Special receptacle or package – For ampule – capsule – pellet – or granule – Structure for 'press-out' of content unit
Patent
1994-04-01
1995-07-11
Sipos, John
Special receptacle or package
For ampule, capsule, pellet, or granule
Structure for 'press-out' of content unit
206469, 30358, 30125, B65D 8304
Patent
active
054312833
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is directed to a blister pack opener which includes a structure designed to receive a soft pack of individually segregated unit dosages of medication. The opener or soft pack puncturing mechanism has a first component, a second component and a third component which are hingedly connected to one another. The first component is a blister pusher and has a unit dosage section base protrusion thereon. The second component is a blister positioner and has an orifice located thereon which is of sufficient size to receive a unit dosage section of a soft pack commonly referred to as a "blister" and the third component is a blister cutter/ejector and has a cutting protrusion adapted to nest within the orifice of the second component and around the base protrusion of the first component so as to cut the packaging and eject the cut piece of the packaging along with the pill. Thus, the cutting protrusion has sufficient height so as to puncture a blister or dosage unit section of a soft pack medication. When a pack is placed within the first component so that dosage unit or "blister" is placed within the orifice of the second component, and then the second component and third component are hingedly pushed downwardly, the cutting protrusion on the third component will puncture the foil or flat element of the blister pack. Preferably, the cutting protrusion has toothed edges on this protrusion to enhance puncturing.
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Harrold John E.
Weinstein Jack
Glynn Kenneth P.
Primary Delivery Systems, Inc.
Sipos John
Tolan Ed
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