ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,380,523, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Global Tel*Link Corp. (Reston, Va.).
"System and method for securely dispensing medication" was invented by Stephen L. Hodge (Aubrey, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for securely dispensing medication are described herein. The system includes a telemedicine center that communicates with medical assistant station and a medication distribution station located at a correctional facility and a physician center remote to the correctional facility. The medical assistant station transmits a request for medication to the telemedicine center. The telemedicine center verifies an id...