# US 10,369,076 B2 · Blister sheet holder for the verification of the contents thereof

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- Number: US 10,369,076 B2
- Document ID: US10369076B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/860,195
- Filed: 2013-04-10
- Published: 2014-10-16
- Granted: 2019-08-06
- Earliest claimed: 2013-04-10
- Assignees: Ecolopharm Inc.
- Applicants: ÉcoloPharm Inc.
- Inventors: Sandrine Milante
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10369076B2

## CPC

- A61J 1/035: {Blister-type containers (blisters in general B65D75/36)}
- A61J 7/02: Pill counting devices
- A61J: CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE

## Abstract

Embodiments of a holder for a blister sheet used to manage prescription pills are described herein. The holder solves the problem of limited space in filled blisters of a blister sheet during visual verification of the contents thereof by including a frame to receive the sheet in such a way that at least some of the blisters are positioned in close proximity to verification receptacles also provided on the holder to temporarily receive part of the blisters' content.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A blister sheet holder comprising:
a frame defining an opening adapted for receiving a blister sheet; and
verification receptacles in the frame, each adapted to receive part of a content of at least one blister of the blister sheet; each of the verification receptacles being positioned adjacent to and outside of a boundary of the opening defined by a length and width of the opening, and
wherein at least one of the verification receptacles includes a bottom surface that has a depth that gradually increases from a first side of the at least one of the verification receptacles that is adjacent to and outside of the boundary of the opening to another side of the at least one of the verification receptacles.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The blister sheet holder of claim 1, wherein the depth on the first side corresponds to an opening of the least one of the verification receptacles on the first side thereof.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The blister sheet holder of claim 1, wherein at least some of the verification receptacles are aligned.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The blister sheet holder of claim 1, wherein the opening is configured for complementary receiving the blister sheet.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The blister sheet holder of claim 1, wherein the frame includes a flange that surrounds at least part of the opening.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The blister sheet holder of claim 5, wherein the flange includes ridges that define gaps therebetween for receiving blisters of the blister sheet in a snugly-fit manner.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The blister sheet holder of claim 1, wherein at least one of the verification receptacles has a smooth inner surface.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The blister sheet holder of claim 1, wherein the opening defined by the frame is rectangular.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The blister sheet holder of claim 8, wherein at least some of the verification receptacles are aligned along a side edge of the frame.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The blister sheet holder of claim 1, wherein at least one of the verification receptacles is in the form of a recess in the frame.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The blister sheet holder of claim 1, wherein the frame is tilted.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The blister sheet holder of claim 1, further comprising a trestle mounted to the frame for tilting the frame.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The blister sheet holder of claim 12, wherein the trestle is movable between a folded position and a deployed position wherein the frame is tilted.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

The blister sheet holder of claim 1 further comprising a tool receiving receptacle in the frame.

### Claim 15

A blister sheet holder comprising:
a frame that defines a rectangular opening for complementary receiving a blister sheet; the frame including smooth integral recesses on opposite sides of the rectangular opening; each recess being adjacent to and outside of a boundary of the opening, and including a bottom surface having a gradually increasing depth from a first side of the recess adjacent the rectangular opening to a second side opposite the first side.