JP6514547B2 - Double package - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a double package having an inner bag containing a medicine and an outer bag enclosing the inner bag.

  BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, a package formed of a plastic film or metal foil has been used in order to suppress deterioration or deterioration of a drug. As a general packaging form of medicine, a strip (SP) packaging, a press through pack (PTP) packaging, etc. are known (for example, patent document 1 etc.). Usually, medicines are stored one by one in the package, but in order to prevent a drug from being forgotten or being misused, it is also possible to pack multiple types of medicines at the same time of administration into a package and store them in the package. ing.

  At the time of taking the drug, the patient takes out the drug from the package once on a desk or palm, and then grabs and takes the taken drug by hand. However, in the case of a patient with impaired fingertips and eyes, it may be difficult to grasp the drug taken out. In such a case, the drug may fall from the desk or the palm, or the drug may be forgotten.

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  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a package which can be taken directly into the mouth and taken while taking the drug out of the bag containing the drug without the hand gripping the patient.

In order to achieve the above object, the double package of the present invention, as described in claim 1,
A double package consisting of an inner bag containing a medicine and an outer bag enclosing the inner bag,
One end edge of the inner bag is the one end edge of the front and back packaging sheet pieces by the pressing force when the medicine is pressed to the inner surface side of the one end edge of the front and back packaging sheet pieces forming the inner bag Formed in the peelable sealed drug outlet,
The other end edge of the inner bag is integrally fixed to the other edge of the outer bag, and a part of the outer bag is removed by tearing off the outer bag to at least the drug outlet of the inner bag. And a tear initiation portion for exposing a half portion having the

  In the double package configured as described above, according to the invention as set forth in claim 2, the four-sided peripheral portion of the inner bag and the four-dimensional peripheral portion of the outer bag are sealed by heat fusion, and The drug outlet is characterized in that it is formed in a weakly sealed portion whose adhesion is weaker than the seal of the other edge than the one end where the drug outlet is provided.

  The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that a plurality of double packages are separably connected in series.

  In the invention according to claim 3 configured as described above, according to the invention according to claim 4, the opposing side edge portions of the adjacent double packaging body are connected by a seal portion of a fixed width formed by heat fusion; A perforation is provided at the central portion in the width direction of the seal portion for separating the double package, and a tear start portion is provided at the other end of the perforation for tearing and removing a part of the outer bag. It is characterized by

  Furthermore, in the invention according to claims 3 and 4, the invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that, in the seal portion connecting adjacent double packaging members, there are small intervals in the width direction of the two sealing members. Perforations are provided to form seal portions between the perforations in the separation portion, and one end of the separation portion is formed with a picking piece which can be picked up to be a separation start portion, The invention is characterized in that a tear start portion for tearing and removing a part of the outer packaging bag is provided on the outer side at the other end of the separation portion.

  According to the double package of the present invention, since the inner bag containing the medicine is covered with the outer bag before taking the medicine, the surface of the inner bag can be hygienically protected . Further, when taking the medicine, it is possible to expose a half portion having the medicine outlet of the inner bag by tearing and removing a part of the outer bag in the width direction from the tear start portion provided in the outer bag.

  The drug outlet of the inner bag is the one end edge of the front and back packaging sheet pieces by the pressing force when the stored medicine is pressed against the inner surface side of the one end edge of the front and back packaging sheet pieces forming the inner bag. Is formed by the seal part which is peelably sealed, the double package body in which the inner bag and the outer bag are integrally fixed while the patient adds one half of the inner bag to the mouth. When the other end is pinched and the other end is pulled, the drug in the inner bag is locked onto the back of the patient's tooth via the inner surface of one end of the front and back packaging sheet pieces forming the inner bag. It moves to the outlet side and is pressed against this drug outlet, and when the other end of the double package is pulled from this state, the drug forms one end of the front and back packaging sheet pieces that form the drug outlet. The drug outlet is opened while peeling by the pressing force, and this opening Drug can be extruded into the mouth of the patient through.

  Therefore, according to the double package of the present invention, it is not necessary for the patient to take the medicine out of the packing bag and hold it by hand and put it into the mouth, and it can be pushed directly into the mouth, and the medicine can be taken It is possible to prevent problems such as falling out of the medicine or forgetting to take a medicine.

  Furthermore, according to the invention of claim 2, since the four-sided peripheral portion of the inner bag and the four-dimensional peripheral portion of the outer bag are sealed by heat fusion, the medicine is hygienically contained in the inner bag in a sealed state. The drug outlet of the inner bag can, of course, be formed in a weakly sealed portion whose adhesion is weaker than the seal of the other edge other than the end where the drug outlet is provided. Therefore, when taking the medicine, as described above, the medicine taking-out port can be opened by the pressing force of the medicine from the inside of the inner bag and can be pushed out into the mouth simply and reliably.

  Further, according to the invention as set forth in claim 3, a plurality of the above-mentioned double packages are separably connected, so that it is suitable for mass production and can be supplied inexpensively, of course, the required number of double packages Can be stored together and loss can be prevented.

  Furthermore, according to the invention as set forth in claim 4, the opposing side edges of the adjacent double package are connected by a heat-sealed seal of a fixed width, and the center of the seal in the width direction The perforation is provided in the part to separate the double package, and the tear start part is provided at the other end of the perforation for tearing a part of the exterior bag. The bag can be easily and surely separated from the perforation without breaking the bag, and a part of the separated double package is torn away from the tear start part to have a medicine outlet of the inner bag. The side can be easily exposed.

  On the other hand, according to the invention of claim 5, in the double package according to the above-mentioned claims 3 and 4, the seal portion connecting the double packages has a small interval in the width direction. Two perforations are provided to form a seal between the perforations in the separation part, and a tear start for tearing out and removing a part of the exterior bag at the other end of the separation part Since the part is provided, the dual package containing the drug to be taken next is in a state in which the tear start part is protected by the separation part left at the one side edge part, Unpredictably tearing of the outer bag from the tear start portion can be prevented.

It is a partially cutaway perspective view of the double package A of the present invention. It is a top view of double package A of the present invention. It is XX sectional drawing in FIG. It is the YY sectional view taken on the line in FIG. It is a top view for demonstrating the melt | fusion part in the double package A of this invention. The top view of double package A group by which double package A of this invention was connected via perforation 40 is shown. FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of part of FIG. 6; The top view of the double package A group by which the double package A of this invention was arranged in a row via the separation part 50 is shown. FIG. 9 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of part of FIG. 8; It is another embodiment of the double package A of this invention, Comprising: It is a top view of the double package A which has the cutting part 50. FIG. It is a figure explaining the procedure which tears and removes the exterior bag 30 in the double packaging body A of this invention, and exposes one half part of the interior bag 20. FIG. It is a side view which shows the administration aspect of a medicine. FIG. 13 (a) is a view for explaining the procedure for pushing out the medicine 10 from one half of the exposed inner bag 20 in the double package A of the present invention, and FIG. 13 (a) shows one half of the exposed inner bag 20 of the patient. FIG. 13 (b) is a view for explaining a state in which the patient holds a portion of the inner bag 20 exposed and pulled out with upper and lower teeth, and FIG. ) Is a view for explaining a state in which the medicine 10 is pushed out of the inner bag 20 into the mouth of the patient.

  Next, the double package A of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. One embodiment of the double package A of the present invention is shown in FIGS.

  The double package A includes an inner bag 20 in which the medicine 10 is stored, and an outer bag 30 in which the inner bag 20 is enclosed.

  The form of the drug 10 may be any form that can be orally administered, such as granules, powders, capsules, etc. in addition to the illustrated tablets. Also, although the medicine 10 may be stored in the interior bag 20 one tablet at a time as illustrated, the medicine 10 is packaged in the interior bag 20 in a package of two or more types of medicine having the same dosing time such as morning, noon May be

  The inner bag 20 has rectangular front and back packaging sheet pieces 20a and 20b, and the front and back packaging sheet pieces 20a and 20b are overlapped to form the seal portion 21 by heat-sealing the four peripheral edges. As a result, a storage section 22 in which the medicine 10 is stored is formed. Further, in the seal portion 21 formed by heat-sealing the four peripheral edges, the seal portion 21a of one end edge portion (lower end edge portion in the drawing) is formed as a weak seal portion having a weaker fusion power than the other seal portions. One end edge portion of the inner bag 20 having the weak seal portion 21a is formed in the medicine outlet.

  On the other hand, the exterior bag 30 has rectangular front and back packaging sheet pieces 30a and 30b that are slightly larger than the front and back packaging sheet pieces 20a and 20b forming the inner bag 20, and these front and back packaging sheet pieces 30a, The inner bag 20 is disposed in a sandwich form between the inner and outer packaging bags 30b, and the inner and outer packaging sheet pieces 30a and 30b are integrally formed with the other edge of the inner bag 20 opposite to the one edge where the drug outlet 21a is provided. The inner sack 20 is enclosed internally by heat sealing the other end edge of the front and back packaging sheet pieces and heat sealing the one end edge and the both side end edges of the front and back packaging sheet pieces 30a, 30b. An exterior bag 30 having a storage portion 32 is formed.

  Each piece of the packaging sheet forming the inner bag 20 and the outer bag 30 includes, but is not limited to, a base sheet. Materials contained in the substrate sheet include polyester resins such as polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene naphthalate, polybutylene terephthalate and polycarbonate, polyolefin resins such as polyethylene and polypropylene, and polyamide resins such as nylon-6 and nylon-66. Synthetic resins such as polyacrylonitrile, polyimide, polyvinyl chloride, polyvinylidene chloride, polymethyl methacrylate, polyether sulfone and ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH), cellophane, paper and the like can be mentioned. As a base material sheet, the synthetic resin sheet containing the synthetic resin mentioned above is preferable, and the synthetic resin stretched sheet in which the synthetic resin sheet was uniaxially stretched or biaxially stretched is preferable. Moreover, when a base material sheet has heat sealing property, the use of the heat sealing layer mentioned later can also be omitted.

  A gas barrier layer or a thermally fusible layer may be further laminated and integrated on the base sheet. Only one of the gas barrier layer and the heat fusible layer may be laminated on the base sheet, and the gas barrier layer and the heat fusible layer may be laminated in this order. When the package sheet piece includes the gas barrier layer, it is preferable to use the package sheet with the substrate sheet on the outside and the gas barrier layer on the inside in each of the inner bag 20 and the outer bag 30.

  Examples of the material contained in the gas barrier layer include inorganic substances such as silicon oxide, aluminum oxide, indium oxide, tin oxide and zirconium oxide, and metals such as aluminum, iron, copper and tin.

  The materials contained in the heat fusible layer include high pressure low density polyethylene, linear low density polyethylene, medium density polyethylene, high density polyethylene, polypropylene, ethylene-propylene copolymer, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, Examples include ionomer resins, ethylene-acrylic acid copolymers, ethylene-acrylic acid ester copolymers, ethylene-methacrylic acid copolymers (EMMA) and the like.

  The package sheet piece may further include an adhesive layer between the base sheet and the gas barrier layer or the heat-sealable layer, or between the gas barrier layer and the heat-sealable layer. The adhesive layer includes, for example, an adhesive such as a polyester-based adhesive, a polyurethane-based adhesive, or a polyether-based adhesive.

  The packaging form of the inner bag 20 and the outer bag 30 is not limited to the illustrated form, and may be a known packaging form such as pillow packaging.

  The method of sealing the packaging sheet in the inner bag 20 and the outer bag 30 is not limited to the heat fusion as illustrated, and may use known methods such as adhesion with an adhesive other than high frequency fusion and ultrasonic fusion. it can.

  As described above, the seal portion at one end of the inner bag 20 is formed as the drug outlet 21a for taking out the drug 10, and the front and back packaging sheet pieces 20a, 20b forming the drug outlet 21a are mutually It is peelably sealed. Then, when the drug 10 is pushed to one end side of the inner bag 20 at the time of taking the drug 10, the pressing force causes the front and back packaging sheet pieces 20a and 20b to peel away from each other to open the drug outlet 21a. Is formed. The weakly sealed portion 21a may be sealed so that the weakly sealed portion 21a is peeled off by the pressing force of the medicine 10 which is pushed forward by holding the inner bag 20 between the upper and lower teeth and pulling out from the mouth. The weak seal portion 21a is a portion sealed with a peel strength weaker than the other seal portions 21 of the inner bag 20, and the weak seal portion 21a is formed on at least one edge of the inner bag 20. It may be formed over the entire circumference of the edge portion of 20. Such a weakly sealed portion may also be formed by adjusting the peel strength using known methods such as adhesion with an adhesive other than heat fusion, high frequency fusion, and ultrasonic fusion.

  In the double package A, the ends of the other half of the inner and outer bags 20 and 30 are heat-sealed together, so that the other end edges of the inner and outer bags 20 and 30 are integrated as described above. It is fixed. By fixing in this manner, the drug 10 can be pushed toward the drug outlet 21 a with the other end edge integrally fixed when pushing the drug 10 out of the inner bag 20, from the inner bag 20. It becomes possible to push out the medicine 10 smoothly. The integration of the end portions is not limited to heat fusion, and can be performed using a known method such as high frequency fusion, ultrasonic fusion, and adhesion with an adhesive.

  A V-shaped notch 33 is provided as a tear start portion on the other end side of the outer peripheral seal portion 31 of the outer packaging bag 30 as a tear start part. By tearing away in the direction, at least a half portion of the inner bag 20 having the drug outlet 21a can be exposed.

  The tear start portion formed in the outer bag 30 is not limited to the notch 33, and may be a known tear start means such as a plurality of fine scars. The tear initiation means may be provided at at least one of the side edges of the outer bag, but is preferably provided at the seal portion 31 of the outer bag 30. The shape of the notch is not particularly limited, and may be any shape such as a U-shape and an I-shape other than the V-shape illustrated. Moreover, it is preferable that the plurality of fine scars penetrate from the surface side to the back side of the exterior bag 30 in order to easily cut and remove the exterior bag 30. As a method of forming a plurality of fine scars, for example, a method of pressing a roller having a rough surface to outer packaging bag 30, a metal blade, laser irradiation, a needle, etc. The method of giving a scar, etc. are used.

  In addition, although not illustrated, it is preferable that an opening line is provided in the width direction of the exterior bag 30 starting from the above-described tear start portion 33. Thus, the exterior bag 30 can be easily torn apart in the width direction to remove the part covering the interior bag 20, and one half of the interior bag 20 can be exposed more reliably. The opening line can be formed by continuously or intermittently incising perforations or incisions in the packaging bag 30. Moreover, it is preferable that the opening line is formed to cross in the width direction of the exterior bag 30.

  Moreover, in order to tear out the exterior bag 30 in the width direction and expose one part of the interior bag 20 more reliably, the front and back packaging sheet pieces 30a and 30b which comprise the exterior bag 30 are synthetic resin stretched sheets as a base material sheet. Is preferably contained. The synthetic resin oriented sheet can be easily torn in at least one of the width direction and the longitudinal direction. Therefore, such a synthetic resin stretched sheet may be used as the front and back packaging sheet pieces 30 a and 30 b constituting the outer packaging bag 30 such that the tearable direction is the width direction of the outer packaging bag 30.

  The synthetic resin stretched sheet is obtained by uniaxially or biaxially stretching a synthetic resin sheet, but a uniaxially stretched synthetic resin sheet is preferable. In the outer bag 30, the uniaxially stretched synthetic resin sheet is used so that the stretching direction is parallel to the tearing direction of the outer bag 30. Thereby, a part of the exterior bag 30 can be torn away to more reliably expose at least a half part of the inner bag 20 having the drug outlet. Examples of uniaxially stretched synthetic resin sheets include uniaxially stretched polyester sheets such as uniaxially stretched polyethylene terephthalate sheets and uniaxially stretched polyethylene naphthalate films, and uniaxially stretched polyolefin resin sheets such as uniaxially stretched polypropylene (OPP) sheets. . One of these layers may be used alone, or two or more layers may be laminated and integrated.

  In the case of using a plurality of double packages A, the double packages A are separably connected to each other at the opposing side edges of the multiple double packages A in consideration of handleability and productivity. It may be a group of bags. It does not restrict | limit especially as a means to connect in isolation | separation, For example, as shown in FIG.6 and FIG.8, the means etc. which a plurality of double packaging bodies A connect in a row via perforations 40 and the isolation part 50, etc. It can be mentioned.

  For example, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a plurality of double packaging bodies A can be formed as a bag group by being connected through perforations 40. By tearing off the double package A through perforations 40, the double packages A can be separated individually.

  Such double package A can be produced, for example, as follows. First, a long strip-like packaging sheet having a fixed width is folded in half from the center in the width direction to form front and back packaging sheet pieces 30a and 30b. At this time, before folding the long band-like packaging sheet in two, the inner bag 20 enclosing the medicine 10 is put on the medicine outlet 21a on one half of the packaging sheet to be the back side packaging sheet piece 30b. The other end opposite to the provided one end (the lower end in the drawing) is placed at a constant interval along the center in the width direction of the package sheet to be folded in half.

  Thereafter, the packaging sheet is folded in half from the center in the width direction as described above, and the front packaging sheet piece 30a is superimposed on the back packaging sheet piece 30b on which the interior bag 20 is placed, The front and back packaging sheet pieces between the bags 20 are sequentially heat-sealed and sealed from the folded fold of the packaging sheet to the overlapping free ends of the front and back packaging sheet pieces 30a and 30b. The inner bag 20 is sealed by continuously heat-sealing the folded portion and the overlapping free ends of the front and back packaging sheet pieces 30a and 30b continuously in the lengthwise direction of the packaging sheet and sealing them respectively. The outer packaging bags 30 are sequentially formed in parallel.

  Furthermore, a perforation 40 is formed in the center of the width direction of the seal portion 31 connecting the adjacent exterior bags 30, 30 and between the both ends of the front and back packaging sheet pieces 30a, 30b, and this sewing machine An outer bag is formed by forming a V-shaped notch 33 serving as a tear start portion toward the inner bag 20 side at the other end of the eye 40, that is, in the vicinity of the half folded portion of the front and back packaging sheet pieces 30a and 30b. A double package A group in which the inner bag 20 is enclosed in 30 can be obtained.

  In this double package A group, a single line of perforations 40 capable of separating the double package A is provided at the center in the width direction of the seal portion 31 connecting the adjacent double packages A and A. However, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, two lines of perforations 40a and 40b with a small gap at the center in the width direction of the seal portion 31 connecting the adjacent double packages A and A. To form a seal between the perforations 40a and 40b in the separation part 50, and one end of the separation part 50 from the perforations 40a and 40b to form the pick piece 51 which can be lifted up Furthermore, a V-shaped notch 33 serving as a tear start portion for tearing off and removing a part of the outer bag 30 toward the inner bag 20 at the outer seal part 31 at the other end of the cut-off part 50 Form. The other parts of the configuration and the manufacturing method are the same as those of the above embodiment, and therefore the same reference numerals are given to the same parts and a detailed description will be omitted.

  Then, in the double package A group, the double package A can be separated individually by picking the picking piece 51 and removing the separation portion 50 between the perforations 40a and 40b. In addition, when the medicine 10 is taken, the perforations 40b are formed so that the separation portion 50 remains at one end of the outer bag 30 enclosing the inner bag 20 containing the medicine 10 to be taken next. When the double package A on the end side is separated from the side, as shown in FIG. 10, the tear start portion such as the notch 33 can be protected by the release section 50, whereby the double package A is transported It is possible to prevent the package bag 30 from being opened carelessly by an infant. In addition, when taking the medicine 10, the separation part 50 may be separated from the double packaging body A through the perforation 40a, and even the elderly person can easily remove the separation part 50 and the double packaging body A It can be opened.

  Next, a method for the patient to take the medicine 10 by the double package A described above will be described using FIGS. First, as shown in FIG. 11, a part of the outer bag 30 is torn away in the width direction from the notch 33, thereby exposing one half of the inner bag 20 having at least the drug outlet 21a. Next, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, one portion of the exposed inner bag 20 is inserted into the patient's mouth (FIG. 13 (a)), and is inserted in the upper and lower teeth. The double package A is pulled out from the mouth in a direction to push the medicine 10 to one end side of the inner bag 20 by picking and pulling the other end edge where the bag 20 and the outer bag 30 are integrally fixed (see FIG. 12, FIG. 13 (b). Under the present circumstances, the medicine 10 currently pushed forward is pressed on the inner surface side of the one end edge part of the front and back packaging sheet pieces 20a and 20b which form the interior bag 20, and the pressing force of the medicine 10 The formed drug outlet 21a is easily opened. Thus, the drug 10 is pushed out into the mouth of the patient through the drug outlet 21a where the drug 10 is opened (FIG. 13 (c)), and the patient can take the drug 10.

  As described above, in the double package A of the present invention, since the inner bag 20 to be inserted directly into the patient's mouth is wrapped by the outer bag 30, dust or the like may be attached to the inner bag 20 before taking it. To keep the surface of the inner bag 20 hygienic that the patient holds in the mouth. Then, by forming the drug outlet 21a of the inner bag 20 in the weakly sealed portion, the drug 10 can be easily double-packaged in the mouth with a weak force by a simple operation such as pulling out the double package A from the patient's mouth. It can be taken out directly from the body A. Therefore, when taking the drug 10, after taking out the drug 10 from the double package A once on the palm or desk, it is not necessary to pick it by hand and put it in the mouth, and it is a patient with a fingertip or eye disorder. However, the drug 10 can be easily taken, and problems such as the drug 10 falling from a desk or a palm or forgetting to take the drug 10 can be prevented.

10 drugs
20 interior bag
30 Outer bag
20a Table packing sheet piece
20b back wrapping sheet piece
21 Seal
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32 storage
33 Notch (tear start)
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Claims (5)

A double package comprising an inner bag containing an orally administrable drug and an outer bag enclosing the inner bag,
One end edge of the inner bag is the one end edge of the front and back packaging sheet pieces by the pressing force when the medicine is pressed to the inner surface side of the one end edge of the front and back packaging sheet pieces forming the inner bag Formed in the peelable sealed drug outlet,
The other end edge of the inner bag is integrally fixed to the other edge of the outer bag, and the outer bag is provided with a tear start portion, and the tear start portion is used as a starting point of the outer bag. By partially tearing away, at least the drug outlet of the inner bag and the portion containing the drug are exposed, and the exposed portion is inserted into the patient's mouth to pass through the inner bag. By pulling the drug out of the mouth in a state where the drug is locked to the patient's teeth, the drug is pressed against the drug outlet to open the drug outlet, and the drug can be extruded into the patient's mouth The double package characterized by being .   The four sides of the inner bag and the four sides of the outer bag are sealed by heat fusion, and the drug outlet of the inner bag has an end other than the one edge where the drug outlet is provided. The double-wrapped body according to claim 1, characterized in that it is formed in a weak seal portion where the adhesion is weaker than the seal of the edge portion.   The double package according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of double packages are separably connected.   Opposite side edges of adjacent double packages are connected by a heat-sealed fixed width seal, and a perforation for separating the double package at the center in the width direction of this seal 4. The double package according to claim 3, further comprising a tear start portion provided at the other end of the perforated line for tearing and removing a part of the outer packaging bag.   Two perforations are provided at small intervals in the width direction in the seal part connecting the adjacent double packaging bodies, and the seal part between these perforations is formed in the separation part And one end of the separation portion is formed with a pickable picking piece serving as a separation start portion, and further, a part of the exterior bag is torn away at the outside at the other end of the separation portion. The double package as claimed in claim 3 or 4, characterized in that it has a tear start portion.

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