EP0179743B1 - Récipient pour médicaments d'urgence - Google Patents

Récipient pour médicaments d'urgence Download PDF

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EP0179743B1
EP0179743B1 EP85830189A EP85830189A EP0179743B1 EP 0179743 B1 EP0179743 B1 EP 0179743B1 EP 85830189 A EP85830189 A EP 85830189A EP 85830189 A EP85830189 A EP 85830189A EP 0179743 B1 EP0179743 B1 EP 0179743B1
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receptacles
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Raffaele Pasculli
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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
    • 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
    • B65D2583/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D2583/005—Dispensers provided with a replaceable cartridge, recharge or pouch located within the dispenser

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  • the invention relates to a container for medicaments or pills according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • a container is known from US-A-4,298,125.
  • US-A-4,298,125 has the disadvantage that the opening of the container is relatively difficult for the user. Moreover, this known container is not provided with means which permit the container to be carried permanently by a patient. A container, which can be permanently carried, is however known from DE-A-2 305 134.
  • the object of this invention is to provide a containerfor pharmaceutical products in the form of tablets or pills, which are intended to be administered in emergency situations, such container permitting the above-mentioned problems to be obviated, while assuring the possibility of a quick, practical and unfailing use, especially in the case of a cardiac crisis originated by a coronary insufficiency, where the psychophysical conditions of the patient are generally characterized by the well-known physical pain as well as by other typical symptoms, such as anguish and sensation of impending death, psychic confusion, fear, sensation of extremely urgent need of a medicinal remedy.
  • the said known container is provided additionally with the features defined in the characterizing part of claim 1.
  • the rupture means of the container serve as opening aids for the user and make the container very easily openable.
  • the container is constituted by two elements 501 and 502 obtained by molding or otherwise in a suitable plastic material and then bonded together so as to form a solid and hermetically sealed enclosure.
  • the element 502 the tablet receptacles are formed, one of which is indicated by 503 and shown in cross-section.
  • Numerals 504 and 604 designate a metal tube having a cutting edge and embedded into the element 502 during the manufacturing of the container.
  • the plastic material employed for manufacturing the element 502 is chosen so that the tablet receptacles 503 can be squeezed by a finger. In so doing, the metal tube 504 penetrates the element 501 until a portion of it is punched off, so that the tablet is made free and falls out without a pressure force being exerted thereon.
  • Numerals 305, 405, 505, 605, designate a groove encircling the bases of the tablet receptacles and intended to facilitate the squeezing of the receptacles by receiving in part the squeezed material.
  • Numeral 503 designates one of the tablet receptacles while it is squeezed by a finger in order to eject a tablet 506, 608 therefrom.
  • Numeral 609 designates a disc of plastic material being punched off by the metal tube 604.
  • a container which can be opened by snap action and formed of two shells 2101, 2102, made preferably of metal, either common or precious.
  • the supporting ring 2103 is integrally formed with the shell 2101, and the shell 2102 is provided with an abutment portion 2105 mating with the twin portion 2104 of the supporting ring when the shells are in the closed position shown in Fig. 14.
  • the mechanism for closing and opening the container by snap action forms part of the abutement surface of the supporting ring 2103 and allows the opening of the container to be carried out by a simple movement.
  • a gasket 2106-2306, of a suitable elastic material is inserted in the edge of shell 2101, said gasket, upon closing of the container, being pressed within a U-shaped groove 2107-2307 provided in the mating edge of shell 2102, thereby assuring the hermetical seal of the container as a further precaution in addition to the hermetical seal already provided by the interchangeable plastic holder 2008 or by the single capsules 2505 in the case of the metal holder.
  • Numeral 2206 designates the gasket described above and compressed between shells when the container is in a closed position.
  • Shells 2101, 2102 are connected by a hinge 2109 including a spiral spring, not shown in the Figure, biasing the shells to an open position so as to permit the automatic opening thereof as soon as the closure mechanism is released.
  • a metal tubular element 2110 is rotatably mounted about a pin 2111, said tubular element being provided with a slot preferably circular in cross-section and being intended to retain a correspondingly-shaped projection of the interchangeable plastic holder.
  • These tablet holders are suitable to rotate by 180°, thereby assuming two opposite positions according to whether the container is open or closed.
  • the hinge of this holder 2110 also embodies a spiral spring, not shown in Figure, biasing the tablet holder in a position rotated outwardly of the container.
  • the container's shells open by snap action until they lie in a parallel plane, as shown in Fig. 7; at the same time the slotted tubular element 2110 is rotated outwardly so that also the tablet holder 2008-2108 is brought in a parallel position and is ready for letting the tablets to be pushed off, while the container remains always connected to the small chain or lie element securing it preferably to the user's neck.
  • FIGs. 11, 12 and 13 An improved embodiment of the container made of plastic material is shown in Figs. 11, 12 and 13.
  • the metal tube 21, 22 having a cutting edge is fastened to the bottom of the receptacle containing the tablet, rather than by flaring as in the preceding case, by means of a central bore in which, upon molding of the portion 24, the retaining boss 25 is obtained.
  • the portion 24 is provided with an extension 26, which, due to the flexibility characteristics of the plastic material employed, can be bent over at the region 27, which is made thinner in order to act as a hinge.
  • This extension is provided with voids such as those indicated by 12 and 28, obtained in the thickness thereof and in which, upon closure of the container, the receptacles containing the tablets are inserted so as to assure a protection against an accidental squeezing.
  • the closure is obtained by means of the teeth 13 and 29, which are spread apart in order to permit the opening, and the movement of which is also permitted by the flexibility characteristics of the plastic material used.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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  • Medical Preparation Storing Or Oral Administration Devices (AREA)
  • Medicines Containing Material From Animals Or Micro-Organisms (AREA)
  • Medicines Containing Plant Substances (AREA)
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  • Pharmaceuticals Containing Other Organic And Inorganic Compounds (AREA)

Claims (3)

1. Récipient pour médicaments sous forme de comprimés ou pilules destinés à être administrés en cas d'urgence, ledit récipient étant protégé contre des agents extérieurs et comportant une base (501), un couvercle (502) qui est fixé de manière étanche à la base (501) et des réceptacles (503,603) dans le couvercle (502) pour recevoir un comprimé ou une pilule, caractérisé en ce que ledit récipient est pourvu des moyens qui permettent au récipient d'être porté d'une façon permanente par le patient et en ce que des petits tubes métalliques (504, 604), 21, 22) ayant un bord tranchant sont encorporés dans lesdits réceptacles (503, 603) pour en faciliter l'ouverture.
2. Récipient selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les réceptacles (503, 603) sont en matériel souple et en ce que des zones d'épaisseur réduite sont prévues dans la base (501) en alignement avec les réceptacles (503, 603).
3. Récipient selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que des rainures (305, 405, 505, 605) entourant la base des réceptacles (503, 603) sont formées dans le couvercle (502).
EP85830189A 1984-10-25 1985-07-23 Récipient pour médicaments d'urgence Expired - Lifetime EP0179743B1 (fr)

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AT85830189T ATE60561T1 (de) 1984-10-25 1985-07-23 Behaelter fuer in notfaellen benoetigte medikamente.

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IT2331384 1984-10-25
IT8423313A IT1206464B (it) 1984-10-25 1984-10-25 Contenitore per presidi farmaceutici di pronto intervento.

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EP0179743A2 EP0179743A2 (fr) 1986-04-30
EP0179743A3 EP0179743A3 (en) 1987-11-19
EP0179743B1 true EP0179743B1 (fr) 1991-01-30

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BR (1) BR8504084A (fr)
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US4998623A (en) * 1990-04-27 1991-03-12 Omni Medical Systems Inc. Medication dispensing package
US5265728A (en) * 1991-04-29 1993-11-30 Berlex Laboratories, Inc. Arrangement for retaining blister pack tablets
US7891100B2 (en) 2006-01-03 2011-02-22 Meadwestvaco Corporation System for opening an article encasement

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FR733853A (fr) * 1932-03-18 1932-10-12 Asta Ag Chem Fab Emballage en forme d'étui pour produits médicinaux et pharmaceutiques sous forme depastilles ou de comprimés
DE2305134A1 (de) * 1973-02-02 1974-08-08 Geb Kiefer Margarete Raisch Behaelter fuer medikamente
US3854626A (en) * 1973-04-30 1974-12-17 J Krechmar Pill container-dispenser
US4243144A (en) * 1979-04-09 1981-01-06 Sterling Drug Inc. Bend and peel blister strip package
US4298125A (en) * 1980-05-19 1981-11-03 Bristol-Myers Company Dial type child resistant dispenser
US4384649A (en) * 1980-12-11 1983-05-24 E. R. Squibb & Sons, Inc. Dispensing package

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ATE60561T1 (de) 1991-02-15
IT8423313A0 (it) 1984-10-25
DE3581583D1 (de) 1991-03-07
EP0179743A2 (fr) 1986-04-30
EP0179743A3 (en) 1987-11-19
IT1206464B (it) 1989-04-27
BR8504084A (pt) 1986-06-17

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