US Patent Issued on Sept. 29 for "System and method of managing, reminding, and dispensing medication from a controlled-access container" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,749,562, issued on Sept. 29.

"System and method of managing, reminding, and dispensing medication from a controlled-access container" was invented by Scott J. Salazar (North Richland Hills, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and a method of managing, reminding, and dispensing medication from a controlled-access container enable the controlled consumption of medication. The method utilizes a computerized medication container including a processor, a monitoring camera, and a mechanical switch. A container-interaction event is recorded with the monitoring camera, if the mechanical switch is actuated by the computerized medicatio...