ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,138, issued on Dec. 9.
"Automatic medication intake and dispensing system" was invented by Pratham Raju Patel (Chicopee, Mass.) and Buuthien Hang (Stoughton, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automatic medication intake and dispensing system is disclosed. The system enhances medication adherence and facilitates health monitoring by employing NFC-tagged medication bottles that communicate prescription data to an integrated NFC reader. A mechanical arm transfers medication into a rotational storage tray with designated compartments. At scheduled times, the system automatically retrieves the appropriate medication using a vacuum-as...