Device and use for storage and provision of medicament wafers

• US 7,987,986 B2
• Filed: 08/05/2008
• Issued: 08/02/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH (Bayer AG)
• Original Assignee: Bayer Schering Pharma AG (Bayer AG)
• Inventors: Leifeld, Sabine
• Primary Examiner(s): Yu; Mickey
• Assistant Examiner(s): ORTIZ, RAFAEL ALFREDO
• Application Number:
  US12/186,180
• Publication Number:
  US 20090038981A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,092 Days
• Field of Search: 206/534, 206/0.8, 206/0.83, 206/535, 206/538, 206/102, 206/311, 206/307.1, 206/425, 206/528, 206/232, 220/535, 534/11
• US Class Current: 206/534
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 2200/30 Compliance analysis for taking medication
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 2205/30 Printed labels
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 3/078 into the form of wafers or cachets
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 7/04 Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine, e.g. programmed dispensers
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 7/0481 working on a schedule basis
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2583/0409 of dates or follow-numbers
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 83/0445 all the articles being stored in individual compartments

Abstract

To monitor the intake of medicaments present in wafer form, a device is made available which is suitable for storage and provision of such forms of administration. This device comprises medicament pouches, which are arranged as a stack of pouches and contain medicament wafers, and it has the following features: a) the device has a support 9 which extends parallel to an edge of the medicament pouches 1 and on which date indicators are arranged, b) a marking 20 is arranged on each of the medicament pouches 1 in such a way that markings 20 arranged on successive medicament pouches 1 in the stack of pouches are each in alignment with successive date indicators. This ensures monitoring of the intake of the wafers.

Claims

1. A device for storage and provision of medicament wafers, said device comprising:

medicament pouches (1) which are arranged as a stack of pouches, each pouch containing a medicament wafer,

a support (9) which extends parallel to an edge of the stack of medicament pouches (1) and on which date indicators are arranged,

marking (20) arranged on each of the medicament pouches (1) in such a way that markings (20) arranged on successive medicament pouches (1) in the stack of pouches are each in alignment with successive date indicators on said support (9),

said stack of medicament pouches (1) having a first edge and a second edge and said first edge lies opposite said second edge, and said support (9) is arranged adjacent to said first edge of said stack of medicament pouches (1), and

a plurality of stub leaves (3) which are arranged as a stack of leaves at said second edge of said stack medicament pouches (1), wherein each stub leaf (3) has a respective first leaf edge (3′

) and a respective second leaf edge (3″

) arranged opposite said first leaf edge (3′

), and each of said medicament pouches (1) is connected to a stub leaf (3) via the respective second leaf edge of said stub leaf (3).

2. The device for storage and provision of medicament wafers according to claim 1, wherein said medicament pouches (1) are connected to the support (9).

3. The device for storage and provision of medicament wafers according to claim 2, wherein said support (9) is formed by said stub leaves (3) which are arranged as a stack of leaves, and wherein said stub leaves (3) are connected to one another at least in the area of said respective first leaf edge (3′

).

4. The device for storage and provision of medicament wafers according to claim 3, wherein said date indicators are arranged on a top stub leaf (3.1) of the stack of leaves, along the second leaf edge (3″

) thereof, or on a flap (15) covering the top stub leaf (3.1), said flap (15) and said stack of leaves thereby forming said support (9).

5. The device for storage and provision of medicament wafers according to claim 3, wherein said stub leaves (3) are connected to one another by clipping, gluing or stapling.

6. The device for storage and provision of medicament wafers according to claim 3, wherein said stub leaves (3) are hinged on one another.

7. The device for storage and provision of medicament wafers according to claim 3, wherein each medicament pouch (1) is separably connected to one of the stub leaves (3).

8. The device for storage and provision of medicament wafers according to claim 3, wherein each medicament pouch (1) is connected separably to one of the stub leaves (3) by a perforation (4).

9. The device for storage and provision of medicament wafers according to claim 1, wherein said date indicators indicate days of the week or days of the calendar.

10. The device for storage and provision of medicament wafers according to claim 1, wherein said date indicators indicate days of the week, and wherein seven days of the week are indicated on said support (9).

11. The device for storage and provision of medicament wafers according to claim 1, wherein said date indicators are applied to said support (9) by means of a display strip (10) that carries the date indicators being slipped into a holder on the support (9).

12. The device for storage and provision of medicament wafers according to claim 1, further comprising an additional cover (2) for protecting the medicament pouches (1) on at least one side of the stack of pouches.

13. The device for storage and provision of medicament wafers according to claim 1, wherein, in the area of the support (9), a cover (2) is connected thereto on one side of the stack of pouches and engages across both sides of the stack of pouches by being folded back at a side edge of the medicament pouches (1) that lies opposite the support (9).

14. The device for storage and provision of medicament wafers according to claim 1, wherein said stack of pouches contains 120 medicament pouches (1) for receiving medicament wafers.

15. The device for storage and provision of medicament wafers according to claim 1, wherein each medicament pouch (1) comprises a base film having side edges and a cover film having side edges, said cover film is connected to the base film via a join that extends along the side edges of the cover film, and, on at least one side edge thereof, said base film and the cover film each have protruding flaps that are not connected to each other, and wherein a medicament wafer is enclosed between said base film and said cover film inside an area formed by the join.

16. The device for storage and provision of medicament wafers according to claim 3, wherein said stub leaves (3) are connected to one another by a ring binding or spiral binding.

17. The device for storage and provision of medicament wafers according to claim 1, wherein said date indicators are applied to said support (9) by means of a display strip (10) affixed to said support (9).

18. The device for storage and provision of medicament wafers according to claim 2, wherein

said support (9) if formed by said stub leaves (3) which are arranged as a stack of leaves, and wherein said stub leaves (3) are connected to one another at least in the are of said respective first leaf edge (3′

), and each of said stub leaves (3) being each formed in one piece with a medicament pouch (1), and

said date indicators are arranged on a top stub leave (3.1) of the stack of leaves, along the second leaf edge (3″

) thereof, or on a flap (15) covering the top stub leaf (3.1), said flap (15) and said stack of leaves thereby forming said support (9).

19. The device for storage and provision of medicament wafers according to claim 1, wherein said wafers are medicaments for contraception.

20. The device for storage and provision of medicament wafers according to claim 1, wherein said wafers are medicaments for hormone replacement therapy.

21. The device for storage and provision of medicament wafers according to claim 16, further comprising a cover (2) wherein said medicament pouches (1) with their attached stub leaves (3) and the cover are connected to one another as a booklet via said ring or spiral binding, wherein the cover (2) and the first leave edges of the stub leaves are provided with holes for said ring or spiral binding.