Medical container and system
First Claim
1. A system for storing and dispensing medications for use by visually impaired patients, said system comprising:
- a medication for a visually impaired patient, said medication having a patient'"'"'s identification name and a manufacturer'"'"'s name;
a container for storing said medications, said container having bottom and side surfaces and an open top;
a cover for said container, said cover having raised indicia on the upper surface thereof, said indicia comprising said patient'"'"'s identification name, said patient'"'"'s identification name containing at least the first letter of said manufacturer'"'"'s name of said medication;
a chart comprising multiple boxes arranged in rows and columns, a first row of boxes, each box of said first row having a title indicating the content of the column below it, said titles comprising at least;
the patient'"'"'s identification name for the medication, the manufacturer'"'"'s name for said medication, the prescribed dosage for said medication and the frequency of application of said medication; and
multiple subsequent rows of boxes the appropriate information for each prescribed medication is entered in the appropriate box thereby providing medicating information for a sighted caregiver attending the patient with visual impairment.
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Abstract
A system of containers for medications having tactile identification indicia means on the cover of the container. The originally dispensed medication is placed inside a larger container from which the medication is dispensed to the patient. The larger container having tactile indicia identifying the medication therein. The tactile indicia include at least the first letter of the name of the medication. In addition to the letters of the name of the medication, the indicia may also include the Braille symbols for the letters, as well as unique indicia for indicating the prescribed dosage and the frequency of dosage. The system may also include a separate printed chart listing the indicia for each medication for use by sighted caregivers.
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5 Claims
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1. A system for storing and dispensing medications for use by visually impaired patients, said system comprising:
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a medication for a visually impaired patient, said medication having a patient'"'"'s identification name and a manufacturer'"'"'s name;
a container for storing said medications, said container having bottom and side surfaces and an open top;
a cover for said container, said cover having raised indicia on the upper surface thereof, said indicia comprising said patient'"'"'s identification name, said patient'"'"'s identification name containing at least the first letter of said manufacturer'"'"'s name of said medication;
a chart comprising multiple boxes arranged in rows and columns, a first row of boxes, each box of said first row having a title indicating the content of the column below it, said titles comprising at least;
the patient'"'"'s identification name for the medication, the manufacturer'"'"'s name for said medication, the prescribed dosage for said medication and the frequency of application of said medication; and
multiple subsequent rows of boxes the appropriate information for each prescribed medication is entered in the appropriate box thereby providing medicating information for a sighted caregiver attending the patient with visual impairment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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