Pharmaceutical measuring and dispensing cup
First Claim
1. A measuring and diluting cup for preparing pharmaceutical doses comprising:
- (a) an upstanding body having an open mouth and a hollow interior bounded by at least one sidewall;
(b) a pharmaceutical measuring compartment, wherein the pharmaceutical measuring compartment is opposite the open mouth, forming a bottom of the hollow interior;
(C) a diluent measuring compartment, wherein the diluent measuring compartment is adjacent the open mouth;
wherein the pharmaceutical measuring compartment captures a measured volume smaller than the volume of the diluent measuring compartment, and wherein the pharmaceutical measuring compartment opens to the diluent measuring compartment, and wherein the upstanding body is substantially cylindrical and the pharmaceutical measuring compartment comprises a cylindrical or conical region concentric with the upstanding body, the pharmaceutical measuring compartment having a smaller diameter than the upstanding body.
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Abstract
A measuring and diluting cup for preparing pharmaceutical doses is provided. The cup comprises an upstanding body having an open mouth and a hollow interior bounded by a sidewall. The cup also has a pharmaceutical measuring compartment. The pharmaceutical measuring compartment is opposite the open mouth and forms a bottom of the hollow interior. The cup also has a diluent measuring compartment which is adjacent the open mouth. The pharmaceutical measuring compartment captures a measured volume smaller than the volume of the diluent measuring compartment, and the pharmaceutical measuring compartment opens to the diluent measuring compartment. The upstanding body is substantially cylindrical and the pharmaceutical measuring compartment has a cylindrical or conical region concentric with the upstanding body. The pharmaceutical measuring compartment has a smaller diameter than the upstanding body.
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16 Claims
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1. A measuring and diluting cup for preparing pharmaceutical doses comprising:
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(a) an upstanding body having an open mouth and a hollow interior bounded by at least one sidewall;
(b) a pharmaceutical measuring compartment, wherein the pharmaceutical measuring compartment is opposite the open mouth, forming a bottom of the hollow interior;
(C) a diluent measuring compartment, wherein the diluent measuring compartment is adjacent the open mouth;
wherein the pharmaceutical measuring compartment captures a measured volume smaller than the volume of the diluent measuring compartment, and wherein the pharmaceutical measuring compartment opens to the diluent measuring compartment, and wherein the upstanding body is substantially cylindrical and the pharmaceutical measuring compartment comprises a cylindrical or conical region concentric with the upstanding body, the pharmaceutical measuring compartment having a smaller diameter than the upstanding body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16)
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14. A measuring and diluting cup for preparing pharmaceutical doses comprising:
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(a) an upstanding body having an open mouth and a hollow interior bounded by a sidewall;
(b) a pharmaceutical measuring compartment, wherein the pharmaceutical measuring compartment is opposite the open mouth, forming a bottom of the hollow interior;
(C) a diluent measuring compartment, wherein the diluent measuring compartment is adjacent the open mouth;
wherein the pharmaceutical measuring compartment captures a measured volume smaller than the volume of the diluent measuring compartment, and wherein the pharmaceutical measuring compartment opens to the diluent measuring compartment;
wherein the upstanding body is substantially cylindrical and the pharmaceutical measuring compartment is concentric with the open mouth and comprises a series of concentric cylindrical or conical regions, the regions capturing sequentially smaller measured volumes of 4.0 ml, 3.2 ml, 2.4 ml, 1.6 ml, 0.8 ml the sequentially smaller measured volume regions having sequentially smaller diameters than the open mouth;
wherein the diluent measuring compartment comprises an indicator indicating a volume of 4 oz for the combined volume of the diluent measuring compartment and the pharmaceutical measuring compartment. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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