Medication packaging and dose regimen system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10314766-B2
Application number	US-201615544657-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 20, 2016
Priority date	Jan 21, 2015
Publication date	Jun 11, 2019
Grant date	Jun 11, 2019

Abstract

A medicament dispensing container includes a first wall connected with a second wall and defines a cavity therebetween. The walls are movable between an open configuration and a closed configuration. At least one member is disposable in the cavity and defines at least one dose receptacle configured for disposal of at least one dose of at least one medication. At least one fixation member connects the at least one member to at least one of the walls such that the at least one member is movable relative to the wall. Systems and methods of use are disclosed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A medication dispensing container comprising:
a housing; and
a scroll container fixedly connected with the housing by a tether, the scroll container comprising at least one panel, wherein each of the at least one panel comprises at least one fastener adhering a medication card thereto;
wherein the scroll container is movable about the tether relative to the housing between an accessible configuration where the medication card is accessible and a non-accessible configuration where the medication card is non-accessible.

2. The medication dispensing container of claim 1 , wherein the at least one fastener comprises a flap, the flap being foldable over at least a portion of the medication card to secure the medication card to the at least one panel.

3. The medication dispensing container of claim 2 , wherein the flap comprises an adhesive side and a non-adhesive side.

4. The medication dispensing container of claim 3 , wherein the flap is formed from a cutout in the at least one panel.

5. The medication dispensing container of claim 1 , wherein the scroll container comprises a plurality of panels, each of the panels being rotatably connected to an adjacent panel of the plurality of panels.

6. The medication dispensing container of claim 1 , wherein the medication card comprises:
a front portion rotatably connected to a rear portion,
wherein the front portion comprises at least one receptacle for storing a medicament, and the rear portion is configured to be received by the at least one fastener.

7. The medication dispensing container of claim 6 , wherein the rear portion is received by the at least one fastener such that a back face of the rear portion contacts the at least one panel and the front portion rotates forward such that a rear face of the front portion comes into proximity with a front face of the rear portion.

8. The medication dispensing container of claim 7 , wherein at least one of the front face of the rear portion and the rear face of the front portion comprises medication indicia corresponding to the medicament stored in the at least one receptacle of the front portion.

9. The medication dispensing container of claim 7 , wherein the at least one fastener comprises a flap, the flap being foldable over the rear portion to contact a front face of the rear portion.

10. The medication dispensing container of claim 8 , wherein the flap is formed from a cutout in the at least one panel, the rear portion being shaped to accommodate the cutout such that the flap may be folded over the rear portion when the rear portion is aligned with the at least one panel.

11. The medication dispensing container of claim 10 , wherein the front face of the rear portion comprises medication indicia corresponding to the medicament stored in the at least one receptacle of the front portion, the medication indicia being positioned such that the flap does not obscure the medication indicia when the flap is folded over the rear portion.

12. The medication dispensing container of claim 9 , wherein the flap comprises an adhesive side and a non-adhesive side, the adhesive side being front facing when the flap is in a non-folded position and rear facing when the flap is in a folded position.

Assignees

• Mylan Inc

Inventors

• Terhune Joanna
• Warden Jeffrey
• Holland Chad
• Richardson Eric

Classifications

• A61J1/16

  Holders for containers · CPC title

• A61J2205/30

  Printed labels · CPC title

• A61J2200/30

  Compliance analysis for taking medication · CPC title

• B65D83/0463

  formed in a band or a blisterweb, inserted in a dispensing device or container · CPC title

• A61J7/04

  Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine, e.g. programmed dispensers · CPC title