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US 2023/0398036 A1Published application
Pill pouch
OwnerTodd Wheelerinventor
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Abstract
A pill pouch is disclosed. The pill pouch can include a receptacle to contain a pill. The receptacle can have an opening to receive the pill therein. The receptacle can be defined at least in part by a flexible side to facilitate breaking or crushing of the pill inside the receptacle. The pill pouch can also include an access feature associated with the receptacle to facilitate removal of the pill from the receptacle after the pill has been broken and/or crushed.
Claims20
A pill pouch, comprising:
- a receptacle to contain a pill, the receptacle having an opening to receive the pill therein, wherein the receptacle is defined at least in part by a flexible side to facilitate breaking or crushing of the pill inside the receptacle;
- and
- an access feature associated with the receptacle to facilitate removal of the pill from the receptacle after the pill has been at least one of broken and crushed.
A pill pouch, comprising:
- a receptacle to contain a pill, the receptacle having an opening to receive the pill therein, wherein the receptacle is defined at least in part by a flexible side to facilitate breaking or crushing of the pill inside the receptacle;
- a sealing mechanism operable to alternately seal the opening and provide access to the receptacle through the opening, the sealing mechanism having a groove and ridge configured to releasably interlock with one another;
- and
- an access feature comprising a luer connector associated with the receptacle to facilitate removal of the pill from the receptacle after the pill has been at least one of broken and crushed, wherein the access feature is oriented such that a longitudinal axis of the access feature extends parallel to the flexible side.
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A pill pouch system, comprising:
- a pill pouch including
- a receptacle to contain a pill, the receptacle having an opening to receive the pill therein, and
- an access feature comprising a luer connector to facilitate removal of the pill from the receptacle after the pill has been at least one of broken and crushed;
- and
- an extraction instrument coupleable to the access feature to remove the pill from the receptacle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.