sensing element includes at least one pressure sensing element.

11. The substance dispensing apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the sensing element includes at least one position sensing element.

12. The substance dispensing apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a second user verification mechanism configured to verify the intended user based on a biological marker of the intended user.

13. The substance dispensing apparatus of claim 12 , wherein:

the biological marker is a fingerprint; and

the second user verification mechanism is configured to verify the intended user based on a fingerprint scan.

14. The substance dispensing apparatus of claim 12 , wherein:

the biological marker is a retina; and

the second user verification mechanism is configured to verify the intended user based on a retina scan.

15. The substance dispensing apparatus of claim 12 , wherein:

the biological marker is an iris; and

the second user verification mechanism is configured to verify the intended user based on an iris scan.

16. The substance dispensing apparatus of claim 12 , wherein:

the biological marker is deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA); and

the second user verification mechanism is configured to verify the intended user based on a DNA scan.

17. The substance dispensing apparatus of claim 12 , wherein:

the biological marker is a voice; and

the second user verification mechanism is configured to verify the intended user based on voice recognition.

18. The substance dispensing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the user verification mechanism is configured to determine whether the intended user's unique dentition is positioned within the recess by comparing a current dentition profile to a pre-determined dentition profile associated with the intended user's unique dentition.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 3, 2021
From: BERKSHIRE BIOMEDICAL, LLC
To: BERKSHIRE BIOMEDICAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058015/0897 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 25, 2017
From: ROUSE, THOMAS M; OWEN, SUSAN B; COREY, CHRISTY
To: BERKSHIRE BIOMEDICAL, LLC
Reel/Frame 043949/0641 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 15674046 · Aug 10, 2017
Continuation 15406043 · Jan 13, 2017