Holder and packaging for a hardened medicated matrix
AssigneeAbbott Laboratories
InventorsMichelle A. Hadaway, David E. Kramer, Robert J. Best
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Abstract
A stick-like holder and packaging, including an overcap and a sealed, light, moisture and tamper resistant foil pouch, for a hardened, medicated matrix affixed to one end of the holder including detent means for releaseably mounting the overcap on the matrix end of the holder and with the holder having a flat, label receiving handle at its other end and a flange to prevent swallowing of the holder when placed in a patient's mouth to medicate or pre-medicate the patient.
Claims12
A stick holder and packaging for a hardened sucrose based matrix containing a dosage of fentanyl citrate comprising;
- a one-piece elongated molded plastic holder having a medicated hardened sucrose based matrix affixed to one end thereof wherein said one end of said elongated holder is provided with a series of longitudinally spaced annular rounded grooves for effectively affixing said hardened sucrose based medicated matrix to said one end of said holder, a handle portion at the opposite end thereof said handle portion being flat to facilitate gripping of same and to provide a surface upon which a pressure sensitive label may be applied, and a flange portion disposed perpendicular to said elongated holder adjacent the inner end of said handle portion;
- a molded plastic tubular overcap closed at one end and open at the opposite end and adapted to fit completely over said one end of said holder;
- and interengaging means for retaining said overcap on said one end of said holder.
A stick holder for a hardened medicated matrix comprising;
- a one-piece elongated molded plastic holder having a hardened medicated matrix affixed to one end thereof;
- a handle portion formed on the opposite end of said elongated holder;
- and a flange portion formed on said holder adjacent the inner end of said handle portion and disposed perpendicular to said elongated holder.
A stick holder and packaging for a hardened medicated matrix comprising;
- a one-piece elongated molded plastic holder having a medicated hardened matrix affixed to one end thereof, a flat handle portion at the opposite end thereof, and a circular flange portion disposed perpendicular to said elongated holder adjacent the inner end of said flat handle portion;
- a molded plastic tubular overcap closed at one end and open at the opposite end and adapted to fit over said one end of said holder;
- means for retaining said overcap on said one end of said holder in interengaged relationship therewith;
- and a foil pouch into which said interengaged holder and overcap are sealed, said pouch being light, moisture and tamper resistant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.