Systems and methods for intelligent vaporizers

Abstract

A vaporization and inhalation apparatus comprising a cartridge container configured to receive a cartridge including a liquid. The apparatus includes a heating element configured to heat the liquid to a point of vaporization to generate a vaporized form of the liquid. The apparatus also includes an outlet port through which the vaporized form of the liquid is inhaled. There is also a system for medical dispensing, management and monitoring. According to one aspect, a remote medical management environment can include a medical management system intermediary to a plurality of patients and a plurality of medical care providers. The medical management system can communicate with medical dispensing devices configured to dispense medication to patients. The remote medical management environment can allow medical care providers, such as doctors, the ability to remotely manage and administer medications to patients, while at the same time, avoid accidental medicinal drug use and abuse by patients.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . An apparatus comprising:
 one or more cartridges comprising one or more substances to dispense to a user;   one or more actuators configured to actuate the one or more cartridges for dispensing of the one or more substances from the one or more cartridges;   a heating element configured to heat one or more substances of the one or more cartridges to a point of vaporization to generate a vaporized form of the substance   an outlet port through which the vaporized form of the substance is inhalable by the user;   a communications module configured to communicate via a wireless transmitter to one or more networks with a system   one or more processors configured to:
 receive from the system over the one or more networks via the communications module instructions on dispensing the one or more substances to the user; and 
 causing via the one or more actuators to dispense the or more substances from the one or more cartridges and the heating element to heat the one or more substances into the vaporized form in accordance with the instructions. 
   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the substance comprises cannabis. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to determine a remaining quantity of the substance of the cartridge and to monitor a consumption rate of the substance via vaporization. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , the one or more processors are configured to communicate one of the quantity or the consumption rate to the system via the communications module. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more cartridges comprises a plurality of chambers. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the apparatus is further configured to position via the one or more actuators a chamber of the plurality of chambers into communication with the heating element for vaporization. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the instructions from the system provides dosage instructions. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the one or more actuators to actuate the one or more cartridges to dispense an amount of the one or more substances corresponding to the dosage instructions. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a temperature control module to control a temperature of heating the one or more substances. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the instructions from the system provides temperature information wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the heating element to heat the one or more substances according to the temperature information. 
     
     
         11 . A system, comprising:
 a management system to communicate with a plurality of dispensing devices that dispense substances to users;   a dispensing device of the plurality of dispensing devices comprising:
 a communications module to communicate via one or more networks with the management system; 
 one or more cartridges comprising one or more substances; 
 one or more actuators configured to actuate the one or more cartridges for dispensing of the one or more substances from the one or more cartridges; 
 a heating element configured to heat one or more substances of the one or more cartridges to a point of vaporization to generate a vaporized form of the sub stance; 
 an outlet port through which the vaporized form of the substance is inhalable by the user; 
 one or more processors configured to receive instructions from the management system; and 
   wherein the management system communicates remotely via one or more networks, responsive to input from one or more users of the management systems, instructions to administer a substance of a user of a plurality of users subscribed to the management system; and   wherein the dispensing device receives the instructions from management system and   wherein the one or more processors, responsive to receiving the instructions, causes via the one or more actuators to dispense the or more substances from the one or more cartridges and the heating element to heat the one or more substances into the vaporized form in accordance with the instructions.   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the instructions from the management system provides dosage instructions of the substance for the user. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to cause the one or more actuators to actuate the cartridge to dispense an amount of the substance corresponding to the dosage instructions. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the medical management system is configured to receive feedback from the dispensing device on use of the dispensing device. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the dispending device may only one of transmit or receive data from the medical management system at a predetermined location of the patient. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the dispending device is configured to maintain activity logs to identify one or more of the following: a date and time substance is dispensed and a dosage of the substance dispensed. 
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the substance comprises one or more of the following: cannabis, caffeine, panax, ginseng, gingko, biloba, bitter orage, cola-nut, guarana, natrum carbonicum, green tea, cocoa extract, cannabis and yerba mate. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to determine a remaining quantity of the substance of the cartridge and to monitor a consumption rate of the substance via vaporization. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 18 , the one or more processors are configured to communicate one of the quantity or the consumption rate to the system via the communications module. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the one or more cartridges comprises a plurality of chambers. 
     
     
         21 . The system of  claim 20 , wherein the apparatus is further configured to position via the one or more actuators a chamber of the plurality of chambers into communication with the heating element for vaporization.