Bag for crushing objects

Abstract

The invention relates to a plastic bag suitable for crushing and dispensing an object, such as medicinal pill. The bag has an open end, is strong enough to withstand crushing forces, and includes a bottom seal that forms an angle of greater than 90° with the sides of the bag. For example, the bottom seal may be curved and concave toward the open end of the bag. The bag may also include a lip near the opening and formed by one of the bag walls. The bag may also include a gripper on any of (1) the interior or exterior surfaces of the lip or (2) the interior or exterior surface of the other wall. The bag may also include an indicator mark, e.g., a colored line near the opening to serve as a visual and/or tactile indicator for the user of the bag.

Description

I. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to containers used in crushing or otherwise reducing medicine from pill or tablet form to powder form and methods to manufacture such containers. More particularly, it relates to plastic bags used to contain the medicine during the crushing process and a method to manufacture such plastic bags. [0002] It is widely known that many people have difficultly swallowing a pill or tablet regardless of size. As a result, such people often crush pills into a powder to make the medicine easier to take. Once crushed the user may mix the powdered medicine with a liquid, food, or another substance to make the medicine easier to take, or the user may simply consume the powder directly. Although crushing a pill may render medicine easier to ingest, it has disadvantages including losing or contaminating a portion of the dose while crushing the pill. To avoid losing or contaminating the medicine while crushing a pill, users often pl...

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Benefits of technology

[0004] The inventor has developed a bag that addresses the disadvantages described above and minimizes the amount of medicine lost or contaminated when crushing a pill. A bag according to the convention has a front wall and a back wall as depicted in FIG. 4. Each wall has a first side edge, a second side edge, a top edge, and a bottom edge. The respective bottom edges, first side edges, and second side edges of the front and back walls are connected to create an interior region. Although the front and back walls of a bag according to the invention can be made from various plastic materials, low density polyethylene (LDPE) is suitable and approved by the FDA for containing food and medicine. The walls are preferably at least 6 mil thick to withstand without failing the forces applied during crushing. However, any thick

Problems solved by technology

It is widely known that many people have difficultly swallowing a pill or tablet regardless of size.

Although crushing a pill may render medicine easier to ingest, it has disadvantages including losing or contaminating a portion of the dose while crushing the pill.

Such methods for crushing pills typically cause the user to lose a portion of the pill.

During the process of crushing the pill, it may also get contaminated with dirt, bacteria, or other undesirable substances introduced by the material used to contain the pill, the objects used to apply the pre

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