Granted Patent B1

US 12,409,279 · App. 18/600,402 · Granted Sep 9, 2025

Inventors: Adam Demurjian (Red Bank, NJ); Ravi Sawhney (Malibu, CA); Lance Hussey (Simi Valley, CA); Michael Kulick (Simi Valley, CA); Brian Weingarth (Woodland Hills, CA); Josh Probst (Culver City, CA); Rajvir Logani (Calabasas, CA); Cary Chow (Santa Monica, CA); Christianna Bethel (Glendale, CA); Craig Steel (El Segundo, CA); Michael Schuffert (Chatsworth, CA); John Vernon (Malibu, CA)

Assignee: ASPARGO LABORATORIES, INC.

A61M11/007A61M2205/103A61M2205/123A61M2205/6009A61M2205/8206A61M2210/0625

Abstract

Claims (8)

1. A handheld medication dispensing device, comprising:

a housing having a cartridge carrier therein, the cartridge carrier having a keyed connector that is keyed to a medication cartridge to allow for insertion and alignment of the medication cartridge within the cartridge carrier;

an activator mechanism positioned within the housing, the activator mechanism operably connected with the cartridge carrier to cause the cartridge carrier to actuate, whereby upon actuation, the cartridge carrier moves an inserted medication cartridge between a stored position and a dispensing position; and

wherein the cartridge carrier is rotatable within the housing, such that upon rotation, an inserted medication cartridge, when inserted therein, is raised upward from the housing from the stored position to the dispensing position.

2. The handheld medication dispensing device as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the cartridge carrier includes a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end being open for receiving the medication cartridge therein, while the distal end includes a gear wheel operably connected to the activator mechanism.

3. The handheld medication dispensing device as set forth in claim 2 , wherein the activator mechanism includes at least a battery, a motor, and one or more gears that are operably connected to the gear wheel, such that activation of the activator mechanism causes the motor to turn the one or more gears and, in doing so, turn the gear wheel and rotate the cartridge carrier.

4. The handheld medication dispensing device as set forth in claim 3 , wherein the keyed connector includes one or more alignment features that protrude into the cartridge carrier.

5. The handheld medication dispensing device as set forth in claim 4 , further comprising an authentication mechanism operably connected with the activator mechanism, the authentication mechanism operable for authenticating a user and, when authenticated, activating the activator mechanism to cause the cartridge carrier to actuate and move an inserted medication cartridge from the stored position to the dispensing position.

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