EP0250636A1 - Improvements in a dispenser for medical preparations - Google Patents
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- EP0250636A1 EP0250636A1 EP86109262A EP86109262A EP0250636A1 EP 0250636 A1 EP0250636 A1 EP 0250636A1 EP 86109262 A EP86109262 A EP 86109262A EP 86109262 A EP86109262 A EP 86109262A EP 0250636 A1 EP0250636 A1 EP 0250636A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
- B65D83/04—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing annular, disc-shaped, or spherical or like small articles, e.g. tablets or pills
- B65D83/0445—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing annular, disc-shaped, or spherical or like small articles, e.g. tablets or pills all the articles being stored in individual compartments
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
- A61J1/00—Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes
- A61J1/03—Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes for pills or tablets
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
- A61J7/00—Devices for administering medicines orally, e.g. spoons; Pill counting devices; Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine
- A61J7/0076—Medicament distribution means
- A61J7/0084—Medicament distribution means for multiple medicaments
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
- A61J7/00—Devices for administering medicines orally, e.g. spoons; Pill counting devices; Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine
- A61J7/04—Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine, e.g. programmed dispensers
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- the present invention relates to a dispenser for medical preparations in tablet form, of the type that shall be taken at certain times on the day and over one week.
- the medical preparations such as tablets are placed in the compartments corresponding to the day of the week and the time of the day the relevant tablet or tablets should be taken.
- German Offenlegungsschrift DE-A-27 34 664 there is disclosed a development of the above-mentioned dispenser, the improvement being that the tablets etc are placed in a plastic insert, which in turn is placed in a drawer, which is inserted in the body.
- Such insert and drawer replaces the compartments in the body according to US-A-3,537,422 and makes it possible to package the insert at the drug-store, whereupon the user inserts the insert and drawer in the body for the relevant week.
- the insert is assymetrical for preventing insertion thereof in the wrong direction.
- the above-mentioned dispenser may be improved in certain respects.
- the covers are maintained in their closed positions only by the force of the detent means. A child can easily open such a dispenser and gain access to the tablets. Thus, said dispenser is not child-proof. Also, if such a dispenser is carried in the pocket of the user, there is a risk that the detent means will not excert a sufficient force for maintaining the cover in the closed position, whereby there is a risk that the cover will open and the tablets will come loose.
- said dispenser is unnecessary expensive, while the drawer only perform the function of enclosing the insert during the insertion thereof in the body. Such a drawer seems to be superfluous.
- the object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks and provide an improved dispenser of the type mentioned above.
- a dispenser for medical preparations such as in tablet form, of the type that shall be taken at certain times on the day and over some days, such as a week.
- the dispenser comprises a rectangular body having two longitudinal sides, two transversal sides, a bottom and an upper surface.
- the longitudinal and transversal sides are inclined so that the bottom surface is somewhat smaller than the upper surface.
- Said sides and bottom surface may be transparent while the upper surface carries time indications.
- the upper surface comprises several recesses each covered by a cover, which is slidable in grooves in the upper surface to be extractable in one transverse direction.
- the dispenser comprises an insert having several rows of compartments, each row being positioned below a corresponding recess in the body and housing said medical preparations.
- the body comprises a cap closing an opening in one of the transversal sides.
- the cap is removable for allowing insertion and removal of an insert through said opening in the transversal side of the body.
- the body comprises a locking means for locking all of said covers in the closed positions thereof, and for unlocking all covers at the same time.
- the cap comprises a shoulder at each end thereof.
- the transversal side of the body comprises two edges adapted for retaining the cap by the shoulders thereof in the closed position and the cap being elastic for being pressed inwards so that the corresponding shoulder can pass inside the edge and the cap can be pushed in the transverse direction for making the other shoulder at the other end of the cap free from the corresponding other edge for removal of the cap.
- the body may be provided with two rest posts for cooperation with the cap and assisting in bending the cap for removal thereof.
- the locking means is a longitudinal beam comprising several shoulders, one for each cover, cooperating with a corresponding recess of each cover, said beam being movable in the longitudinal direction for moving the shoulders from said cooperation with said recesses and thereby releasing the covers from their locked position.
- Each cover may comprise a chamfered portion, which upon pushing the cover into the closed position cooperates with the beam for allowing the beam to pass the cover to the closed position and locking it there.
- Fig. 1 there is shown a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- the dispenser 1 comprises a body 2 having a generally rectangular form and having two longitudinal sides 3, two transversal sides 4, a bottom 5 and an upper surface 6.
- the upper surface comprises seven recesses 7 each covered by a cover 8.
- Each cover 8 is slidable in grooves 9 in the upper surface 6 to be extractable in the transverse direction as shown for the right cover in Fig. 1.
- Each cover 8 has detent means on the underside thereof in the form of projections, which ride on longitudinal ridges 26 between the compartments. So far, the dispenser according to the invention corresponds to the dispenser according to prior art.
- an insert 10 which is completely enclosed by the body 2 and is inserted therein from one of the transversal sides shown to the right in Fig. 1, which side comprises a removable cap 11 shown removed in Fig. 1.
- the insert comprises compartments 12 arranged in seven rows with four compartments in each row located under each recess 7, when inserted in the body 2.
- the insert 10 has two edges 23, 24 at the top surface, one of which 24 is wider than the other.
- the cap 11 is made of an elastic material, such as polycarbonate, and comprises a projection or shoulder 14 at each end thereof.
- One of the shoulders 14 may be provided with serrations, as shown in Fig. 5, or an area adjacent said shoulder may be serrated, as shown in Fig. 1, which facilitates the operation of the cap.
- a locking means 13 is located immediately below the covers 8 for locking the same in their closed positions.
- the locking means 13 comprises a longitudinal beam 17 having shoulders 18, one for each cover, for engagement with a corresponding recess 19 in each cover 8.
- the locking beam 17 is biased to the right, as viewed in Fig. 2, into the locking position by a resilient means 20.
- the resilient means is a piece of compressible rubber or elastomer, but it is understood that other means are possible, such as coil or leaf springs.
- the locking beam 17 is pushed to the left, as viewed in Fig. 2, to the release position by depressing a push button portion 25 projecting on the outside of the body 2.
- the sides 3, 4 of the body 2 are inclined, as may be seen in Fig. 3, and the corners are rounded, so that the dispenser is more comfortable to hold. Moreover, the sides 3, 4 and the bottom 5 are transparent, so that cards containing information of the identity of the user, prescriptions etc are readable through the sides 3, 4 and the bottom 5. Said cards (not shown) are accomodated between the insert 10 and said sides 3, 4 and bottom 5, respectively.
- the covers 8 and the longitudinal beam 17 are made of polycarbonate, which is an elastic, transparent and low friction material.
- the covers 8 and the longitudinal beam 17 are slidable in grooves in the upper surface 6, which is made of styrene that is a harder material than polycarbonate. Thus, it is the covers 8 and the beam 17 that are subjected to abrasive wear, which parts are available as spare parts.
- the remainder of the body 2, i.e. the sides 3, 4 and the bottom 5, is made of transparent material, preferably polycarbonate.
- the operation of the dispenser in accordance with the invention is as follows.
- the insert 10 is supplied with tablets in accordance with the relevant medical treatment in a conventional manner, each compartment 12 corresponding to a certain time of day, and each row of compartments corresponding to one day of the week.
- the days and times are indicated on the upper surface 6 of the body (not shown in the drawings).
- the insert 10 is then pushed into the body 2 through the opening 21 in the short side with the edges 23, 24 sliding in grooves in the body (the left narrow groove 27 shown in Fig. 1). Because of the differently dimensioned edges 23, 24 of the insert 10 it is impossible to insert it the wrong way. If the insert 10 is oriented the wrong way the rest posts 16 will not register with the spaces between the compartments and the wide edge 24 will not fit in the narrow groove 27.
- the removable cap 11 is applied by inserting one end thereof into the opening with the shoulder 14 entering behind the edge 15 of the body and then bending the cap 11 with one of the rest posts as a fulcrum, so that the other end of the cap 11 passes by the other edge 15 of the body 2, cf Fig. 5.
- the cap 11 is then moved transversely so that the shoulder 14 snaps out from behind the edge 15 and the tip of the other end of the cap is located inside the other edge of the body.
- the cap is now in its closed position, as shown in Fig. 5, and the dispenser is ready for use.
- the push button portion 25 of the locking beam 13 is depressed to release the covers 8 and the proper cover is simultameously pulled out with the detent means (not shown) riding over the longitudinal ridges 26 between the compartments to uncover the desired compartment, cf Fig. 4.
- the cover 8 is simply pushed back without having to depress the push button portion since a chamfered portion 22 of the cover engages the shoulder 18 and moves the beam 17 against the resistance of the resilient means 20. The cover is pushed further until the shoulder 18 snaps into the recess 19 in the cover 8 and the cover is again locked.
- the cap 11 is removed by depressing one end and moving it transversely, so that one of the shoulders 14 enters inside the edge 15 at one side of the body and the tip of the other end of the cap 11 is released from the other edge 15 and swings out of the opening 21. Then the first end may be withdrawn from inside the edge 15 and the cap 11 completely removed.
- the insert 10 now can be extracted and refilled.
- the shoulder 14 having serrations is entered inside the edge 15.
- the body may be asymmetric and having said edge 15 positioned at a longer distance from the longitudinal side compased to the other edge 15.
- the edges may also be symmetrically positoned.
- the dispenser in accordance with the invention has several advantages over the prior art as disclosed in US-A-3,537,422 and DE-A-27 34 664.
- the novel removable cap 11 makes the drawer of DE-A-27 34 664 redundant.
- the insert 10 is retained in its proper position by this simple and reliable cap, thus eliminating the need of a special drawer and substantially reducing the manufacturing cost (about 25%).
- the novel locking means 13 substantially eliminates the risk of the dispenser being accidentally opened. This might occur with the prior art dispensers when handled carelessly or when in the hands of children. Thus, the security is greatly improved and the dispenser in accordance with the present invention is child-proof.
- the sides 3, 4 are transparent. This provision facilitates the handling of dispensers stacked in shelves or the like, as it is possible to identify the dispenser from the sides as well as from the bottom, which further enhances the security.
- the design and the position of the recesses 19 in the covers 8 and the shoulders 18 on the beam 17 can be modified.
- the covers 8 may be oriented longitudinally and the lockings means 13 transversely.
Abstract
Description
- The present invention relates to a dispenser for medical preparations in tablet form, of the type that shall be taken at certain times on the day and over one week.
- In US Patent US-A-3,537,422 there is disclosed such a dispenser having a body in which a plurality of compartments are defined, covers for covering and uncovering said compartments, and detent means for retaining the cover in successive positions sequentially covering and uncovering said compartments.
- The medical preparations such as tablets are placed in the compartments corresponding to the day of the week and the time of the day the relevant tablet or tablets should be taken.
- In German Offenlegungsschrift DE-A-27 34 664 there is disclosed a development of the above-mentioned dispenser, the improvement being that the tablets etc are placed in a plastic insert, which in turn is placed in a drawer, which is inserted in the body. Such insert and drawer replaces the compartments in the body according to US-A-3,537,422 and makes it possible to package the insert at the drug-store, whereupon the user inserts the insert and drawer in the body for the relevant week. The insert is assymetrical for preventing insertion thereof in the wrong direction.
- The above-mentioned dispenser may be improved in certain respects. The covers are maintained in their closed positions only by the force of the detent means. A child can easily open such a dispenser and gain access to the tablets. Thus, said dispenser is not child-proof. Also, if such a dispenser is carried in the pocket of the user, there is a risk that the detent means will not excert a sufficient force for maintaining the cover in the closed position, whereby there is a risk that the cover will open and the tablets will come loose.
- Moreover, said dispenser is unnecessary expensive, while the drawer only perform the function of enclosing the insert during the insertion thereof in the body. Such a drawer seems to be superfluous.
- The object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks and provide an improved dispenser of the type mentioned above.
- Thus, there is provided a dispenser for medical preparations, such as in tablet form, of the type that shall be taken at certain times on the day and over some days, such as a week. The dispenser comprises a rectangular body having two longitudinal sides, two transversal sides, a bottom and an upper surface. The longitudinal and transversal sides are inclined so that the bottom surface is somewhat smaller than the upper surface. Said sides and bottom surface may be transparent while the upper surface carries time indications. The upper surface comprises several recesses each covered by a cover, which is slidable in grooves in the upper surface to be extractable in one transverse direction. Moreover, the dispenser comprises an insert having several rows of compartments, each row being positioned below a corresponding recess in the body and housing said medical preparations.
- According to the invention, the body comprises a cap closing an opening in one of the transversal sides. The cap is removable for allowing insertion and removal of an insert through said opening in the transversal side of the body. The body comprises a locking means for locking all of said covers in the closed positions thereof, and for unlocking all covers at the same time.
- Preferabaly, the cap comprises a shoulder at each end thereof. Moreover, the transversal side of the body comprises two edges adapted for retaining the cap by the shoulders thereof in the closed position and the cap being elastic for being pressed inwards so that the corresponding shoulder can pass inside the edge and the cap can be pushed in the transverse direction for making the other shoulder at the other end of the cap free from the corresponding other edge for removal of the cap. The body may be provided with two rest posts for cooperation with the cap and assisting in bending the cap for removal thereof.
- Preferably, the locking means is a longitudinal beam comprising several shoulders, one for each cover, cooperating with a corresponding recess of each cover, said beam being movable in the longitudinal direction for moving the shoulders from said cooperation with said recesses and thereby releasing the covers from their locked position. Each cover may comprise a chamfered portion, which upon pushing the cover into the closed position cooperates with the beam for allowing the beam to pass the cover to the closed position and locking it there.
- The present invention is described more in details below by means of a preferred embodiment and by reference to the enclosed drawings.
- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the dispenser according to the invention partially exploded.
- Fig. 2 is a plan view partially in cross-section of a portion of the dispenser shown in Fig. 1.
- Fig. 3 is a cross-section view according to line III-III in Fig. 2.
- Fig. 4 is a plan view in cross-section of another portion of the dispenser shown in Fig. 1.
- Fig. 5 is plan view in cross-section of the cap shown in Fig. 1.
- In Fig. 1 there is shown a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. The
dispenser 1 comprises a body 2 having a generally rectangular form and having twolongitudinal sides 3, twotransversal sides 4, abottom 5 and an upper surface 6. The upper surface comprises sevenrecesses 7 each covered by acover 8. Eachcover 8 is slidable ingrooves 9 in the upper surface 6 to be extractable in the transverse direction as shown for the right cover in Fig. 1. Eachcover 8 has detent means on the underside thereof in the form of projections, which ride onlongitudinal ridges 26 between the compartments. So far, the dispenser according to the invention corresponds to the dispenser according to prior art. - Inside the body 2 there is positioned an
insert 10, which is completely enclosed by the body 2 and is inserted therein from one of the transversal sides shown to the right in Fig. 1, which side comprises a removable cap 11 shown removed in Fig. 1. - The insert comprises
compartments 12 arranged in seven rows with four compartments in each row located under eachrecess 7, when inserted in the body 2. Theinsert 10 has twoedges 23, 24 at the top surface, one of which 24 is wider than the other. - The cap 11 is made of an elastic material, such as polycarbonate, and comprises a projection or
shoulder 14 at each end thereof. One of theshoulders 14 may be provided with serrations, as shown in Fig. 5, or an area adjacent said shoulder may be serrated, as shown in Fig. 1, which facilitates the operation of the cap. - A
locking means 13 is located immediately below thecovers 8 for locking the same in their closed positions. The locking means 13 comprises alongitudinal beam 17 havingshoulders 18, one for each cover, for engagement with acorresponding recess 19 in eachcover 8. - The
locking beam 17 is biased to the right, as viewed in Fig. 2, into the locking position by aresilient means 20. In this embodiment the resilient means is a piece of compressible rubber or elastomer, but it is understood that other means are possible, such as coil or leaf springs. Thelocking beam 17 is pushed to the left, as viewed in Fig. 2, to the release position by depressing apush button portion 25 projecting on the outside of the body 2. - The
sides sides bottom 5 are transparent, so that cards containing information of the identity of the user, prescriptions etc are readable through thesides bottom 5. Said cards (not shown) are accomodated between theinsert 10 and saidsides bottom 5, respectively. - The
covers 8 and thelongitudinal beam 17 are made of polycarbonate, which is an elastic, transparent and low friction material. Thecovers 8 and thelongitudinal beam 17 are slidable in grooves in the upper surface 6, which is made of styrene that is a harder material than polycarbonate. Thus, it is thecovers 8 and thebeam 17 that are subjected to abrasive wear, which parts are available as spare parts. The remainder of the body 2, i.e. thesides bottom 5, is made of transparent material, preferably polycarbonate. - The operation of the dispenser in accordance with the invention is as follows. The
insert 10 is supplied with tablets in accordance with the relevant medical treatment in a conventional manner, eachcompartment 12 corresponding to a certain time of day, and each row of compartments corresponding to one day of the week. The days and times are indicated on the upper surface 6 of the body (not shown in the drawings). Theinsert 10 is then pushed into the body 2 through theopening 21 in the short side with theedges 23, 24 sliding in grooves in the body (the leftnarrow groove 27 shown in Fig. 1). Because of the differently dimensionededges 23, 24 of theinsert 10 it is impossible to insert it the wrong way. If theinsert 10 is oriented the wrong way the rest posts 16 will not register with the spaces between the compartments and thewide edge 24 will not fit in thenarrow groove 27. - After the
insert 10 is positioned in the body 2 the removable cap 11 is applied by inserting one end thereof into the opening with theshoulder 14 entering behind theedge 15 of the body and then bending the cap 11 with one of the rest posts as a fulcrum, so that the other end of the cap 11 passes by theother edge 15 of the body 2, cf Fig. 5. The cap 11 is then moved transversely so that theshoulder 14 snaps out from behind theedge 15 and the tip of the other end of the cap is located inside the other edge of the body. The cap is now in its closed position, as shown in Fig. 5, and the dispenser is ready for use. - When it is time for the tablets to be taken the
push button portion 25 of thelocking beam 13 is depressed to release thecovers 8 and the proper cover is simultameously pulled out with the detent means (not shown) riding over thelongitudinal ridges 26 between the compartments to uncover the desired compartment, cf Fig. 4. When the tablets have been taken thecover 8 is simply pushed back without having to depress the push button portion since a chamferedportion 22 of the cover engages theshoulder 18 and moves thebeam 17 against the resistance of theresilient means 20. The cover is pushed further until theshoulder 18 snaps into therecess 19 in thecover 8 and the cover is again locked. - After a week, when the tablets are finished, and the dispenser is to be refilled, the cap 11 is removed by depressing one end and moving it transversely, so that one of the
shoulders 14 enters inside theedge 15 at one side of the body and the tip of the other end of the cap 11 is released from theother edge 15 and swings out of theopening 21. Then the first end may be withdrawn from inside theedge 15 and the cap 11 completely removed. Theinsert 10 now can be extracted and refilled. - Preferably, the
shoulder 14 having serrations is entered inside theedge 15. The body may be asymmetric and having saidedge 15 positioned at a longer distance from the longitudinal side compased to theother edge 15. However, the edges may also be symmetrically positoned. - The dispenser in accordance with the invention has several adavantages over the prior art as disclosed in US-A-3,537,422 and DE-A-27 34 664.
- Firstly, the novel removable cap 11 makes the drawer of DE-A-27 34 664 redundant. The
insert 10 is retained in its proper position by this simple and reliable cap, thus eliminating the need of a special drawer and substantially reducing the manufacturing cost (about 25%). - Secondly, the novel locking means 13 substantially eliminates the risk of the dispenser being accidentally opened. This might occur with the prior art dispensers when handled carelessly or when in the hands of children. Thus, the security is greatly improved and the dispenser in accordance with the present invention is child-proof.
- Thirdly, in the present dispenser the
sides - Furthermore, it is possible to use the spare parts of the dispenser according to the present invention, namely the
cover 8 and theinsert 10, with the prior art dispensers. Thus, some of the old spare parts do not have to be manufactured when the production is switched to the new model. - Several modifications are intended to fall within the scope of the present invention. For example, the design and the position of the
recesses 19 in thecovers 8 and theshoulders 18 on thebeam 17 can be modified. Also, thecovers 8 may be oriented longitudinally and the lockings means 13 transversely. - Thus, the invention is only limited by the claims below.
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