Product Table for Technical Report AMI-004:
Review of 2005-2006 RERC-AMI National Student Design Competition: Accessible Medication Dispensing Device
Authors: Adam Luce and Alex Leung
Coordinating Editor: Molly Follette Story, M.S.
Location: University of California-Berkeley
Current Version: 1.0 (October 2006)
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Product Name |
Automated Medication Dispenser |
The Dex |
The Daily Dose |
MedX |
The AMP 1.0 |
pill_MDD |
Accessible Pill Dispenser/ Cutter |
EMOD |
Pill Pusher 9000 |
University |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cost |
$376.98** |
$1063.48** |
$1580.47 |
$2,000 |
$472.72* |
$1405.31 |
$1499.10 |
$456.50 |
$1211.26* |
Dimensions |
2'x1' |
17"x15"x8" |
20"x12"x10.9" |
16.25"x8"x7.75" |
-- |
-- |
3.1"x3.1"x4.97" |
-- |
-- |
Weight |
6 lbs |
-- |
-- |
4 lbs |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Use for Home |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Use for Clinical |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Requires Computer |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Internet Compatibility |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Bar Code Reader |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Quality Control |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Reminders for Medicine |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
-- |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Memory of Dispensed |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Multiple Users |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
N/A |
No |
No |
Contains Screen Display |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Power Supply/Batteries |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Security Features (can another person get pills) |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Portability |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Dispense Accuracy (within 90%) |
Yes |
-- |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Organized Dispense Pills |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Pill Storage |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Pill Capacity |
Large |
Limited |
Large |
Large |
Large |
Limited |
Large |
Limited |
Limited |
Number of Medications Possible |
7 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
28 doses |
1 |
Pill Scheduling |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
-- |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Large Buttons |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Volume Control |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Usable From Wheelchair |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Easily Used by Visually Impaired |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Easily Used with Motor Limitations |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Ease of Loading |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Split Half |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Split Quarter |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Pill Split Accuracy (within 10%) |
Yes |
-- |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
-- |
No |
Easy to Clean |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Sealed from Environment |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Easy to Learn |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Product Safety |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Ease of Use/Complexity |
Normal |
Normal |
Normal |
Normal |
Normal |
Easy |
Easy |
Normal |
Hard |
* - Does not include the cost of the computer
** - Does not include the cost of computer nor LabView