Computerized oral prescription administration for securely dispensing medication and associated systems and methods
Methods of securely dispensing a substance to an intended user are provided. In some instances, a method of securely dispensing a substance to an intended user includes moving a valve of a locking cap fixedly secured to a housing containing the substance to an open state that allows the substance to be dispensed from the housing to the intended user; determining that a unique biometric attribute of the intended user is detected; and dispensing the substance from the housing to the intended user in response to determining that the unique biometric attribute of the intended user is detected.
1. A method of securely dispensing a substance to an intended user, the method comprising:
moving a valve of a locking cap fixedly secured to a housing containing the substance to an open state that allows the substance to be dispensed from the housing to the intended user, wherein a first member of the locking cap is threadedly engaged to the housing, and wherein the locking cap is fixedly secured to the housing via a plurality of latching members of the first member of the locking cap, wherein the plurality of latching members encase a lip of the housing;
determining that a unique biometric attribute of the intended user is detected; and
dispensing, by a pump, the substance from the housing to the intended user in response to determining that the unique biometric attribute of the intended user is detected.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein a second member of the locking cap is coupled with the first member of the locking cap to further fixedly secure the locking cap to the housing.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein when the second member of the locking cap is coupled to the first member of the locking cap, the plurality of latching members of the first member are encased by a distal portion of the second member.
4. The method of claim 2 , further comprising biasing the valve to a closed state when the second member of the locking cap is not received within a cavity of a third member of the locking cap.
5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of latching members of the first member of the locking cap prevent removal of the first member from the housing in an axial direction, and wherein the distal portion of the second member that encases the plurality of latching members prevents removal of the plurality of latching members from the lip of the housing in a radial direction.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the valve of the locking cap is moved to the open state when a second member of the locking cap is inserted into a cavity of a third member of the locking cap.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining that the unique biometric attribute of the intended user is detected comprises determining that a unique dentition of the intended user is positioned within a recess of a mouthpiece.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein determining that the unique dentition of the intended user is positioned within the recess of the mouthpiece includes determining, by a processor, that the unique dentition of the intended user is positioned within the recess of the mouthpiece.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving, by one or more detectors of the locking cap, a unique identifier associated with the intended user from one or more sensors of the locking cap.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the dispensing the substance from the housing to the intended user further comprises dispensing the substance in response to determining that the one or more detectors received the unique identifier associated with the intended user.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining that the unique biometric attribute of the intended user is detected includes determining that a fingerprint model of the intended user is detected by a biometric sensor.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein determining that the fingerprint model of the intended user is detected by the biometric sensor includes detecting the fingerprint model when a fingerprint of the intended user is positioned on the biometric sensor.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the biometric sensor is positioned on a surface of the housing.
14. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining that the unique biometric attribute of the intended user is detected comprises determining that a unique dentition of the intended user is positioned within a recess of a mouthpiece by obtaining, by a capacitive sensor array of the mouthpiece, data regarding dentition positioned within the recess of the mouthpiece.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the data obtained by the capacitive sensor array includes a capacitive map associated with the dentition positioned within the recess of the mouthpiece.
16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the capacitive sensor array is positioned within the mouthpiece.
17. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining that the unique biometric attribute of the intended user is detected comprises comparing a capacitive map associated with a user of a mouthpiece to a predetermined capacitive map associated with the intended user.