Dispensing cup
AssigneeAres Trading S.A.
InventorsMike PATON, Theo KING, Darren SEYMOUR, Eric CHANIE, Francesco PIRAS
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Abstract
Described herein is dispensing cup for use with medicaments, which dispensing cup in use allows for the patient to (self) administer an oral medicament (tablet or capsule) without the need to come into direct (skin) contact with such medicament.
Claims19
A dispensing cup (1) comprising
- a. a cup body (2),
- b. an opening (3) for dispensing one or more tablets to a patient, and
- c. a tablet container (4),
- wherein the cup body (2) is configured to collect the one or more tablets from the tablet container (4) prior to dispensing to the patient whereby removal of the one or more tablets from the tablet container (4) does not require the patient to come into direct contact with the one or more tablets while dispensing.
The dispensing cup of any preceding claim, wherein the tablet container (4) is a blister container for one or more tablets.
The dispensing cup of any preceding claim, wherein the cup body (2) comprises an open cup (5) and a cup lid (6), wherein the cup lid (6) is configured to receive the tablet container (4).
The dispensing cup of any preceding claim, further comprising a cover (7).
The dispensing cup of any preceding claim, wherein a child resistant securing means is present to prevent easy access to the tablets.
The dispensing cup of any preceding claim, wherein the opening (3) is covered with a removable film (14).
The dispensing cup of any preceding claim, wherein one or more of the cup body (2), the tablet container (4), the cup lid (6) and the cover (7) are of a biodegradable material.
The dispensing cup of any preceding claim, further comprising a connectivity means.
The dispensing cup of any preceding claim, wherein the tablet comprises an active pharmaceutical ingredient which is potentially harmful to the patient when contacted directly by human skin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.