Classifications

• • 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
  • 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
  • A61J7/0409—Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine, e.g. programmed dispensers with timers
  • A61J7/0472—Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine, e.g. programmed dispensers with timers of the count-down type, i.e. counting down a predetermined interval after each reset
• • 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
• • 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
  • A61J7/0409—Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine, e.g. programmed dispensers with timers
  • A61J7/0427—Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine, e.g. programmed dispensers with timers with direct interaction with a dispensing or delivery system
  • A61J7/0436—Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine, e.g. programmed dispensers with timers with direct interaction with a dispensing or delivery system resulting from removing a drug from, or opening, a container

Definitions

• the present invention relates to the pharmaceutical field and more particularly to a delivery of drugs at a specified time for a specified period.
• the invention relates specifically to a device which makes it possible to attract the attention of a consumer or a solid or semi-solid drug user, on the modalities of taking the prescribed medication, with the aid of an audible signal and / or a light signal at a specific moment. Eventually these sound or light signals are repeated to attract again the patient's attention to the need for administration.
• the object of the invention consists in particular in a device whose purpose is to improve the observance of a medicinal treatment using a housing comprising a system alarm to remind the patient of the exact moment of daily treatment.
• This device is defined by the fact that such a system, which had hitherto never been realized, is inseparable from the type of medicine itself. This means that the device according to the invention is designed in such a way that it only works if it contains drugs and that it directly associates this alert system with the scheduled schedule of medication. These measures is intended to function only if the drug is inserted into the device and thus forms a everything with the device.
• French Patent No. 2,753,088 describes an electronic pillbox with compartments multiple compartments, each compartment of which is equipped with a single distribution device for drugs and which adapts to different dosage forms and to different sizes of drug. This distribution is managed by the computer. It is stated in that patent that device has a pocket size. We do not see from the description in this document, how its format could correspond to a so-called pocket format.
• Patent EP1075831 (Innovative Medical Device) relates to a device for dispensing drugs with a large number of boxes that are selected according to a prescribed mode of prescription entered and stored and then notifying the patient by a signal audible or any other. If the patient presses a button at a specific moment, the unit delivers the boxes selected.
• This type of device may concern a hospital pharmacy where it is necessary to deliver at the same moment of different drugs.
• the device according to the invention is characterized by the fact that it consists of three elements articulated around a central axis-namely a perforated plate movable about an axis, arranged to the outside, leaned against a fixed element comprising an electronic housing provided with a device alarm light and / or sound, a blister pack blister disposed in the center and engaged in the housing, and a fixed bottom plate, subject to the electronic housing, each of these plates carrying symmetrically arranged perforations, and a closure means formed of a flange carried by the movable perforated plate disposed outside and coming to cooperate with a thickening carried by the fixed bottom plate.
• the device according to the invention makes it possible to introduce commercial blisters containing the drug to be administered, in a position between the outer perforated plate and the plate fixed background.
• the blister pack by engaging comes to rest on the or stops arranged on either side of a median line and at the inner end of the bottom plate, attached to the surface and closing an electrical circuit.
• the blister has on the one hand been fully engaged in the device up to the axis of rotation and that the upper movable perforated plate is in position closed engaged in the closing device.
• the housing is closed by pressing by pressing the end of the mobile perforated plate of so that the clip is engaged and the perforated plate has the cover attached.
• the bottom plate or the blister includes the indication of the days of the week so as to that the patient can determine with complete certainty the staggering of the treatment.
• the upper plate bears the entire length, at its center one or striated ribbons facilitating the opening or closing of the lid, designed to avoid any pressure unfortunate on the device according to the invention in case the wafer would be returned.
• the blister is engaged and rests on the stops arranged on the underside. In this way the pressure of the plate is sufficient for push the contacts into a recess.
• the wafer thus comes into contact with a device electrical and the circuit is energized. It is also possible that the device has only one contact button and its role will be identical.
• the blisters contain in each cell a solid or semi-solid pharmaceutical form as for example a capsule, a capsule, a tablet, a dragee, a pill or a soft capsule or even two different pharmaceutical forms if they are small dimensions.
• the device according to the invention is defined by the fact that this closure means comprises a audible and / or luminous alarm device that is operated so that it emit a sound or light signal every day at the same time to remind the patient of the need to absorb his medication.
• the electronic device carried by the housing rings and / or flashes for a certain period of time then stops and repeats, if necessary, this cycle many times.
• the housing further comprises a button of particular shape, for example in tablet shape, to stop the ringing. The patient must then take his medicine out of the cell to ingest, then reposition the alarm system so that it emits to again a signal after a certain period of time.
• the device according to the invention comprises a film-coated blister comprising cells in which the pharmaceutical forms to be absorbed are disposed.
• the blister contains the indication of each day of the week on each sideband disposed at the bottom and top of the wafer, to allow daily administration of the drug or even twice daily provided there are two rows of drugs.
• the rotation of the upper plate can be controlled by hand or on the contrary be adjusted by a mechanical device such as a spring or a blade. So the wafer comes horizontally and can stay there in a fully programmed way.
• the device may further comprise an outer rim against which the upper plate comes abut. In this way the rotation of this plate is limited.
• the electronic module may emit a sound indicating that it is activated.
• the electronic module will emit a sound and / or a luminous signal for a fixed time-a minute for example-and then stop for a while determined - five minutes for example - and can repeat this cycle of sound signals and / or light repeatedly, for example 4 times.
• connection button to stop the signals. He must then extract the prescribed dosage form of the blister and swallow it.
• the blister must be installed respecting the direction of introduction and ensuring that tablets in their cells are placed in front of the holes of the lid and the plate of background.
• the blister must remain in place in the introductory blade for the duration use. If the patient accidentally opens the device he should reactivate the module as in the first administration. To this end, he will install the blister and the device will be engaged again in the closing means for the signal sound and light signal occur at the chosen time, for administration. We can elsewhere use this maneuver to change the time or the pace of administration if it is no longer appropriate.
• the electronic module is powered by a battery or any other source of electrical energy, small dimensions.
• Other devices are also possible.
• the device according to the invention comprises a movable blade (1) acting as a cover, articulating around two hinges (2) (2 '). It also comprises an operating button (3) and two indicator lights (4) (4 '), that cavities (6) (6 ') containing the different pharmaceutical forms (7) and a band adhesive (8) having two ribs (9) (9 ').
• the movable blade (1) and the fixed blade are made of a rigid material quite inert like poly high density ethylene, polypropylene or polystyrene. They can also be in a more usual material such as a light metal or cardboard.
• the rear face of the device illustrated in FIG. 2 shows the recesses (14) (14 ') inside. of which come to rest the pharmaceutical forms (7) as well as the electrical housing (15) used to power the alarm device.
• FIG. 3 shows the blister (5) in the inserted position in the cover (1) articulated around two hinges (2) (2 ') around which the movable plate (1) rotates. This receives from a symmetrically the cells (11) arranged on the plate (1) and holds them in position fixed.
• Figure 4 shows a partial view of the device according to the invention in the open position.
• the blister pack (5) shows the articulation of the movable blade (1) around two hinges (2) (2 ') and shows the contact button (3) which turns on the electronic circuit.
• the plate (5) has two grooves (13) (13 ') arranged symmetrically by relative to the ribs (9) (9 ') and which thus ensure a more efficient closure of the device.
• the cover has on its surface a closure means which ensures the fixing on the plate of bottom by means in particular of an elastic clip (11).
• the lid (5) may comprise on this closure means, on the inner face, a groove (13) (13 ') which fits into a Rib placed on the surface of the lower blade.

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