Tablet dispenser
AssigneeAdvent Consumer Heathcare LLC
InventorsFrank J. Alvino, Michael L. Turini, Jr.
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Abstract
A compact, portable tablet dispenser is particularly adapted for carrying aspirin tablets for ingestion as therapy upon the onset of a suspected heart attack. The tablets are in a blister within the dispenser, which includes actuators aligned with the tablets to eject the tablets through an aperture in the dispenser. Upon operation, the actuators provide a permanent indication that a tablet has been ejected. The dispenser may include electronic circuitry to provide reinforcement and/or guidance, for its use and may include means for alerting a third party, such as by a 911 call, of its activation.
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A tablet dispenser, comprising:
- a housing having first and second opposed top and bottom walls with an interior space therebetween dimensioned and adapted to receive a blister pack having at least one tablet therein and maintain the blister pack in a fixed position therein, the first and second walls being hinged together to allow access to the interior;
- the first wall having at least one opening aligned with a tablet in the blister pack;
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- at least one ejector formed integrally with the second wall and aligned with a corresponding opening on the first wall for transmitting force to the blister pack to eject an aligned tablet from the blister pack and through the aligned opening, the ejector being connected in a frangible manner to surrounding portions of the second wall, whereby upon operation of the ejector the frangible connection is severed to prevent reuse of the ejector.
A tablet dispenser, comprising:
- a housing having first and second opposed walls with an interior space therebetween dimensioned and adapted to receive a package having at least one tablet therein, the first wall having at least one opening aligned with a tablet in the pack;
- at least one ejector aligned with a corresponding opening on the first wall for transmitting force to the blister pack to eject an aligned tablet from the blister pack and through the aligned opening;
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- switch means and means coupled to the switch for generating an audible signal in the form of a set of instructions regarding a suspected heart attack upon switch activation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.