Emergency medical pill dispenser

Abstract

A medicine dispenser for at least one medical pill includes an outer casing having a receiving cavity, a penetrable membrane, and a dispensing arrangement. The dispensing arrangement includes a pill actuator provided on the outer casing, and a dispensing platform movably mounted in the receiving cavity for moving between a normal position and a dispensing position, wherein in the normal position, the dispensing platform holds the medical pill in position within the receiving cavity, and wherein in the dispensing position, the dispensing platform is driven by the pill actuator to move in the receiving cavity for pushing the medical pill penetrating the penetrable membrane so as to push the medical pill out of the outer casing to be urgently consumed by a patient.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a dispenser, and more particularly to a medicine dispenser which is capable of discharging life-saving medicine in a timely and effective manner for avoiding unnecessary delay in treating a patient's health problem. [0003] 2. Description of Related Arts There exist a number of acute diseases which may kill a patient in a split-second. For example, when acute heart attack comes, the patient may suddenly feel extremely painful in his chest and go unconscious within few minutes. Very often, the period from feeling pain and going unconscious is far shorter than that of reporting to and waiting for local emergency service. As a result, it is crucial for the patient to be treated in a timely manner for saving his invaluable life. [0004] As a matter of conventional art, there exist some emergency pills for, say, treating acute heart attacks. The pills are to be consumed by placing them ...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

"The present invention is a medicine dispenser that can quickly and effectively discharge life-saving medicine, avoiding unnecessary delays in treating a patient's health problem. It is easy to operate, light in weight, and convenient to access. The dispenser comprises an outer casing with a receiving cavity for the medical pill, a penetrable membrane, and a dispensing arrangement with a pill actuator and a dispensing platform. The dispensing platform holds the medical pill in position in the normal position and is driven by the pill actuator to push the medical pill out of the outer casing to be urgently consumed by a patient."

Problems solved by technology

For example, when acute heart attack comes, the patient may suddenly feel extremely painful in his chest and go unconscious within few minutes.

A major problem for these conventional pills is that they are usually contained in a regular container which may comprise a container body and a cap for enclosing that container.

While a healthy person may be able to open the container easily, the patient may not be able to do so when acute symptom comes.

For example, when acute heart attack emerges, the patient's hands may be shaking so that he may even not to able to hold the container securely, not to mention opening the cap and taking the packaged medicine inside the container with sound composure.

The consequence may be that the patient cannot take the medicine properly or in a timely manner.

In the worst situation, the patient, during the course of taking the medicine, may accidentally drop some of those on the ground so that the patient may not be able to take sufficient amount of the medicine for mitigating his symptom.

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