# US 5,348,158 A · Dispenser pack for the successive dispensing of a drug

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- Number: US 5,348,158 A
- Document ID: US5348158A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 07/810,233
- Filed: 1991-12-19
- Granted: 1994-09-20
- Earliest claimed: 1991-12-19
- Assignees: G. D. Searle & Co.
- Inventors: David G. Honan; Gregory W. Lantz; Thomas E. Salisbury
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5348158A

## CPC

- B65D 83/0463: {formed in a band or a blisterweb, inserted in a dispensing device or container}
- A61J 1/035: {Blister-type containers (blisters in general B65D75/36)}
- A61J 7/0076: {Medicament distribution means (with pill counting devices A61J7/02; with time indication A61J7/04; containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents B65D83/00)}
- B65D 2583/0409: of dates or follow-numbers
- B65D 2583/0472: characterised by the dispensing action
- Y02W 30/80: Packaging reuse or recycling, e.g. of multilayer packaging (bio-packaging Y02W90/10)
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- 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
- Y02W: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT

## Abstract

A reusable dispensing package is provided for dispensing medication in the form of tablets, pills, capsules or the like, in a predetermined sequence, the package includes a hinged container into which is placed a disposable blister pack containing the medicament, the container having a spring-loaded button or a plunger attached thereto which is moved around the cover of the dispenser and when depressed releases a tablet or pill from the blister.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A reusable dispensing package for dispensing medication in the form of tablets, pills, capsules in a predetermined sequence, said package comprising a reusable container having a cover and base portion, the cover being engageable with the base to form the container; the base portion being adapted to receive a blister package, the blister package including a plurality of spaced apart blisters for receiving and containing said medication, the base portion including a plurality of spaced apart openings coextensive with the blisters in the blister package;
the cover portion including a race;
a plunger positioned in the race and moveable therein;
the race having a plurality of intersecting tracks including intersections in substantial alignment with the spaced apart blisters in the blister package;
the plunger being moveable successively to each intersection of the tracks in the race whereby when the plunger is depressed, the plunger releases the medicament in the blister in alignment with the intersection and the opening in the base portion.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The dispensing package of claim 1 wherein the cover is joined to the base by hinge means.

### Claim 3

A reusable dispensing package for dispensing medication in the form of tablets, pills, capsules in a predetermined sequence, said package comprising a reusable hinged container having a cover and base portion, the cover being engageable with the base to form the container; the base portion being adapted to receive a blister package, the blister package including a plurality of spaced apart blisters for receiving and containing said medication, the base portion including a plurality of spaced apart openings coextensive with the blisters in the blister package;
the cover portion including an S shaped race;
a plunger positioned in the race and moveable therein;
the S shaped race including corners in substantial alignment with the spaced apart blisters in the blister package;
the plunger being moveable successively to each corner in the race whereby when the plunger is depressed, the plunger releases the medicament in the blister in alignment with the corner and the opening in the base portion.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The dispensing package of claim 3 wherein the cover is joined to the base by hinge means.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The dispensing package of claim 3 wherein the corners in the S shaped race include a partial radius on the outside of the corner and a smaller partial radius on the inside of the corner to form a detente for receiving the plunger.

### Claim 6 (depends on 3)

The dispensing package of claim 3 including a double S shaped race.