Device for storing and dispensing drug doses
First Claim
1. A device for the storage and the periodical dispensing of a drug, comprising a drug container, an electronic timer system, associated with said drug container, and comprising a signal emitter being activated, at adjustable time intervals, and starting pulse input means connected with said signal emitter and being adapted for electric activation and for feeding of an electric starting pulse thereinto,said drug dose body containing means comprising a first foil containing a series of blister pockets arranged in at least one row and adapted for each of said pockets receiving a drug dose body therein, and at least one backing foil closing off said pockets and adapted for being ruptured in a rupturable foil area opposite each of said pockets, upon pressure being exercized in the area of a drug dose body on that side, of said first foil, from which said blister pockets project,at least one electric pulse lead extending across each of said rupturable areas of said at least one second foil and being connected with said pulse input means and being connected with said starting pulse input means of said timer system, said electric pulse lead being rupturable together with said rupturable foil area;
- said signal emitter and electric pulse lead being so arranged as to introduce an electric pulse from said lead via said starting pulse input means into said signal emitter at least at the first time rupturing of said electric pulse lead.
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Abstract
A device is described for storing, and periodically announcing the time for removal of, drug doses in pill, tablet or capsule form. A patient is warned at regular intervals to remove a drug dose from a blister pack serving as drug container.
An electronic timer system associated with the blister pack activates periodically a signal emitter which emits a preferably acoustic signal. Optionally an optical signal emitter can also be installed in the warning ystem. The system comprises an electrically activatable input which receives a starting pulse at the time when a first drug dose is to be removed from the blister pack. The starting pulse is generated by rupturing, through removal of a drug dose from a blister pocket, an electric pulse lead which extends across the blister pocket in the rupturable closing foil of the latter and which is connected to the starting pulse input of the timer in the warning system.
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1. A device for the storage and the periodical dispensing of a drug, comprising a drug container, an electronic timer system, associated with said drug container, and comprising a signal emitter being activated, at adjustable time intervals, and starting pulse input means connected with said signal emitter and being adapted for electric activation and for feeding of an electric starting pulse thereinto,
said drug dose body containing means comprising a first foil containing a series of blister pockets arranged in at least one row and adapted for each of said pockets receiving a drug dose body therein, and at least one backing foil closing off said pockets and adapted for being ruptured in a rupturable foil area opposite each of said pockets, upon pressure being exercized in the area of a drug dose body on that side, of said first foil, from which said blister pockets project, at least one electric pulse lead extending across each of said rupturable areas of said at least one second foil and being connected with said pulse input means and being connected with said starting pulse input means of said timer system, said electric pulse lead being rupturable together with said rupturable foil area; said signal emitter and electric pulse lead being so arranged as to introduce an electric pulse from said lead via said starting pulse input means into said signal emitter at least at the first time rupturing of said electric pulse lead. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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