Medicine container, method of assembling the container, and method of dispensing the medicine from the container
AssigneeAbbVie Inc.
InventorsGuy Upchurch, John G. Finch
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Abstract
A child-resistant medication container assembly and method of dispensing the medication from the container assembly. The medication container assembly includes a blister pack with a plurality of compartments, each of which supports a medication. The container also includes a puck and a box. The blister pack compartments are aligned with openings on the puck, and the box is configured to receive and secure the puck and the blister pack such that each of the plurality of compartments is aligned with a complementary opening in the box.
Claims20
A child-resistant medication container assembly comprising:
- a blister pack including a plurality of compartments, each of the plurality of compartments configured to support at least one medication;
- a puck including a recess having a plurality of openings with each opening in the puck corresponding to one of the plurality of compartments of the blister pack;
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- a box including a first wall opposite a second wall, a plurality of openings extending through the first wall, each of the openings in the first wall being aligned with corresponding perforations in the second wall, each of the openings in the first wall being aligned with one of the openings in the puck and a corresponding compartment of the blister pack.
A method of assembling a child-resistant medication container, the method comprising:
- aligning a blister pack including a plurality of compartments with a puck including a recess and a plurality of openings, each of the plurality of openings configured to be complementary to one of the plurality of compartments;
- attaching the blister pack to the puck;
- inserting the blister pack and the puck into a box, the box including a first wall opposite a second wall, a plurality of openings extending through the first wall and being aligned with a plurality of perforations in the second wall, each of the aligned plurality of openings and perforations being complementary to one of the plurality of compartments;
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- closing the box to enclose the blister pack and the puck.
A method of dispensing medication secured within a child-resistant medication container to a user, the method comprising:
- providing a container including a box, a puck, and a blister pack, the puck being secured to the box, and the blister pack being secured to the puck;
- applying a force to at least one compartment of a plurality of compartments of the blister pack, each of the plurality of compartments being aligned with a complementary one of a plurality of openings in a first wall of the box;
- breaking a seal of the at least one compartment to move medication contained within the at least one compartment;
- expelling the medication through an opening in the recess of the puck, the opening being complementary to the at least one compartment;
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- expelling the medication through a perforation in a second wall of the box, the perforation being complementary to the at least one compartment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.