EP0511726A3 - Arrangement for retaining blister pack tablets - Google Patents

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EP0511726A3
EP0511726A3 EP19920250101 EP92250101A EP0511726A3 EP 0511726 A3 EP0511726 A3 EP 0511726A3 EP 19920250101 EP19920250101 EP 19920250101 EP 92250101 A EP92250101 A EP 92250101A EP 0511726 A3 EP0511726 A3 EP 0511726A3
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blister pack
tablets
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Stephan Charles Allendorf
Thomas Mitchell Dair
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Berlex Laboratories Inc
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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
    • 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
    • B65D83/0463—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 formed in a band or a blisterweb, inserted in a dispensing device or container
    • 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
    • A61J1/035—Blister-type containers

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Abstract

An arrangement for retaining blister pack tablets comprises a container with at least a front cover and a rear cover with a blister pack sandwiched therebetween and visible through a window in the front cover. The blister pack includes indicia thereon indicating the order in which the tablets should be taken and the container includes a pointer identifying the first tablet in the array of tablets to be consumed. Preferably, the container includes a daily calendar in the form of a loop or cylinder which is moveable with respect to the container so that a desired starting day can be selected by the user or prescriber. Preferably, the loop or cylinder is lockable in its selected position. In accordance with two embodiments of the invention, front and rear lids are pivoted to the front and rear covers, respectively, to conceal the blister pack until it is necessary to take a tablet.
EP92250101A 1991-04-29 1992-04-29 Arrangement for retaining blister pack tablets Expired - Lifetime EP0511726B1 (en)

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US69312791A 1991-04-29 1991-04-29
US693127 1991-04-29

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EP0511726A2 EP0511726A2 (en) 1992-11-04
EP0511726A3 true EP0511726A3 (en) 1992-12-23
EP0511726B1 EP0511726B1 (en) 1997-07-16

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AT (1) ATE155340T1 (en)
CA (1) CA2067611A1 (en)
DE (1) DE69220842T2 (en)
DK (1) DK0511726T3 (en)
ES (1) ES2107499T3 (en)
GR (1) GR3024935T3 (en)

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US6978894B2 (en) 1999-12-20 2005-12-27 Merck & Co., Inc. Blister package for pharmaceutical treatment card
DE10217929A1 (en) * 2002-04-22 2003-11-06 Sixp Ag Device for dispensing tablets
US20040188316A1 (en) 2003-03-26 2004-09-30 The Procter & Gamble Company Kit for pharmaceutical use
DE102007037374B4 (en) 2007-08-06 2009-04-23 Bayer Schering Pharma Aktiengesellschaft Apparatus and use for storing and providing drug wafers
DE102009008027A1 (en) 2009-02-06 2010-08-12 Bayer Schering Pharma Aktiengesellschaft Device and use for storage and provision of drug wafers
DE102009008026A1 (en) 2009-02-06 2010-08-12 Bayer Schering Pharma Aktiengesellschaft Method for producing stack of medicament pockets that is utilized for storing and providing medicament wafers for e.g. contraception, involves stacking pockets so that markings are arranged in marking sections of pockets within each stack
DE102009008028A1 (en) 2009-02-06 2010-08-12 Bayer Schering Pharma Aktiengesellschaft Method for manufacturing stack of pharmaceutical foil bag for storing and supplying pharmaceutical wafers for contraception of hormone replacement therapy, involves following one of bags to another bag with markings found at end of edge
EP2393467A1 (en) 2009-02-06 2011-12-14 Bayer Pharma Aktiengesellschaft Method for the production of a stack of medicament pouches used for storing and supplying medicament wafers, medicament pouch template for producing said stack, and use of the medicament pouch template
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US3283885A (en) * 1963-07-31 1966-11-08 Schering Ag Package for medicament tablets and the like
US3530818A (en) * 1968-08-19 1970-09-29 Lilly Co Eli Pill dispenser with indicating means
US3579883A (en) * 1969-02-24 1971-05-25 Lilly Co Eli Pill dispenser with indicating means
US3630171A (en) * 1969-09-29 1971-12-28 Ortho Pharma Corp Tablet-dispensing device
NL8402622A (en) * 1984-08-29 1986-03-17 Robert Maas Holder esp. for strip packed contraceptive pills - has indicator strips with day markings corresp. to pill positions, only one marker strip shows first day pill is taken by user
DE8814793U1 (en) * 1988-11-28 1989-02-23 Lobermeier, Hans, 6050 Offenbach Packaging for small-sized goods such as tablets, pills, candies, etc.
US5082113A (en) * 1990-05-02 1992-01-21 Romick Jerome M Unit-dose medication handling and dispensing system with signalling tabs and flap

Patent Citations (7)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3283885A (en) * 1963-07-31 1966-11-08 Schering Ag Package for medicament tablets and the like
US3530818A (en) * 1968-08-19 1970-09-29 Lilly Co Eli Pill dispenser with indicating means
US3579883A (en) * 1969-02-24 1971-05-25 Lilly Co Eli Pill dispenser with indicating means
US3630171A (en) * 1969-09-29 1971-12-28 Ortho Pharma Corp Tablet-dispensing device
NL8402622A (en) * 1984-08-29 1986-03-17 Robert Maas Holder esp. for strip packed contraceptive pills - has indicator strips with day markings corresp. to pill positions, only one marker strip shows first day pill is taken by user
DE8814793U1 (en) * 1988-11-28 1989-02-23 Lobermeier, Hans, 6050 Offenbach Packaging for small-sized goods such as tablets, pills, candies, etc.
US5082113A (en) * 1990-05-02 1992-01-21 Romick Jerome M Unit-dose medication handling and dispensing system with signalling tabs and flap

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DE69220842T2 (en) 1998-01-22
ATE155340T1 (en) 1997-08-15
EP0511726A2 (en) 1992-11-04
ES2107499T3 (en) 1997-12-01
EP0511726B1 (en) 1997-07-16
DK0511726T3 (en) 1998-02-09
GR3024935T3 (en) 1998-01-30
CA2067611A1 (en) 1992-10-30

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