Injection monitor appliance

• US 4,767,008 A
• Filed: 11/02/1987
• Issued: 08/30/1988
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Armand E. Warnecke, Carl W. Metz
• Original Assignee: Armand E. Warnecke, Carl W. Metz
• Inventors: Warnecke, Armand E., Metz, Carl W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Foster, Jimmy G.
• Application Number:
  US07/115,342
• Time in Patent Office: 302 Days
• Field of Search: 206/223, 206/365, 206/366, 206/370, 206/372, 206/373, 206/459, 206/514, 206/564, 220/326
• US Class Current: 206/570
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2050/311 Cases
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/003 Kits for diabetics

Abstract

The injection monitor kit appliance allows insulin or injection-dependent persons to maintain daily monitoring of injections taken and maintains a full week'"'"'s supply of insulin, syringes and alcohol swabs in a convenient and portable container. The injection monitor kit is a secure and easily transportable container having assigned, separate slots for a select number of syringes, with the name of each day of the a calendar week located in relative proximity to each slot containing therein the syringes which should be administered that day. The appearance of a syringe in its slot indicates an injection not yet taken. Additionally, the appliance includes compartments for medication containers, alcohol swabs and a means for breaking off needles from spent syringes and storing such needles in a safe manner.

Claims

1. A relatively safe, foolproof, light-weight, portable, durable and economical injection monitoring appliance adapted for use by injection-dependent individuals to maintain a daily monitoring of injections taken, comprising, in combination:

a relatively rigid container assembly having an upper closure member and a lower closure member, each respective member having bottom and side walls joined together and each member adapted to mate with the other to define a hollow space therebetween selectively sealable from external environment;

at least said lower closure member having a tray-receiving compartment therein;

a relatively semirigid tray adapted to securely fit within said tray-receiving compartment, said tray having an upper wall plane substantially parallel with and abutting with said bottom wall of said upper closure member when mated with said lower closure member with a minimal clearance between said tray upper wall plane and said bottom wall of the upper closure member;

a plurality of parallely-disposed, horizontally-extending, open-topped elongated slots located at a first area on said tray, each of said slots having a depth dimension extending from said tray upper wall plane toward a lower wall plane thereof and adapted to contain a select number of syringe assemblies therein, said slots being separated from each other by respective partition walls with a finger-tip receiving open groove located at a midpoint area of each partition wall;

first indicia means associated with each respective slots designating a select day of a week thereon;

a plurality of medication container-receiving depressions located on said tray at a second area thereof adjacent and spaced from said first area;

second indicia means associated with each respective depression designated a type of medication in the container within such depression;

a recess located on said tray at a third area thereof adjacent and spaced from said first and second areas thereof for snugly receiving a plurality of prewrapped alcohol swabs therein;

a well opening located on said tray at a fourth area thereof adjacent and spaced from said first, second and third areas thereof for receiving syringe needles therein; and

a cover member frictionally fitting within an upper peripheral area of said well opening, said cover member having a syringe-needle receiving aperture in a central area thereof to aid in breaking off needles from spent syringe assemblies.

2. An injection monitoring assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein said upper and lower closure members are joined to one another along select adjacent lateral side edges thereof by a hinge means allowing said members to be selectively pivotable toward and away from each other, said members having a locking means located on adjacent lateral side edges thereof opposite said hinge means.

3. An injection monitoring assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein said semirigid tray is adhesively secured to the bottom wall of said lower closure member.

4. An injection monitoring assembly as defined in claim 1 whereas said semirigid tray is an integral portion of said lower closure member.

5. An injection monitoring assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein the plurality of elongated slots consists of at least seven slots, each associated with indicia designating a respective day of a calendar week.

6. An injection monitoring assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein said cover member is metallic body having an aperture with a through hole diameter ranging from about 0.75 to about 0.25 mm.

7. An injection monitoring assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein said well opening includes a tool-receiving depression along the upper peripheral area of said opening allowing a tool to be inserted beneath the cover member for selective removal thereof.

8. An injection monitoring assembly as defined in claim 7 wherein said well opening is of a depth sufficient to accommodate a plurality of syringe needles.

9. An injection monitoring assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein retaining means are provided in working relation with each respective slot to securely maintain a select number of syringe assemblies within such slot.

10. An injection monitoring assembly as defined in claim 9 wherein said retaining means comprises an elastomeric band extending across each respective slot, with ends of said band being anchored at least at the outermost portions of upper edges of said partition walls.

11. An injection monitoring assembly as defined in claim 9 wherein said retaining means comprises deformable lips attached to a side wall of each partition wall and extending toward one another across each respective slot.

12. An injection monitoring assembly as defined in claim 9 wherein said retaining means comprises a snap-lock cap frictionally fitting between adjacent partition walls and across each respective slot.

13. An injection monitoring assembly as defined in claim 1 wherein said lower closure members include horizontal flanges located below upper edges of the side walls thereof and extending inwardly to define first support surfaces;

and said tray includes horizontal shoulders located below said tray upper wall plane and extending outwardly to define second support surfaces, said first and second support surfaces overlying and abutting one on the other.

14. A relatively safe, foolproof, light-weight, portable, durable and economical injection monitoring appliance adapted for use by injection-dependent individuals to maintain a daily monitoring of injections taken, comprising, in combination:

A relatively rigid container assembly having an upper closure member and a lower closure member, each respective member having bottom and side walls joined together and each member adapted to mate with the other to define a hollow space therebetween selectively sealable from external environment, said upper and lower closure members being joined to one another along select adjacent lateral side edges thereof by a hinge means allowing said members to be selectively pivotable toward and away from each other, said closure member having a locking means located on adjacent lateral side edges thereof opposite said hinge means;

at least said lower closure member having a tray-receiving compartment therein;

a relatively semirigid tray securely affixed within said tray-receiving compartment, said tray having an upper wall plane substantially parallel with and abutting with said bottom wall of said upper closure member when mated with said lower closure member with a minimal clearance between said tray upper wall plane and said bottom wall of the upper closure member;

a plurality of parallely-disposed, horizontally-extending, open-topped elongated slots located at a first area on said tray, each of said slots having a depth dimension extending from said tray upper wall plane toward a lower wall plane thereof and adapted to contain a select number of syringe assemblies therein, said slots being separated from each other by respective partition walls with a finger-tip receiving open groove located at a midpoint area of each partition wall;

first indicia means associated with each respective slots designating a select day of a week thereon;

a plurality of medication container-receiving depressions located on said tray at a second area thereof adjacent and spaced from said first area;

second indicia means associated with each respective depression designated a type of medication in the container within such depression;

a recess located on said tray at a third area thereof adjacent and spaced from said first and second areas thereof for snugly receiving a plurality of prewrapped alcohol swabs therein;

a well opening located on said tray at a fourth area thereof adjacent and spaced from said first, second and third areas thereof for receiving syringe needles, said well opening including a tool receiving depression along the upper peripheral area of said opening allowing a tool to be inserted therein for selective removal of a cover member in said opening; and

a metal cover member frictionally fitting within an upper peripheral area of said well opening, said cover member having a syringe-needle receiving aperture in a central area thereof to aid in breaking off needles from spent syringe assemblies, said aperture having a through hole diameter ranging from about 0.75 to about 0.25 mm.