A holder (12) for checking non-compliance of a blister package has a pocket (60) into which the blister package is inserted. The front of the pocket is a transparent plate (128). Rectangular openings of wells (133) in the front face of the box (121) are positioned behind the blisters of the blister package. Each well contains light-sensitive elements (134). Non-compliance occurs when a blister of a used blister package is in an unopened condition. The sensing elements (134) detect this by ambient light in the pocket not reaching the elements. An electrical circuit in the box (121) monitors the elements (134) and provides a signal indicating a non-compliance condition if a blister in the returned package is unopened. Information identifying the unopened blister is stored in the circuit. A variable light source can be provided.
A protected blister package assembled by a pharmacist for a patient has the correctness of its assembly confirmed by checking the correct correlation of three binary codes respectively appearing on three components of the package. The first component comprises a blister sheet loaded with the prescribed medication doses; the second component comprises a backing sheet sealing the medication doses in the cavities of the package blisters; and the third component comprises a protective card to be folded around the blister package after it has been attached to the card. Prior to assembly of the blister package two of the binary codes are printed on the backing sheet and the third binary code is printed on the card. During assembly of the package a portion of the backing sheet bearing one of its two codes is transferred to a predetermined position on the blister sheet. After assembly of the protected blister package the three binary codes are scanned to confirm that the package has been correctly assembled.
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A holder (12) for checking non-compliance of a blister package, has a pocket (60) into which the blister package is inserted for carrying out the check. The holder comprises a shallow box (121) with its front face providing the back of the pocket (60). The front of the pocket is provided by a transparent plate (128) spaced from the box and supported by transparent side walls (122,123). The side walls are formed with opposed channels (124) which engage respective marginal edges of a blister package when it is slid downwards to a predetermined position inside the pocket (60). An array of rectangular openings or wells (133) are formed in the front face of the box (121) and are positioned to respectively locate behind the blisters of the blister package when at the predetermined position. Each well contains eight light-sensitive elements (134). Non-compliance occurs when one of the blisters of a used blister package returned by the patient is still in an unopened condition. The sensing elements (134) detect this by ambient light in the pocket not reaching the elements (134) as it is blocked off by an intact region of a friable foil backing strip provided on the blister package. An electrical circuit in the box (121) monitors the elements (134) and provides an output signal indicating that a non- compliance condition exists if a particular blister in the returned package is unopened. Information identifying the position of the unopened blister and the time at which the check occurred is stored in the circuit so that it can be accessed by interrogating the holder. If the ambient illumination is found to be inadequate to produce a clear distinction between compliance and non-compliance, a variable light source (not shown) can be provided to transmit supplementary light into the interior of the pocket by way of the transparent side walls (122,123) and plate (128).
A protected blister package (50) assembled by a pharmacist for a patient has the correctness of its assembly confirmed by checking the correct correlation of three binary codes (17) respectively appearing on three components of the package. The codes are intended to provide information relating to the identity of the patient and the nature and quantity of prescribed medication doses in the blisters of the package. The first component comprises a blister sheet (58) loaded with the prescribed medication doses; the second component comprises a backing sheet (57) sealing the medication doses in the cavities of the package blisters; and the third component comprises a protective card (51) having fold lines (52,53 and 54) enabling it to be folded around the blister package (50) after it has been attached to the card. Prior to assembly of the blister package two of the binary codes (17) are printed on the backing sheet (57) and the third binary code is printed on the card. The three codes are printed at the same time to ensure that they are identical. During assembly of the package a portion of the backing sheet bearing one of its two codes is transferred to a predetermined position on the blister sheet. Correct horizontal positioning of the blister package (50) in the card achieved by lining up the left hand edge of the package with the fold line (52) and correct vertical positioning of the package is achieved by lining up the set of blocks (56) on the package with the set of blocks (55) on the protective card (51) After assembly of the protected blister package the three binary codes (17) are scanned to check that they are identical. If identity of the three codes is confirmed the package has been correctly assembled.
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A holder (1) for storing a blister package between times of use, has a flat panel (2) in which re embedded an array of light sensors (3). Coplanar channels (8) bordering the panel (8) enable a blister package to be inserted into the channels (8) until it occupies a predetermined position at which one marginal edge engages with, and closes, a pair of switches (12). A pair of easily-disconnectable straps (13) hold the package in the predetermined position between times of use. When at the predetermined position, the regions of a friable backing strip forming part of the package lies opposite respective sensors (3). Each sensor incorporates a light transmitter which, when energized, directs a beam of light against the region of the foil closing the associated blister. The reflectivity characteristic of the region is greater when the foil is intact than when the foil is ruptured by the ejection through it of the contents of the associated blister. This characteristic of the foil can be monitored and used to determine when the associated blister has been opened. Electrical circuitry is used to record the time at which opening occurred and this can be compared with a record of the times at which a blisters should have been opened in order to comply with the requirements of a medical prescription.
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An apparatus for reducing human error in loading prescribed medications automatically into blisters (18) of a blister sheet. The operator is provided with a manually-operated controller (15) with which the amount and nature of a particular medication dose can be selected. The operator uses the controller (15) to select the required dosage from a chosen container (13). Each container (13) has a first bar code (14) identifying the nature of the doses it contains. A second bar code is pre-printed on a header sheet (4) which is destined to be attached to the blister sheet after its blisters have been loaded. The second bar code contains information identifying the patient and the contents of the various blisters. A comparator (12) responds to a lack of coincidence between the first and second barcode, by flashing the screen to indicate to the operator that an error has been made.
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A stiff planar sheet-form member is formed with cuts extending through its thickness and framing portions that, when removed, form an array of windows, whereby the panel that remains after removing the portions may be placed against lands on one face of a blister sheet with the windows receiving respective blisters of the blister sheet for stiffening the blister sheet. The cuts extending through the thickness of the sheet-form member also form openings that communicate at opposite respective ends with respective windows.
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Detection of non-compliance patterns in prescribed medication doses
Apparatus for detecting non-compliance patterns on a series of used blister sheets previously returned by the same patient, reads a code (2) on each blister sheet (1) providing, inter alia, information relating to the position of each blister on the blister sheet. This information is passed by the code reader (4) through a key (15) to an image (5) of the blister sheet appearing on one-half (14) of a split screen (6). The screen (14) displays a picture of a blister sheet with its blister positions marked by dots or rings (8). By means of the key (15), which may take the form of a joystick, an image of a disc (9) can be placed over each of the blister positions where an unopened blisters occurs. The image of the blister sheet together with the discs is then transferred by operation of a key (10) to the second half (11) of the split screen (6) screen where it is superimposed on a slightly offset stack (13) of used blister sheets previously returned by the same patient. The positions of the discs (9) are compared by the apparatus with corresponding positions on previously returned blister sheets and, if a coincidence is detected, the apparatus produces a change in the appearance of the corresponding disc on the blister sheet on the top of the stack. A change in a disc appearance suggests that there may be a pattern of non-compliance that can then be investigated further.
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An assembled blister package (1) has a blister sheet (11) formed with blisters (2) sealed by a foil backing sheet (4). The blister package (1) is sandwiched between opposite sides of a folded card (not shown) to stiffen it. Each of these sides has a rectilinear array of windows, the blisters protruding through one array of windows and the other array of windows defining discrete areas on which print describing the contents of the blisters beneath, is to be applied. A header sheet on which a bar-code is printed is attached to the backing sheet and a reader (23) is positioned to read the bar-code and extract from it information such as a description of the contents of each of the blisters and their respective positions in the package. Information relating to the identification of the contents of a particular blister and the identity of the patient is fed to an ink-jet printer (31) and two stepping motors (22 and 30) are used to control the position of the printer with respect to the backing sheet. As the printer does not make physical contact with the backing sheet, it can be spaced from it by a sufficient distance to enable it to pass over the card without obstruction despite the card being salient with respect to the surface of the backing sheet. Printing can thus proceed quickly without obstruction by parts of the card and without having to vary the distance between the printer and the irregular surface over which it passes. This has the advantage that no precise alignment of the backing sheet with the blister sheet is necessary during assembly of the blister package, and problems associated with securing the backing sheet to the blister sheet are avoided. As the printing information is read from the bar code on the header sheet which is attached to the blister package, there is a direct correlation between the written description of the blister contents on discrete areas of the backing sheet and the patient identity information read from the header card as both are determined by the same bar code.
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Produits et services
Electronic equipment, namely, a device that counts medications in the form of pills, tablets, and capsules, and operating software therefor; electronic equipment, namely, a device that counts medications in the form of pills, tablets, and capsules, and operating software therefor for controlling dispensed medications prescribed by doctors and for use in pharmacies, hospitals, prisons, and aged-care facilities, and particularly when used in conjunction with software for guiding a person step-by-step through the packing of medication required for a particular patient and especially when such equipment has a touch-sensitive display screen enabling the progress of the medication through different stages of a program to be monitored Documentation, namely, printed user manuals relating to electronic equipment and operating software therefor for controlling dispensed medications prescribed by doctors and for use in pharmacies, hospitals, prisons, and aged-care facilities
A blister sheet (1) has a generally rectangular blister (2) formed with one pair of longer side walls (7) having parallel steps (8) and a second pair of shorter side wall (9) devoid of steps. The side walls serve to space a front face (5) of the blister from the plane of a rupturable foil backing sheet (4) which retains medication doses (nor shown) inside the blister until they are to be taken. The medication doses are ejected from the cavity of the blister (2) by depressing its front face with finger pressure so that they are forced against the backing sheet (4) with sufficient force to rupture it. During the application of finger pressure to the front face (5) it bows downwardly in its central region as indicated by the broken outline. Simultaneously the end walls (9) tilt inwardly towards one another so that any medication doses lying against them are forced into the central region of the blister from which they can be ejected more easily by the descending front face (5).
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Apparatus (14) for loading two blister sheets (10 and 11) with the same prescribed medication doses in the same blister cavities, has a support table (9) provided with parallel lines of apertures in its upper face for receiving respective blisters of two blister sheets arranged side-by-side in the same horizontal plane. A circular array of containers (5) can be indexed around its vertical axis to bring a selected container to a discharge position (7). A mechanism (12) operates to move the support table (9) horizontally about perpendicular axes so that a chosen blister cavity can be located beneath the discharge position (7). A doctor's prescription (1) is converted by an encoder (2) into a binary code (3) read by a code reader (4) forming part of the apparatus (14). A computer (8) controls the apparatus so that the required medication doses prescribed by a doctor are loaded into the cavities of corresponding blisters of the two blister sheets. The speed of loading two blister sheets which are to be identical, can thereby be reduced.
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DETECTING NON-COMPLIANCE PATTERNS IN PRESCRIBED MEDICATION DOSES
Apparatus for detecting non-compliance patterns on a series of used blister sheets previously returned by the same patient, reads a code (2) on each blister sheet (1) providing, inter alia, information relating to the position of each blister on the blister sheet. This information is passed by the code reader (4) through a key (15) to an image (5) of the blister sheet appearing on one-half (14) of a split screen (6). The screen (14) displays a picture of a blister sheet with its blister positions marked by dots or rings (8). By means of the key (15), which may take the form of a joystick, an image of a disc (9) can be placed over each of the blister positions where an unopened blisters occurs. The image of the blister sheet together with the discs is then transferred by operation of a key (10) to the second half (11) of the split screen (6) screen where it is superimposed on a slightly offset stack (13) of used blister sheets previously returned by the same patient. The positions of the discs (9) are compared by the apparatus with corresponding positions on previously returned blister sheets and, if a coincidence is detected, the apparatus produces a change in the appearance of the corresponding disc on the blister sheet on the top of the stack. A change in a disc appearance suggests that there may be a pattern of non-compliance that can then be investigated further.
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An apparatus for reducing human error in loading prescribed medications automatically into blisters (18) of a blister sheet. The operator is provided with a manually-operated controller (15) with which the amount and nature of a particular medication dose can be selected. The operator uses the controller (15) to select the required dosage from a chosen container (13). Each container (13) has a first bar code (14) identifying the nature of the doses it contains. A second bar code is pre-printed on a header sheet (4) which is destined to be attached to the blister sheet after its blisters have been loaded. The second bar code contains information identifying the patient and the contents of the various blisters. A comparator (12) responds to a lack of coincidence between the first and second barcode, by flashing the screen to indicate to the operator that an error has been made.
A stiff rectangular card (1) has four parallel fold lines (2) which divide the card into a narrow central panel (5) disposed between two pairs of wider panels (3,4 and 6,7). The panels of both pairs are each formed with an array of oblong openings (11). One panel (3 and 7) of each pair has one face covered by an adhering thin backing foil (12 and 13). The exposed face of the foil is covered by a layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive (14) having a pattern such that it does not cover the oblong areas of the foil which register with the openings (11). A thin flexible cover slip (15) covers the layer (14) and can be peeled off immediately prior to the associated panel (3 and 7) being folded over and pressed against the neighboring panel (4 and 6). Each of these neighboring panels (4 and 6) supports a blister sheet having its blisters protruding through respective openings (11) and their cavities, loaded with prescribed medication doses, are sealed by the foil on folded-over panel (4 and 6). The fold lines (2) enable the two pairs of panels to be folded together to provide a compact disposable blister package. Finger pressure applied to a blister forces the doses within it against the portion of the foil covering the openings (11) so that the foil ruptures to enable the doses to be dislodged from the cavity of the blister.
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A holder (100) for storing prescribed medication doses in a sealed cup (112) is provided with a sealing strip (117) a first portion (110) of which covers the mouth of the cup and a second portion (120) carries a picture of the face of the patient for whom the medication has been prescribed. The holder (100) is provided with a rim (113) extending outwardly from the mouth of the cup and with an extension flange (114) having a flat upper surface (111) which is coplanar with the upper surface of the rim (113). The sealing strip adheres to the coplanar surfaces of the rim (113) and the flange (114) and is provided with lines of severance (130 and 131) extending from a pull-tab (151) and along opposite sides of the cup. These lines of severance (130 and 131) are arranged within the confines of the path of the seal between the sealing strip (117) and the rim (113) so that air cannot leak through the lines of severance and into the cup when storing medication doses within the holder. The pull-tab enables the first portion (110) of the sealing strip (117) to be peeled back from covering the cup so that its contents can be accessed by inverting the cup over the palm of the hand of the user.
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BLISTER SHEET LOADING APPARATUS WITH BOUNCE PREVENTION MEANS
Apparatus for loading medication doses (4') into a cavity (15') of a blister sheet (12') made from a resilient plastics material, is provided with a number of horizontally- arranged containers one of which is shown at (6'). Each container can be operated to release a solid medication dose (4') into a cavity (15') of a selected blister. The blister sheet to have its cavities loaded with medication doses is supported horizontally on a table spaced beneath the level at which the containers (6') are located. A thick horizontal plate (1) is disposed between the level of the containers and the level of the table, and an array of inclined and axially-parallel bores (2') are formed through the plate. The upper ends of the bore associated with each blister cavity can be located beneath the container which is to deliver a dose to the cavity so that a released dose travels down the bore and impacts against one side of the bore which acts to deflect the dose and thus reduce its vertical momentum. The dose is released from the lower end of the bore and impacts against the inside upper, wall of the cavity. The risk of damage by impact of released doses with one another in the cavity is reduced and the risk of a dose bouncing back out of the cavity through impacting on its resilient floor is avoided.
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B65B 37/00 - Approvisionnement ou alimentation des matériaux solides fluents, plastiques ou liquides, ou de masses en vrac, de petits objets, à emballer
A dispenser is provided with a casing (7) containing a number of components one of which is a printer (2) into which a pharmacist can insert from a keyboard (1) information relevant to a particular patient. The information relates to the patient's identity and to medication doses which are to be administered to the patient at particular times on particular days as prescribed by a doctor. A holder (3) for blank header cards is contained in the casing (7) and enables the printer (2) to produce a header card (4) containing all of the above information in the form of a bar code (6). The dispenser loads cavities of a blister sheet with the prescribed medication doses and when loading is completed the blister sheet with the loaded but open cavities is transferred to a sealer (12). The printed header card (4) is lo transferred to the sealer (12) and when the medication doses in the blister sheet have been checked for correctness the header card is attached to the blister sheet to complete the assembly of a sealed and loaded blister sheet with the header card (4) attached. The blister package, so-formed, can then be released by the dispenser. The advantage of the dispenser is that the pharmacist cannot intervene in the assembly of the blister package so that the risk of human error during the assembly is diminished or avoided altogether.
A moulded unit provides two frusto-conical cups (1 and 2 ) shaped to be fitted together so that a tablet to be crushed can be placed between their circular bases (10). The rims (3) of the cups are connected to one another by a flexible strip member (4). When the two cups are displaced laterally from one another, as shown, one of the cups is inverted with respect to the other cup. This facilitates usage of the cups and ensures that they can be compactly stacked for transportation. Unobstructed fitting together of the two cups of the unit may be assisted by the positioning of a transverse hinging axis (7) or a line of weakness on the member so that the point on the member about which it is most easily flexed, is nearer one cup than the other cup. Scalloping (9) of the sidewalls of the cups may also be used to enable one cup to be inserted more easily into the other cup.
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21 - Ustensiles, récipients, matériaux pour le ménage; verre; porcelaine; faience
Produits et services
Plastics cups, moulded plastics cups linked together in pairs, stackable cups of small size and having frusto- conical side walls, pairs of cups in which the cups of each pair are joined by a flexible integrally moulded strip of plastics enabling the cups to be stacked one within the other, and a pair of cups integrally moulded with a flexible plastics strip with one of the cups being inverted with respect to the other cup, and cup pairs having at least one of the cups formed in its rim portion with a vertical broad flute to assist stacking of the cups.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
16 - Papier, carton et produits en ces matières
Produits et services
Computers and telecommunications equipment for use in the medical field; on-line computers and telecommunications equipment for passing information between a medication dispensing facility and/or remote medical staff; computers and telecommunications equipment for passing information between a medication dispensing facility and/or remote medical staff relating to prescribed medication doses for administration to a patient; computers and telecommunications equipment for passing information between a medication dispensing facility and/or remote medical staff and utilising a touch-sensitive screen enabling a sequence of stages in a computer-stored programme to be displayed and stepped through in turn from a website having a secure log-in; software relating to all such computers and telecommunications equipment; storage media incorporating such software; parts and fittings for all the above goods. Documentation and other printed matter on which is recorded or can be recorded information relating to the administration of prescribed medications to patients.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
16 - Papier, carton et produits en ces matières
Produits et services
Computers and electronic equipment for use by a provider of pre-packaged items containing prescribed medication doses; computers and electronic equipment for use by a provider of pre-packaged items containing prescribed medication doses and giving the number of prescribed medication doses available for dispensing by comparing the number of doses of medication which have been requested by one or more medical prescriptions with the number of doses of the same medication already dispensed; software relating to all such computers and electronic equipment; storage media incorporating such software; parts and fittings for all the above goods. Documentation and other printed matter on which is recorded or can be recorded information relating to the number of doses of a particular medication available for dispensing at a particular time.
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16 - Papier, carton et produits en ces matières
Produits et services
Computers, telecommunications and electronic equipment for storing and/or passing information between a facility for dispensing prescribed medications and a remote facility for providing medical services; computers, telecommunications and electronic equipment for storing and/or passing information between a facility for dispensing prescribed medications and a remote facility for providing medical services and providing a medication administration signing record programme; computers, telecommunications and electronic equipment for storing and/or passing information between a facility for dispensing prescribed medications and a remote facility for providing medical services and recording confidential information passed between such remote facilities and the dispensary; software relating to all such computers, telecommunications and electronic equipment; storage media incorporating such software; parts and fittings for all the above goods. Documentation and other printed matter on which is recorded or can be recorded information relating to the administration of prescribed medications to patients.
A blister sheet (1) has a generally rectangular blister (2) formed with one pair of longer side walls (7) having parallel steps (8) and a second pair of shorter side wall (9) devoid of steps. The side walls serve to space a front face (5) of the blister from the plane of a rupturable foil backing sheet (4) which retains medication doses (nor shown) inside the blister until they are to be taken. The medication doses are ejected from the cavity of the blister (2) by depressing its front face with finger pressure so that they are forced against the backing sheet (4) with sufficient force to rupture it. During the application of finger pressure to the front face (5) it bows downwardly in its central region as indicated by the broken outline. Simultaneously the end walls (9) tilt inwardly towards one another so that any medication doses lying against them are forced into the central region of the blister from which they can be ejected more easily by the descending front face (5).
B65D 75/36 - Objets ou matériaux enveloppés entre deux feuilles ou flans opposés à bords réunis, p. ex. par adhésifs à pression, pliage, thermosoudage ou soudage une ou les deux feuilles ou flans étant renfoncés pour épouser la forme du contenu une feuille ou un flan étant renfoncés et l'autre fait d'une feuille plate relativement rigide, p. ex. empaquetage pour ampoules
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A coplanar panel (6) for stiffening a blister sheet (20) provides a rectilinear array of rectangular windows (21) for the reception of respective blisters, rows of horizontal and parallel continuous strips (8) separating the longer sides of the blisters, and transverse lines of interrupted strips (9) which serve to separate the shorter sides of respective blisters. The interruptions provide gaps (10) for accommodating a pair of parallel ducts (22) formed on the blister sheet and which permit air to pass between neighboring blisters when one of them is manually depressed. The panel is held in place on the blister sheet by an adhesive layer which secures the coplanar lands of the blister sheet to the contiguous surfaces of the panel. A peel-off cover slip normally covers the adhesive layer and cuts (10) extending through the thickness of the panel but not the cover slip, serve to frame the portions of the panel which are not required when the panel is to be used. These portions remain adhering to the cover slip when it is peeled off the panel.
B65D 75/54 - Cartes, coupons ou autres garnitures ou accessoires
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B65D 83/04 - Réceptacles ou paquets comportant des moyens particuliers pour distribuer leur contenu pour distribuer de petits objets en forme d'anneau, de disque, de sphère ou similaire, p. ex. des comprimés ou des pilules
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
16 - Papier, carton et produits en ces matières
Produits et services
(1) Computer-controlled electronic equipment and associated log-in and communication software for monitoring and controlling the administration of prescribed medications to patients in aged-care facilities, prisons, hospitals and other facilities providing patient care, a touch-sensitive screen or equivalent means to enable a person conducting the administration of the medication to communicate the completion of each of its stages to a remote location at which a doctor, nurse or pharmacist can monitor the completion of the successive stages; documentation in the form of paper sheets on which can be recorded and stored information relating to the administration of prescribed medications to a patient, the sheets being in the form of charts, records, literature for providing a record of the administration of prescribed medication to a patient.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
16 - Papier, carton et produits en ces matières
Produits et services
Compact disks featuring self-paced training courses for users of a computer-based system for assisting in administration of prescribed medications to patients in nursing facilities such as those present in prisons, aged-care facilities or hospitals; documentation recorded on compact disks for self-paced training of users of a computer-based system for assisting in administration of prescribed medications to patients in nursing facilities such as those present in prisons, aged-care facilities or hospitals; compact disks featuring user manuals relating to use of a computer-based system for assisting in administration of prescribed medications to patients in nursing facilities such as those present in prisons, aged-care facilities or hospitals Printed documentation, namely, user manuals featuring information relating to use of a computer-based system for assisting in administration of prescribed medications to patients in nursing facilities such as those present in prisons, aged-care facilities or hospitals
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
Produits et services
Electronic equipment, namely, computers and software for use in electronic processing and storage of data so that users may compare the number of doses of medication that have been requested by one or more medical prescriptions with the number of doses of the same medication already dispensed by a pharmacy or other provider of pre-packaged items containing prescribed medication
A holder (100) for storing prescribed medication doses in a sealed cup (112) is provided with a sealing strip (117) a first portion (110) of which covers the mouth of the cup and a second portion (120) carries a picture of the face of the patient for whom the medication has been prescribed. The holder (100) is provided with a rim (113) extending outwardly from the mouth of the cup and with an extension flange (114) having a flat upper surface (111) which is coplanar with the upper surface of the rim (113). The sealing strip adheres to the coplanar surfaces of the rim (113) and the flange (114) and is provided with lines of severance (130 and 131) extending from a pull-tab (151) and along opposite sides of the cup. These lines of severance (130 and 131) are arranged within the confines of the path of the seal between the sealing strip (117) and the rim (113) so that air cannot leak through the lines of severance and into the cup when 15storing medication doses within the holder. The pull-tab enables the first portion (110) of the sealing strip (117) to be peeled back from covering the cup so that its contents can be accessed by inverting the cup over the palm of the hand of the user.
A61J 1/03 - Récipients spécialement adaptés à des fins médicales ou pharmaceutiques pour pilules ou comprimés
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Machines for sealing-up blister packages and parts of such apparatus;[ machines for crushing tablets;] machines for loading containers with small objects selected from respective storages and replacement parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods; machines for manufacturing and dispensing packaging materials Hand-tool for sealing up blister packages, namely, pressure application tools relying on pressure and/or heat to secure sealing of the blister packages[; hand-tools for crushing tablets into a powder and in the form of a lever-operated head for crushing a tablet against a support surface] Instructional and promotional materials relating to the use of prescribed pharmaceutical medications, preprinted paper labels;[ ring-binders for holding medication package folders; ]instruction manuals for assisting in pharmacy operations; packaging, namely, blister cards having sealed enclosures providing wells for receiving medication doses; printed matter, namely, publications, reports, newsletter, brochures, books, catalogues, written articles, and in the field of prescribed pharmaceutical medications; photographs; stationery; office requisites, namely, blister card sealing machines; printed instructional and teaching materials in the field of prescribed pharmaceutical medications; printed display visuals in the nature of promotional and packaging materials made of recycled paper; paper display boxes and cardboard boxes for holding, displaying and dispensing prescribed pharmaceutical medications; molded folder trays for holding medication package folders; medication packages for containing separate prescribed doses of medication required by a patient; multi-dose medication packages to be personalized for respective patients and for containing prescribed doses of medication; transparent blister sheets for packaging medication doses; backing strips to be attached to a blister sheet to close the blisters and retain medication doses in the blisters; holders for receiving medication packages; protective folders for holding medication packages; cardboard; cardboard articles in the form of boxes, backing sheets, holders for receiving medication packages; header cards for attachment to a medication package to provide usage or patient information
21 - Ustensiles, récipients, matériaux pour le ménage; verre; porcelaine; faience
Produits et services
Dispensing containers made from card; all the above goods being for carrying and dispensing medical and/or pharmaceutical products and preparations; parts and fittings for all the above goods. Dispensing containers of non-metallic material; containers having a plastics mounting sheet carrying a pocketed plastics container sheet and a frangible material backing sheet through which pocket contents are dispensed; parts and fittings for all the above goods.
Apparatus for loading containers with small objects selected from respective storages; dispensing machines; apparatus for loading discrete holders with a selected number of different solid medications; parts and fittings for all the above goods. Dispensers for solid medicaments; parts and fittings for all the above goods.
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
16 - Papier, carton et produits en ces matières
39 - Services de transport, emballage et entreposage; organisation de voyages
44 - Services médicaux, services vétérinaires, soins d'hygiène et de beauté; services d'agriculture, d'horticulture et de sylviculture.
Produits et services
Medication management software; firmware and data storage media associated with medication management software; electronic handbooks, manuals and data sheets; parts and fittings for all the above goods. Printed matter; publications, reports, newsletters, books, brochures, catalogues and information; paper and paper articles; cardboard and cardboard articles; photographs; stationery and office requisites; instructions and teaching materials; promotional and packaging materials and displays; plastics materials for packaging not included in other classes. Pharmacy and/or medication distribution services; packaging and distribution of packaged medications; packaging and distribution of packaged medications in the form of personalised doses; packaging and distribution of packaged medication in the form of blister packages which may cover an extended period during which several doses are to be administered to a patient. Pharmacy and/or medication dispensing services; supply or dispensing of packaged medications; supply or dispensing of packaged medications in the form of personalised doses; supply or dispensing of packaged medication in the form of blister packages which may cover an extended period during which several doses are to be administered to a patient; the provision of all the above services to nursing homes and other patient-care facilities and establishments; the provision of all the above services to the elderly or infirm.
21 - Ustensiles, récipients, matériaux pour le ménage; verre; porcelaine; faience
Produits et services
Dispensing containers made from card; all the above goods being for carrying and dispensing medical and/or pharmaceutical products and preparations; parts and fittings for all the above goods. Dispensing containers of non-metallic material; containers having a plastics mounting sheet carrying a pocketed plastics container sheet and a frangible material backing sheet through which pocket contents are dispensed; all the above goods being for carrying and dispensing medical and/or pharmaceutical products and preparations; parts and fittings for all the above goods.
21 - Ustensiles, récipients, matériaux pour le ménage; verre; porcelaine; faience
Produits et services
Dispensing containers made from card; packaging, display cards, labels, cover sheets, backing sheets, transparent blister packaging; stationery items; clips and file dividers; office requisites; plastics holders, plastics cards, sealing machines, platens and cardboard boxes; excluding dictionaries and written works of reference; all such goods being for use in the retail pharmaceutical trade. Dispensing containers of non-metallic material; containers having a plastics mounting sheet carrying a pocketed plastics container sheet and a frangible material backing sheet through which pocket contents are dispensed; parts and fittings for all the above goods.
Cardboard packaging, cardboard packaging in the nature of display cards, paper and cardboard for packaging in the nature of cover sheets and backing sheets, transparent blister packaging in the nature of blister cards, [ stationery items in the nature of paper clips and file dividers, office requisites in the nature of plastic document holders, plastic file cards, envelope sealing machines, platens for typewriters, and cardboard boxes], all for use in the retail pharmaceutical trade and specifically excluding dictionaries and written works of reference
Cardboard packaging, cardboard packaging in the nature of display cards, paper and cardboard for packaging in the nature of cover sheets and backing sheets, transparent blister packaging in the nature of blister cards, stationery items in the nature of paper clips and file dividers, office requisites in the nature of plastic document holders, plastic file cards, envelope sealing machines, platens for typewriters, and cardboard boxes, all for use in the retail pharmaceutical trade and specifically excluding dictionaries and written works of reference Plastic medication containers sold empty, namely, card-shaped plastic medication containers for holding and dispensing medication
09 - Appareils et instruments scientifiques et électriques
35 - Publicité; Affaires commerciales
42 - Services scientifiques, technologiques et industriels, recherche et conception
Produits et services
Dispensing apparatus, namely, machines for dispensing pre-determined dosages of medication; machines for dispensing pre-determined dosages of medication, namely, tablet ejecting devices [ ; scientific apparatus, namely, electric heat sealing irons ] [ Retail store services featuring medication delivery systems; wholesale ordering services featuring medication delivery systems ] [ Designing medication delivery systems for others; designing medication rooms for hospitals, nursing homes and pharmacies; conducting medical and scientific research studies for others in the field of medication delivery systems ]
Manually operated tool for ejecting the contents from sealed blister type packaging, in which the contents of the packaging are ejected into a cup-shaped part of the tool
printed matter and paper goods, namely, identification labels, blister packaging cards, newsletters and leaflets providing medical information for nursing homes for the elderly
A holder (100) for storing prescribed medication doses in a sealed cup (112) is provided with a sealing strip (117) a first portion (110) of which covers the mouth of the cup and a second portion (120) carries a picture of the face of the patient for whom the medication has been prescribed. The holder (100) is provided with a rim (113) extending outwardly from the mouth of the cup and with an extension flange (114) having a flat upper surface (111) which is coplanar with the upper surface of the rim (113). The sealing strip adheres to the coplanar surfaces of the rim (113) and the flange (114) and is provided with lines of severance (130 and 131) extending from a pull-tab (151) and along opposite sides of the cup. These lines of severance (130 and 131) are arranged within the confines of the path of the seal between the sealing strip (117) and the rim (113) so that air cannot leak through the lines of severance and into the cup when 15storing medication doses within the holder. The pull-tab enables the first portion (110) of the sealing strip (117) to be peeled back from covering the cup so that its contents can be accessed by inverting the cup over the palm of the hand of the user.
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46.
DETECTING NON-COMPLIANCE PATTERNS IN PRESCRIBED MEDICATION DOSES
Apparatus for detecting non-compliance patterns on a series of used blister sheets previously returned by the same patient, reads a code (2) on each blister sheet (1) providing, inter alia, information relating to the position of each blister on the blister sheet. This information is passed by the code reader (4) through a key (15) to an image (5) of the blister sheet appearing on one-half (14) of a split screen (6). The screen (14) displays a picture of a blister sheet with its blister positions marked by dots or rings (8). By means of the key (15), which may take the form of a joystick, an image of a disc (9) can be placed over each of the blister positions where an unopened blisters occurs. The image of the blister sheet together with the discs is then transferred by operation of a key (10) to the second half (11) of the split screen (6) screen where it is superimposed on a slightly offset stack (13) of used blister sheets previously returned by the same patient. The positions of the discs (9) are compared by the apparatus with corresponding positions on previously returned blister sheets and, if a coincidence is detected, the apparatus produces a change in the appearance of the corresponding disc on the blister sheet on the top of the stack. A change in a disc appearance suggests that there may be a pattern of non-compliance that can then be investigated further.
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47.
IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO A BLISTER PACK AND ITS PRODUCTION
A protected blister package assembled by a pharmacist has the assembly correctness confirmed by checking the correct correlation of three binary codes respectively appearing on three components of the package. The first component comprises a blister sheet loaded with the prescribed medication doses; the second comprises a backing sheet sealing the medication in cavities of the package blisters; and the third comprises a protective card to be folded around the blister package after it has been attached to the card. Prior to assembly of the blister package two of the binary codes are printed on the backing sheet and the third binary code is printed on the card. During assembly of the package a portion of the backing sheet bearing one of its two codes is transferred to a predetermined position on the blister sheet. After assembly, the three binary codes are scanned to confirm correct assembly of the package.
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48.
IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO BLISTER PACKAGE COMPLIANCE
This invention relates to a device for monitoring patient compliance with a drug regimen. In a particular embodiment, the device is a holder for storing a blister package between times of use, wherein the holder is configured to sense whether a blister in the blister package has not been opened, generate a non-compliance signal significant of the time at which an unopened blister is detected, and compare its position on the blister package to a prescribed medication plan.
A coplanar panel (6) for stiffening a blister sheet (20) provides a rectilinear array of rectangular windows (21) for the reception of respective blisters, rows of horizontal and parallel continuous strips (8) separating the longer sides of the blisters, and transverse lines of interrupted strips (9) which serve to separate the shorter sides of respective blisters. The interruptions provide gaps (10) for accommodating a pair of parallel ducts (22) formed on the blister sheet and which permit air to pass between neighboring blisters when one of them is manually depressed. The panel is held in place on the blister sheet by an adhesive layer which secures the coplanar lands of the blister sheet to the contiguous surfaces of the panel. A peel-off cover slip normally covers the adhesive layer and cuts (10) extending through the thickness of the panel but not the cover slip, serve to frame the portions of the panel which are not required when the panel is to be used. These portions remain adhering to the cover slip when it is peeled off the panel.
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B65D 75/54 - Cartes, coupons ou autres garnitures ou accessoires
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A blister sheet (1) has a generally rectangular blister (2) formed with one pair of longer side walls (7) having parallel steps (8) and a second pair of shorter side wall (9) devoid of steps. The side walls serve to space a front face (5) of the blister from the plane of a rupturable foil backing sheet (4) which retains medication doses (nor shown) inside the blister until they are to be taken. The medication doses are ejected from the cavity of the blister (2) by depressing its front face with finger pressure so that they are forced against the backing sheet (4) with sufficient force to rupture it. During the application of finger pressure to the front face (5) it bows downwardly in its central region as indicated by the broken outline. Simultaneously the end walls (9) tilt in- wardly towards one another so that any medication doses lying against them are forced into the central region of the blister from which they can be ejected more easily by the descending front face (5).
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51.
BLISTER SHEET LOADING APPARATUS WITH BOUNCE PREVENTION MEANS
Apparatus for loading medication doses (4') into a cavity (15') of a blister sheet (12') made from a resilient plastics material, is provided with a number of horizontally- arranged containers one of which is shown at (6'). Each container can be operated to release a solid medication dose (4') into a cavity (15') of a selected blister. The blister sheet to have its cavities loaded with medication doses is supported horizontally on a table spaced beneath the level at which the containers (6') are located. A thick horizontal plate (1) is disposed between the level of the containers and the level of the table, and an array of inclined and axially-parallel bores (2') are formed through the plate. The upper ends of the bore associated with each blister cavity can be located beneath the container which is to deliver a dose to the cavity so that a released dose travels down the bore and impacts against one side of the bore which acts to deflect the dose and thus reduce its vertical momentum. The dose is released from the lower end of the bore and impacts against the inside upper, wall of the cavity. The risk of damage by impact of released doses with one another in the cavity is reduced and the risk of a dose bouncing back out of the cavity through impacting on its resilient floor is avoided.
B65B 5/12 - Introduction successive d'objets, de forme ou dimensions différentes, dans des positions prédéterminées, p. ex. produits de confiserie
B65B 37/00 - Approvisionnement ou alimentation des matériaux solides fluents, plastiques ou liquides, ou de masses en vrac, de petits objets, à emballer
An apparatus for reducing human error in loading prescribed medications automatically into blisters (18) of a blister sheet. The operator is provided with a manually-operated controller (15) with which the amount and nature of a particular medication dose can be selected. The operator uses the controller (15) to select the required dosage from a chosen container (13). Each container (13) has a first bar code (14) identifying the nature of the doses it contains. A second bar code is pre-printed on a header sheet (4) which is destined to be attached to the blister sheet after its blisters have been loaded. The second bar code contains information identifying the patient and the contents of the various blisters. A comparator (12) responds to a lack of coincidence between the first and second barcode, by flashing the screen to indicate to the operator that an error has been made.
