Dispenser for medical preparations and insert therefor

• US 5,381,904 A
• Filed: 12/23/1993
• Issued: 01/17/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Item Development AB
• Original Assignee: Item Development AB
• Inventors: Thurell, Peter
• Primary Examiner(s): Fidei, David T.
• Application Number:
  US08/170,168
• Time in Patent Office: 390 Days
• Field of Search: 206/538, 206/539, 206/533
• US Class Current: 206/538
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 7/04 Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine, e.g. programmed dispensers

Abstract

A dispenser for medical preparations comprises a rectangular box (1) which releasably accommodates an insert (3) for containing a series of countersunk compartments (4) for receiving the medical preparations, the box having a top cover with slidable shutters (5) adapted to be opened at least partially to permit access to the contents of the respective compartments, a protective lid (7, 7") being removably arranged the top of the insert and covering the compartments and being openable to permit the abovementioned access. The lid (7; 7") can be peeled off or slidably removed from the insert (2) and has a grip portion (10; 10") that can be seized externally of one side of the box permit peeling off or sliding of the lid respectively through an opening or a slot (6; 6") provided in said box side.

Claims

1. A dispenser for medical preparations, comprising a rectangular box (1) having an interior space;

an insert releasably contained in the box, the insert (3) having a plurality of countersunk compartments (4) for receiving medical preparations;

said box having a top cover with slidable shutters (5) adapted to be opened at least partially to permit access to the contents of the respective compartments;

a protective lid (7;

7") removably positioned on a top of the insert to cover the compartments and being removably fastened to the insert to permit said access, wherein the lid (7;

7") has a grip portion (10;

10") which is seizable externally of one side of the box to permit removing the lid through one of an opening and a slot (6;

6") in said side of the box.

2. A dispenser as claimed in claim 1, wherein the lid (7) comprises a pliable protective sheet in the form of a doubled strip (7) a lower ply removably fixed to the upper edge of the insert (2) and an upper ply (9) lies on the lower ply (8) the upper ply having at a free end said grip portion (10;

10'"'"') the grip portion being accessible from outside the box to peel the lid from the insert through, the opening.

3. A dispenser as claimed in claim 1, wherein the lid (7") comprises a slide which is shaped along at least two opposite edges with an inward folded portion and shaped on a third edge with said grip portion (10"), said inward folded portions gripping upper corresponding edge portions of the insert (3), wherein the slide is removable through the slot.

6. A dispenser as claimed in claim 2, wherein the upper ply is removably fastened to the lower ply adjacent to the grippable portion.

7. A dispenser as claimed in claim 3, wherein the third edge of the slide is shaped with an inward folded portion to grip a corresponding upper edge of the insert.

4. An insert for use in a dispenser for medical preparations comprising;

a body having a plurality of countersunk compartments (4) for receiving medical preparations;

a pliable protective sheet comprising a doubled strip (7) having a lower ply (8) removably fastened to an upper edge of the body and an upper ply (9) positioned to lie on the lower ply (8), the upper ply having at a free end a grip portion (10) which extends outside a periphery of an upper edge of the body.

8. An insert as claimed in claim 4, wherein the upper ply is removably fastened to the lower ply adjacent to the grippable portion.

5. An insert for use in a dispenser for medical preparations, comprising:

an insert (3) having a rectangular shape with outwardly extending upper edge portions and containing a plurality of countersunk compartments (4) for receiving medical preparations; and

a lid having inwardly-folded edge portions along at least two opposite sides positioned on a top of the insert with said inwardly-folded edge portions gripping the upper, corresponding edge portions of the insert, the lid being displaceable from the insert by relative sliding along the inwardly-folded edge portions, and

a seal in the form of an adhesive strip is attached to the insert and at least one of the edge portions having no inward fold.

9. An insert as claimed in claim 5, wherein a third edge of the lid is shaped with an inwardly-folded edge portion to grip a corresponding upper edge portion of the insert.