IDENTI-MEDS SYSTEM

• US 20120305177A1
• Filed: 12/09/2011
• Published: 12/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Alfred Simmons, Diane Simmons
• Original Assignee: Alfred Simmons, Diane Simmons
• Inventors: Simmons, Diane, Simmons, Alfred
• Application Number:
  US13/315,892
• Publication Number:
  US 20120305177A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 156/247
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 1/03 for pills or tablets containers for pills or tablets with special dispensing means therefor B65D83/04
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 2205/30 Printed labels
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/0288 Labels or tickets consisting of more than one part, e.g. with address of sender or other reference on separate section to main label; Multi-copy labels
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 3/10 by an adhesive layer

Abstract

An identi-meds system comprising: a medication bottle assembly and a supplementary removeably-coupleable tag for accurately identifying contents contained in bottle(s). The medication bottle assembly includes a cap having an outer surface and an inner surface, a bottle having a body, and a prescription label. The supplementary removeably-coupleable tag includes an adhesive backing comprising an adhesive; and a peel-away sheet. The cap, the bottle, and the prescription label comprise the medication bottle assembly to contain and identify at least one medication in Layman'"'"'s terms. The inner surface of the cap is removably-coupleable to the body of the bottle to contain and access the medication.

Claims

1. A medication bottles identification system comprising:

a medication bottle assembly having;

a cap having an outer surface and an inner surface;

a bottle having a body; and

a prescription label;

a supplementary removeably-coupleable tag for accurately identifying contents contained in said medication bottle(s) having;

an adhesive backing comprising an adhesive; and

a peel-away sheet;

wherein said cap, said bottle, and said prescription label comprise said medication bottle assembly to contain and identify at least one medication;

wherein said inner surface of said cap is removably coupleable to said body of said bottle to contain and access said medication;

wherein said prescription label is located on said body of said bottle and denotes a drug name in medical terminology;

wherein said supplementary removeably-coupleable tag comprises indicia describing what medical condition said medication located in said medication bottle is used for in layman'"'"'s terms;

wherein said supplementary removeably-coupleable tag is removably coupleable to said outer surface of said cap;

wherein said adhesive backing is located on a bottom portion of said supplementary removeably-coupleable tag to permit said supplementary removeably-coupleable tag to be removeably-coupleable to said cap;

wherein said peel-away sheet covers said adhesive backing to protect said adhesive until ready for use on said medication bottle assembly; and

wherein said supplementary removeably-coupleable tag located on said cap provides in said layman'"'"'s terms a specific indication of said medication contained within said medication bottle assembly such that a non-professional can understand what said medication is contained therein at a glance.

2. The medication bottles identification system of claim 1 wherein said prescription label comprises Latin.

3. The medication bottles identification system of claim 1 wherein said supplementary removeably-coupleable tag comprises said indicia in said layman'"'"'s terms written in a language understood by a patient.

4. The medication bottles identification system of claim 3 wherein said indicia comprises HEART.

5. The medication bottles identification system of claim 3 wherein said indicia comprises PAIN.

6. The medication bottles identification system of claim 3 wherein said indicia comprises BLOOD PRESSURE.

7. The medication bottles identification system of claim 3 wherein said indicia comprises CHOLESTEROL.

8. The medication bottles identification system of claim 3 wherein said indicia comprises ARTHRITIS.

9. The medication bottles identification system of claim 3 wherein said indicia comprises NAUSEA.

10. The medication bottles identification system of claim 4 wherein said indicia comprises HEART-Nitro.

11. The medication bottles identification system of claim 3 wherein said indicia comprises MIGRAINE.

12. The medication bottles identification system of claim 1 wherein said supplementary removeably-coupleable tag is blank wherein a patient may write custom said indicia as per a specific medical condition.

13. The medication bottles identification system of claim 1 wherein said adhesive backing comprises a pressure sensitive adhesive.

14. The medication bottles identification system of claim 12 wherein said peel-away sheet comprise a tab.

15. The medication bottles identification system of claim 14 wherein said tab provides a finger engageable portion whereby said patient may grasp said peel-away sheet to remove said peel-away sheet from said adhesive backing on said supplementary removeably-coupleable tag.

16. A medication bottles identification system comprising:

a medication bottle assembly having;

a cap having an outer surface and an inner surface;

a bottle having a body; and

a prescription label;

a supplementary removeably-coupleable tag for accurately identifying contents contained in said medication bottle(s) having;

an adhesive backing comprising an adhesive; and

a peel-away sheet;

wherein said cap, said bottle, and said prescription label comprise said medication bottle assembly to contain and identify at least one medication;

wherein said inner surface of said cap is removably coupleable to said body of said bottle to contain and access said medication;

wherein said prescription label is located on said body of said bottle and denotes a drug name in medical terminology;

wherein said prescription label comprises Latin;

wherein said supplementary removeably-coupleable tag comprises indicia describing what medical condition said medication located in said medication bottle is used for in layman'"'"'s terms written in a language understood by a patient;

wherein said supplementary removeably-coupleable tag is removably coupleable to said outer surface of said cap;

wherein said adhesive backing is located on a bottom portion of said supplementary removeably-coupleable tag to permit said supplementary removeably-coupleable tag to be removeably-coupleable to said cap;

wherein said peel-away sheet covers said adhesive backing to protect said adhesive until ready for use on said medication bottle assembly;

wherein said adhesive backing comprises a pressure sensitive adhesive;

wherein said peel-away sheet comprise a tab;

wherein said tab provides a finger engageable portion whereby said patient may grasp said peel-away sheet to remove said peel-away sheet cover from said adhesive backing on said supplementary removeably-coupleable tag; and

wherein said supplementary removeably-coupleable tag located on said cap provides in said layman'"'"'s terms a specific indication of said medication contained within said medication bottle assembly such that a non-professional can understand what said medication is contained therein at a glance.

17. The medication bottles identification system of claim 16 further comprising a kit including a plurality of supplementary removeably-coupleable tags with various pre-printed said indicias;

a plurality of blank said supplementary removeably-coupleable tags; and

a set of user instructions.

18. A method of using a medication bottles identification system comprising the steps of:

choosing a supplementary removeably-coupleable tag for accurately identifying said medicine contents of medication bottles;

grasping said supplementary removeably-coupleable tag;

peeling away a protective peel off sheet;

placing said supplementary removeably-coupleable tag on a cap located on a top portion of said medication bottle;

pressing said supplementary removeably-coupleable tag onto said cap on said medication bottle; and

identifying said medication bottle when needed or prescribed.

19. The method of using the medication bottles identification system of claim 18 further comprising the steps of writing a medical condition on a blank said supplementary removeably-coupleable tag as a redundant identifier in combination with a prescription label.