Medicament container and dispenser

Abstract

A medicament container comprising in combination, a support band and a hollow medicament retainer with a medicament blister pack. The device is a disposable (i.e. single use), inexpensive, pre-loaded, sealed, condition specific, wearable device such that it can be carried virtually anywhere that the user goes.

Claims

1. A medicament container comprising in combination, a support band and a hollow medicament retainer, said hollow medicament retainer being supported on said support band said hollow medicament retainer having a top and an open bottom and said hollow in said hollow medicament retainer containing a blister pack having a bottom, said blister pack being supported in the hollow medicament retainer by elastomer projections said blister pack containing at least one solid medicament and said blister pack bottom having a breakable seal such that when the seal is broken, the solid medicament contained therein is dispensed wherein said medicament container is for single use.

2. The medicament container as claimed in claim 1 wherein said medicament container is waterproof.

3. The medicament container as claimed in claim 1 wherein said hollow medicament retainer is large enough to hold at least one solid medicament.

4. The medicament container as claimed in claim 1 wherein said medicament container is manufactured from stretchable elastomer.

5. The medicament container as claimed in claim 1 wherein said support band is manufactured from stretchable elastomer.

6. The medicament container as claimed in claim 1 wherein said support band is held together using a snap button.

7. The medicament container as claimed in claim 1 wherein said support band is held together using a snap lock.

8. The medicament container as claimed in claim 1 wherein said support band is held together using a string.

9. The medicament container as claimed in claim 1 wherein said support band is held together using a hook and loop fastener.

10. The medicament container as claimed in claim 1 wherein said medicament container is configured for a human wrist.

11. The medicament container as claimed in claim 1 wherein said medicament container is configured for a human ankle.

12. The medicament container as claimed in claim 1 wherein said medicament container is configured for a human arm.

13. The medicament container as claimed in claim 1 wherein said medicament container is configured for a human leg.

14. The medicament container as claimed in claim 1 wherein said medicament container is configured for a human head band.

15. The medicament container as claimed in claim 1 wherein said medicament container is configured for a human hair tie.

16. The medicament container as claimed in claim 1 wherein said medicament container is configured as a shoelace.

17. The medicament container as claimed in claim 1 wherein said medicament container is configured to be adaptable to a shoe lace.

18. The medicament container as claimed in claim 1 wherein said medicament container is configured to be adaptable to a belt buckle.

19. The medicament container as claimed in claim 1 wherein said medicament container is a ring worn on a human digit.

20. The medicament container as claimed in claim 1 wherein said medicament container is a necklace.

21. The medicament container as claimed in claim 1 wherein said medicament container includes, in addition, medical alert information.

22. The medicament container as claimed in claim 1 wherein said medicament container contains, in addition medical care instructions.

23. The medicament container as claimed in claim 1 wherein said medicament container is manufactured from material that glows in the dark.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 is a view in perspective of one device of this invention which is a bracelet.

(2) FIG. 2 is a full end view of the device of FIG. 1.

(3) FIG. 3A is a cross-sectional view of the device of FIG. 2 through line A-A.

(4) FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view of the device of FIG. 3A through line B-B.

(5) FIG. 3C is a cross-sectional view as shown in FIG. 3A, except that the elastomer projections are not shown.

(6) FIG. 4 is a full top view of the device of FIG. 1.

(7) FIG. 5 is a full side view of the device of FIG. 1.

(8) FIG. 6 is a device of this invention which is secured by a snap button.

(9) FIG. 7 is a device of this invention which is secured by snap

(10) FIG. 8 is a device of this invention which is secured by string.

(11) FIG. 9 is a device of this invention which is secured by a hook and loop fastener.

(12) FIG. 10 is a schematic of a device of this invention on a wrist.

(13) FIG. 11 is a schematic of a device of this invention on an ankle.

(14) FIG. 12 is a schematic of a device of this invention on an arm.

(15) FIG. 13 is a schematic of a device of this invention on a leg.

(16) FIG. 14 is a schematic of a device of this invention as a head band.

(17) FIG. 15 is a schematic of a device of this invention as a hair tie.

(18) FIG. 16 is a schematic of a device of this invention secured with a shoe lace.

(19) FIG. 17 is a schematic of a device of this invention adaptable to a shoe lace.

(20) FIG. 18 is a schematic of a device of this invention on a belt buckle.

(21) FIG. 19 is a schematic of a device of this invention as a ring.

(22) FIG. 20 is a schematic of a device of this invention as a necklace.

(23) FIG. 21 is a securing device composed of an opening and a rounded peg.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

(24) Turning now to FIGS. 1 to 3, one device of this invention, which is a (device of this invention) bracelet 1. Shown in these Figures are the support band 2. There is a medicament container 3. The support band 2 has the medicament container 3 supported on it. The medicament container 3 is comprised of a hollow medicament retainer 4 that has a top 5 and an open bottom 6 and the hollow in the hollow medicament retainer 4 contains a blister pack 8 having a bottom 9. The blister pack 8 contains at least one solid medicament 7 and the blister pack bottom 9 has a breakable seal 11 such that when the seal 11 is broken, the solid medicament 7 contained therein is dispensed.

(25) Although it is not critical, the medicament contain 3 car be manufactured from such materials as elastomer, especially stretchable elastomer, wood, paper, cardboard, plastic, cloth, and the like. In some types, it is intended to be waterproof. The medicament container 3 can be manufactured such that it is disposable after one use, that is, after all the medicament is used. The medicament container may be manufactured from a material that glows in the dark.

(26) As shown, the device 1 in FIGS. 3A and 4 illustrate two spaces 10 for medicament, although, it is within the scope of this invention to have at least one space 10 and up to several spaces 10, depending on the size of the device 1 and the size of the medicament intended to be used therein.

(27) Although the medicament container 3 does not necessary need a fastener to hold the support band 2 together, it is contemplated within the scope of this invention to use such fasteners. For example, one can use stretchable elastomer without any fastener whatsoever. Or, one can use stretchable elastomer wherein the support band is two-piece, and one end of the two-piece has an opening 12 in it that will fit over a peg 13 in the end of the other part of the two-piece, as illustrated in FIG. 21.

(28) Further, the fastener can be a snap button 14 as illustrated in FIG. 6, a snap lock 15 as illustrated in FIG. 7, a string 16 and peg 17 as illustrated in FIG. 8, a hook and loop 18 arrangement as illustrated in FIG. 9.

(29) Although the device 1 is configured as a wrist band 19 as illustrated in FIG. 10, it can also be configured as an ankle band 20 as illustrated in FIG. 11, an arm band 21 as illustrated in FIG. 12, a leg band 22 as illustrated in FIG. 13, a head band 23 as illustrated in FIG. 14, a hair tie 24 as illustrated in FIG. 15, attached to a shoelace 25 as illustrated in FIG. 16, as a shoelace 26 as illustrated in FIG. 17, attached to a belt buckle 27 as illustrated in FIG. 18, a finger ring 28 as illustrated in FIG. 19, and a necklace 29 as illustrated in FIG. 20, to name a few uses contemplated herein.

(30) The novel features of the devices of this invention are disposability (i.e., single use), inexpensive, pre-loaded, sealed, condition specific, wearable device such that it can be carried virtually anywhere that the user goes. The medicament container may be worn on the human wrist, human ankle, human arm, a human digit or human leg.

(31) Another novel feature is the blister pack 8 of this device, in which the breakable seal 11 for the blister pack 8 is on the bottom of the device 1, and therefore, no cap or lid is needed on the device and access to the medicament is quick and easy.

(32) Another novel feature is that the blister pack 8 can be held in place virtually by friction of the blister pack 8 against the medicament retainer walls as illustrated in FIG. 3C. Note that in this Figure, the elastomer projections 30 as shown in FIG. 3A are missing in order to allow the frictional fit of the blister pack 8.

(33) An additional feature, of the band is that it serves a function as a medical alert band to alert people to the wearer's medical condition. The band also may include cars directions for heart attack care, for example. The two most important instructions on the band are to call emergency personal and for instructions on how and what to medicate.