Oral Medicine Administration Spoon
OwnerMarcella Thompsoninventor
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Abstract
A medicine administration spoon for oral administration of a medicine. The spoon includes a bowl or spoon member for accommodating medicine, the bowl or spoon member is concave and includes a plurality of dose slit lines. The dose slit lines provide a visual aid for different dose amounts. A dose timer member has a needle whose pointed end can be turned and pointed in a specific direction to indicate the next dose timing. The bowl or spoon member includes a contoured periphery including curves, wherein the medicine is administered using one of the curves depending on the position such as supine, sitting, or moving of the patient. The spoon can be used for any type of oral medicine and reduces spilling of medicine.
Claims20
A liquid medication administration spoon for administering oral medication, the liquid medication administration spoon comprising:
- a medication administration spoon having an elongated handle including a first end and an opposing second end;
- wherein said first end having a spoon member for accommodating liquid medication therein;
- wherein said second end having a medication administration dose timer member for indicating a time for a subsequent oral medication dose;
- wherein said spoon member having a concave top surface and an elliptical shaped periphery including a first curved contoured peripheral edge and a second curved contoured peripheral edge, wherein said first curved contoured peripheral edge and said second curved contoured peripheral edge extending on opposing sides of said first end;
- wherein said spoon member having a first slit line and at least a second slit line;
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- further wherein said first slit line indicating a first volume of said spoon member and said at least second slit line indicating a second volume of said spoon member.
A liquid medication administration spoon for administering oral medication, the liquid medication administration spoon comprising:
- a medication administration spoon having an elongated handle including a first end and an opposing second end;
- wherein said first end having a spoon member for accommodating liquid medication therein;
- wherein said spoon member having a concave top surface and an elliptical shaped periphery including a first curved contoured peripheral edge and a second curved contoured peripheral edge, wherein said first curved contoured peripheral edge and said second curved contoured peripheral edge extending on opposing sides of said first end;
- wherein said spoon member having a rear surface and said handle having a pair of side members;
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- further wherein said rear surface and said pair of side members are coplanar for holding said medication administration spoon horizontal on a flat surface.
A liquid medication administration spoon for administering oral medication, the liquid medication administration spoon comprising:
- a medication administration spoon having an elongated handle including a first end and an opposing second end;
- wherein said first end having a spoon member for accommodating liquid medication therein;
- wherein said spoon member having a concave top surface and an elliptical shaped periphery including a first curved contoured peripheral edge and a second curved contoured peripheral edge, wherein said first curved contoured peripheral edge and said second curved contoured peripheral edge extending on opposing sides of said first end;
- wherein said spoon member having a rear surface and said handle having a pair of side members;
- wherein said rear surface and said pair of side members are coplanar for holding said medication administration spoon horizontal on a flat surface;
- wherein said second end having a medication administration dose timer member for indicating a time for a subsequent oral medication dose;
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- further wherein said time is selected from the group consisting of a “M” symbol for indicating a morning dose time, an “A” symbol for indicating an afternoon dose time, an “E” symbol for indicating an evening dose time, and an “N” symbol for indicating a night dose time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.