Article dispensing – With recorder – register – indicator – signal or exhibitor – Dispenser operated register
Reexamination Certificate
1999-11-02
2001-06-12
Noland, Kenneth W. (Department: 3651)
Article dispensing
With recorder, register, indicator, signal or exhibitor
Dispenser operated register
C221S025000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06244462
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a medicament dispense sensing device comprising sensing devices located at the medicament dispense side to detect said dispense, the sensing devices being electrically connectable to an electronic sensing unit.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The sensing devices are usually more or less integrated in such known devices (see e.g. U.S. Pat No. 4,616,316) or steadily connected to a package, e.g. a blister package, for the medicament or contain a separate sensingunit possibly being arranged in a container for the package (see e.g. U.S. Pat. No. 5,412,372).
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
An object of the present invention is to provide a one-way device of the kind mentioned above at low production costs and easily adaptable to different kinds of medicament packages without interfering with them.
According to one embodiment of the invention the device comprises a sheetlike envelope of a one-way material arranged in a continuous doublefolding way to enclose the medicaments and an on the envelope printed electrical circuit stretching over the sheetlike envelopes foldable portions and positively connected to said sensing devices and connectable to the electronic unit.
The device incorporating a foldable sheetlike envelope it can be produced quickly and easily at a low cost in form of semifinished products using sheet processing machines with subsequent stations for e.g. printing, foiling, punching, folding and embossing, and is by means of low tool and resetting costs adapted to medicament and blister packages of various shapes, quantities and geometries and with different graphical information. The semifinished products can thereafter be filled by means of an automized packaging automatics with medicaments and with the electronic unit and sealed to a finished package. The sheet material consists preferably of board, plastics or a combination of these. Within the medical service and the medicament handling, moreover, high hygienic standards are required. With an envelope of a one-way material the patient will always be supplied with a new and hygienic package.
The device is not influencing the integrity of today's clinically approved blister packages and therefore not either the enclosed medicaments.
Other features and advantages of the invention are evident from the claims and the detailed description to follow.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5836474 (1998-11-01), Wessberg
patent: 195 16 076 A1 (1996-11-01), None
patent: 19516076 (1996-11-01), None
patent: WO 94/07184 (1994-03-01), None
patent: 9407184 (1994-03-01), None
Ehrensvard Jakob
Grip Stina
CyPak AB
Noland Kenneth W.
Pillsbury & Winthrop LLP
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