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US 8,556,077 B1Granted
Medication dispensing blister card package with adjustable mechanism that provides a custom patient schedule for complex medication regimens
OwnerMichael Hanleyinventor
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Abstract
The present invention discloses an adjustable medication blister package that provides custom patient schedule of medications based on a future exam time. The adjustable medication blister package has multiple medications individually enclosed in blister packs where each blister pack is indicated with correct time to take each medication. A timing indicator which is populated with times is placed behind a base card where individual correct times can be seen through indicator apertures once a user selects the time of the future event using an adjustable time selector.
Claims13
A medication package comprising:
- a base, the base comprising a plurality of medicine storage portions, a first display region, a second display region, and a third display region, each of the plurality of medicine storage portions forming a cavity, a medicine being disposed within the cavities of the medicine storage portion;
- a timing indicator attached to the base, the timing indicator comprising an adjuster, and a plurality of times displayed on an outer surface, the plurality of times comprising a plurality of future event times, a plurality of first administration times, a plurality of second administration times wherein each of the plurality of first administration times being placed in alignment with each of the plurality of future event times at a first interval, a plurality of second administration times being placed in alignment with each of the plurality of future event times at a second interval different from the first interval;
- the first display region of the base configured to show one of the plurality of future event times, the one of the plurality of future event times displayed on the timing indicator being displayed in the first display region, one of the plurality of times shown in the first display region being adjustable by the adjuster of the timing indicator;
- the second display region of the base configured to show one of the plurality of first administration times, the one of the plurality of first administration times displayed on the timing indicator being displayed in the second display region;
- the third display region of the base configured to show one of the plurality of second administration times, the one of the plurality of second administration times displayed on the timing indicator being displayed in the second display region;
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- wherein the plurality of times displayed on the timing indicator being arranged such that when one of the plurality of future event times is shown on the first display region, one of the plurality of first administration times corresponding to the one of the plurality of future event times is shown on the second display region, one of the plurality of second administration times corresponding to the one of the plurality of future event times is shown on the third display region, the second display region instructing a user of the correct time to administer a first medication in anticipation of a future event, the future event being at the time on the first display region, the third display region instructing the user of the correct time to administer a second medication in anticipation of the future event, the future event being at the time on the first display region.
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A medication package comprising:
- a base card forming an interior portion, and forming a plurality of medicine storage portions;
- each of the plurality of medicine storage portions forming a cavity, a medicine being disposed within at least on of the plurality of cavities;
- a timing card disposed within the interior portion of the base card, a slide mechanism attached to the timing card and being accessible from an outside of the base card, the timing card having a plurality of times marked on its surface, the plurality of times comprising a plurality of future event times, a plurality of first administration times, a plurality of second administration times wherein each of the plurality of first administration times being placed in alignment with each of the plurality of future event times at a first interval, a plurality of second administration times being placed in alignment with each of the plurality of future event times at a second interval different from the first interval;
- a future event time aperture formed by the base card;
- a first administration time aperture formed by the base card;
- a second administration time aperture formed by the base card;
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- an orientation of the timing card being adjustable via the slide mechanism, such that when one of the plurality of future event times marked on the timing card is aligned with the future event time aperture, one of the plurality of first and second administration times are aligned with the first and second administration time apertures, the one of the first and second administration times serving to instruct a user of correct times to take first and second medications in anticipation of a future event occurring at the time shown in the future event time aperture.
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