Tablet dispenser

• US 20050252924A1
• Filed: 04/22/2003
• Published: 11/17/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SixP.AG
• Original Assignee: SixP.AG
• Inventors: Strobel, Matthias, Pieper, Wolfgang, Neidlinger, Christian
• Application Number:
  US10/486,668
• Publication Number:
  US 20050252924A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 221/25
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 1/035 Blister-type containers blisters in general B65D75/36
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 7/0418 with electronic history memory
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 7/0436 resulting from removing a drug from, or opening, a container
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 7/0481 working on a schedule basis

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus (1, 1′) for dispensing tablets, also in the form of pills, dragees or the like, having means for holding a blister pack (20), means for pushing out a tablet (21) from the blister pack and also means for setting taking times and means for displaying taking times. The invention provides for the apparatus (1, 1′) to have a bottom part (11, 101) and a lid (12, 102), removably connected to the bottom part (11), for holding the blister pack (20) and also having means (18, 43) for pushing out the tablets (21) from the blister pack (20), the arrangement of the means (18, 41) being matched to the arrangement of the tablets (21) in the blister pack (20) which is to be held. The present invention also relates to a lid (12, 102) and to a bottom part (11, 101) for such an apparatus.

Claims

1. An apparatus (1, 1′

) for dispensing tablets, also in the form of pills, dragees or the like, having means for holding a blister pack (20), means for pushing out a tablet (21) from the blister pack and also means for setting taking times and means for displaying taking times, wherein the apparatus (1, 1′

) has a bottom part (11, 101) and a lid (12, 102), removably connected to the bottom part (11), for holding the blister pack (20) and also having means (18, 43) for pushing out the tablets (21) from the blister pack (20), the arrangement of the means (18, 41) being matched to the arrangement of the tablets (21) in the blister pack (20) which is to be held.

2. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the lid (12, 102) has recesses (13, 41) having centered holes (14, 42) which hold pushbuttons (18, 43) such that they cannot be lost.

3. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bottom part (11) has at least one support (15).

4. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein a grid or mesh (16) having holes (17) whose arrangement corresponds to the arrangement of the means (18, 43) is provided.

5. The apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein the grid or mesh (16) is provided in the bottom part (11, 101).

6. The apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein the grid or mesh (16) is provided in the lid (12, 102).

7. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bottom part (11, 101) has a dispensing chute (11′

) and a dispensing opening (11″

).

8. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the means (18, 43) have at least one lamp element (43′

, 43″

).

9. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the means (18, 43) are made of a transparent, optically conductive plastic.

10. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bottom part (11, 101) or the lid (12, 102) has a display device (103), preferably an LCD display or LED display, and also at least one programming and/or display button (104, 104′

, 105, 105′

).

11. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the inside of the lid (12, 102) is provided with a board (30) having holes whose arrangement corresponds to the arrangement of the means (18, 43).

12. The apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein the board (30) is provided for programming the taking cycle for the tablets (21) and for acknowledging tablet removal.

13. The apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein the board (30) is provided just for acknowledging tablet removal, and the bottom part (11) contains a further board for programming the taking cycle for the tablets (21), the two boards being in electrical contact with one another.

14. A lid (12, 102) for an apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein it is provided for holding the blister pack (20) and has means (18, 43) for pushing out the tablets (21) from the blister pack (20), the arrangement of the means (18, 41) being matched to the arrangement of the tablets (21) in the blister pack (20) which is to be held.

15. The lid as claimed in claim 14, wherein it has recesses (13, 41) having centered holes (14, 42) which hold pushbuttons (18, 43) such that they cannot be lost.

16. The lid as claimed in claim 14, wherein a grid or mesh (16) having holes (17) whose arrangement corresponds to the arrangement of the means (18, 43) is provided.

17. The lid as claimed in claim 14, wherein the means (18, 43) have at least one lamp element (43′

, 43″

).

18. The lid as claimed in claim 14, wherein the means (18, 43) are made of a transparent, optically conductive plastic.

19. The lid as claimed in claim 14, wherein its inside is provided with a board (30) having holes whose arrangement corresponds to the arrangement of the means (18, 43).

20. The lid as claimed in claim 19, wherein the board (30) is provided for programming the taking cycle for the tablets (21) and for acknowledging tablet removal.

21. The lid as claimed in claim 19, wherein the board (30) is provided just for acknowledging tablet removal.

22. The lid as claimed in claim 14, wherein it has a display device (103), preferably an LCD display, and also at least one programming and/or display button (104, 104′

, 105, 105′

).

23. A bottom part for an apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein a grid or mesh (16) having holes (17) whose arrangement corresponds to the arrangement of the means (18, 43) is provided.

24. The bottom part as claimed in claim 23, wherein it has a dispensing chute (11′

) and a dispensing opening (11″

).

25. The bottom part as claimed in claim 23, wherein it has a display device (103), preferably an LCD display, and also at least one programming and/or display button (104, 104′

, 105, 105′

).

26. The bottom part as claimed in one of claims 23 to 25, wherein it has a board for programming the taking cycle for the tablets (21).