Medicinal Organizer

• US 20080210701A1
• Filed: 03/03/2008
• Published: 09/04/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Martin R. Cooper
• Original Assignee: Martin R. Cooper
• Inventors: Cooper, Martin R.
• Application Number:
  US12/041,528
• Publication Number:
  US 20080210701A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 221/3
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 1/035 Blister-type containers blisters in general B65D75/36
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 7/0454 for dispensing of multiple drugs
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 7/0463 for multiple patients
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 7/0481 working on a schedule basis

Abstract

A medicinal organizer having a base and a plurality of containers. The base includes an alert system and a hanging arrangement. The plurality of containers is configured to be placed on the hanging arrangement. Each container is configured with at least one access opening disposed on a bottom section of each container allowing for the retrieval of medicinal item held within each respective container. Methods of using a medicinal organizer are also provided.

Claims

1. A flexible container comprising:

multiple compartments configured to hold medicinal items for a dosage; and

a notification section configured to inform a recipient what date the medicinal items are to be administered.

2. The flexible container according to claim 1, wherein each of the multiple compartments has at least one access opening.

3. The flexible container according to claim 1, wherein the multiple compartments are separated from one another within the container by die cuts.

4. The flexible container according, to claim 1, wherein the notification section comprises multiple identifiers.

5. The flexible container according to claim 4, wherein each of the multiple identifiers indicates at least one of a specific date, time, time of day and contents.

6. The flexible container according to claim 1, wherein each compartment is configured to hold more than one medicinal item.

7. A system for organizing medicinal items and alerting recipients when to take a designated medicinal item, the system comprises:

a base comprising an alert system and a hanging arrangement; and

a plurality of containers configured to be placed on the hanging arrangement, wherein each container is configured, with at least one access opening disposed on a bottom portion of each container allowing for the retrieval of medicinal item held within each respective container.

8. The system according to claim 7, wherein the alert system-comprises a clock.

9. The system according to claim 7, wherein the alert system comprises a calendar.

10. The system according to claim 7, wherein the alert system is configured to produce an audio signal informing a recipient when to take the designated medicinal item.

11. The system according to claim 7, wherein each of the plurality of containers comprises multiple compartments.

12. A method for alerting a recipient when to take a medicinal item, the method comprises:

providing a system having a base and hanging-containers, wherein the hanging containers are configured to hold medicinal items and the base comprises-a clock; and

alerting a recipient when a dosage of medicinal items should be taken by providing a unique identifier on each container which matches a unique identifier on the clock.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the unique identifier on the container which matches a unique identifier on the clock has the same date or number.

14. A system for organizing medicinal items and alerting recipients when to take the designated medicinal items, the system comprises:

a base comprising an alert system, a hanging arrangement and a reader device; and

a plurality of containers configured to be placed on the hanging arrangement, wherein the containers comprise at least one access opening and at least one electronic chip, wherein the at least one access opening is configured to hold a medical item and the at least one electronic chip is configured to store predetermined information associated with the medicinal item.

15. The system according to claim 14, wherein the at least one electronic chip is embedded into each of the containers.

16. The system according to claim 14, wherein the predetermined information is the date and time in which the medicinal item is to be used.

17. The system according to claim 14, wherein each of the containers further comprise an antenna line.

18. The system according to claim 14, wherein the predetermined information comprises the type of medicinal item stored in each of the containers.

19. The system according to claim 14, wherein the alert system comprises a clock.

20. The system according to claim 14, wherein the reader device-comprises a scanner configured to read the predetermined information on the at least one electronic chip on each of the plurality of containers.

21. The system according to claim 14, wherein the at least one electronic chip comprises an RFID chip.

22. The system according to claim 14, wherein the at least one electronic chip contains recipient'"'"'s information, including a unique customer identifier, prescription drug information, doctor information, pharmacy filling information, drug interaction information, and drug labeling information.

23. A method for alerting a recipient when to take a dosage of medicine, the method comprising:

providing a visual notification to a recipient by aligning a-unique identifier on a container with a unique identifier on a clock; and

providing an audio notification to a recipient when the unique identifier on the container matches the unique identifier on the clock.