Blister pack for artificial teeth of prosthetic use

• US 6,415,916 B1
• Filed: 12/14/2000
• Issued: 07/09/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Guido Rini
• Original Assignee: Guido Rini
• Inventors: Rini, Guido
• Primary Examiner(s): BUI, LUAN KIM
• Application Number:
  US09/719,702
• Time in Patent Office: 572 Days
• Field of Search: 206/83, 206/63.5, 206/581, 206/368, 206/369, 206/461, 206/459.5, 206/531, 206/532, 206/534, 433/25, 433/26, 433/77, 433/79
• US Class Current: 206/83
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 50/20 Holders specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments drapes with means to hold surgical instruments A61B46/23; for catheters A61M25/02
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/96 using barcodes
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 19/10 Supports for artificial teeth for transport or for comparison of the colour
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 2202/00 Packaging for dental appliances
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2203/06 Arrangements on packages concerning bar-codes
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2575/3245 by peeling off the non-rigid sheet
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 5/503 Tray-like elements formed in one piece formed by folding a blank B65D5/5038
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 75/327 and forming several compartments

Abstract

A blister pack (10) for artificial teeth of prosthetic use comprises: a first layer (11) containing the artificial teeth (3), having a plural of raised regions (13) in correspondence with the artificial teeth; a second layer (12) placed below the first layer and welded therewith, having a plurality of punching regions (16) apt to be punched upon pressure onto the raised regions; and a plurality of removable elements (14) identifying the blister pack, placed along removal regions (15) of the second layer.

Claims

1. A blister pack (10) of artificial teeth comprising:

a plurality of artificial teeth (3) of prosthetic use;

a first layer (11) for housing said artificial teeth (3), having a plurality of raised regions (13) in correspondence with said artificial teeth (3);

a second layer (12) placed below the first layer (11), comprising a plurality of punching regions (16) apt to be punched upon pressure onto the raised regions (13); and

a plurality of removable elements (14) identifying the blister pack, placed onto the second layer (12).

2. The blister pack according to claim 1, characterised in that said first layer (11) is transparent.

3. The blister pack (10) according to claim 1, characterised in that said removable elements (14) are placed along removal regions (15) which are separated from the punching regions (16).

4. The blister pack according to claim 1, characterised in that said plurality of removable elements (14) comprises elements identical one to each other.

5. The blister pack according to claim 1, characterised in that it comprises information (20) identifying colour and shape of the teeth.

6. The blister pack according to claim 1, characterised in that it comprises means for enabling electronical identification of the same.

7. The blister pack according to claim 6, characterised in that said electronical identification means is a transponder.

8. The blister pack according to claim 1, characterised in that it comprises weakening lines for enabling separation of single portions of packaged teeth from the remaining part of the blister pack.

9. A box (17) of artificial teeth, comprising:

a plurality of blister packs (10) of artificial teeth for prosthetic use according to claim 1, a respective plurality of housings (18) so as to house said blister packs (10); and

a transparent cover (19) for enabling optical identification of said blister packs (10).

10. A box according to claim 9 comprising a box base and housing a plurality of blister packs characterised in that each of said blister packs is inclined of 45°

with respect to said box base.