Restricted Product Access Package System

Abstract

The present invention relates to a child access restricted / child safe packaged-product system. The invention further relates to child resistant closures for packaged-product. The synergistic combination of a closure means provided with engaging provisions adapted to removably receive and engage package wherein combination of multiple operations is necessary to access the product by disengaging the package from the said closure provides child access restricted / child safe packaged-product system. The system comprises of a closure means provided with engaging member / s adapted to removably receive and engage a package wherein combination of multiple operation is necessary to access the product by disengaging the package from the said closure. The package is provided with a provision to removably receive the said engaging member / s. The package is optionally provided with a uniquely identifiable information

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to a child access restricted / child safe packaged-product system. The invention further relates to child resistant closures for packaged-product.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Products such as medicaments are primarily but not exclusively packaged in blister packs comprising one or plurality of deformable protrusions formed in a flexible sheet with a closure for each of the protrusions. An area of concern with regard to blister packs has been the uncontrolled ease with which products can be dispensed. This becomes particularly important when blister packs are handled by children and / or physically challenged. Further, establishing the authenticity and genuineness of a packaged product before use is essential as counterfeited products when consumed can cause grave harm to the patients.[0003]Various attempts to achieve the above objectives are reported in literature[0004]U.S. Pat. No. 7,201,274 discloses a package having a simu...

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Benefits of technology

[0006]U.S. Pat. No. 7,188,728 discloses a child-resistant senior-friendly blister card packaging that is cheap and easy to manufacture. The packaging requires a push-peel-push method for opening, which is cognitively and physically challenging for children and mentally impaired adults. Yet, competent adults can easily open the package, especially after reading instructions. More specifically, opening the package requires the user to: 1) Push through a aperture to create a pull tab; 2) Pull on the pull tab to remove a panel; and 3) Push the blister to force the contents through the blister's seal. Advantageously, the present invention is designed such that information such as instructions and product information can be easily printed directly on the packaging. Moreover, users may also record information directly on the packaging. Thus, the present invention not only provides child-resistant and senior-friendly features, but also provides convenience for viewing and recording information.

Problems solved by technology

Further, establishing the authenticity and genuineness of a packaged product before use is essential as counterfeited products when consumed can cause grave harm to the patients.

The packaging requires a push-peel-push method for opening, which is cognitively and physically challenging for children and mentally impaired adults.

The review of the prior art revealsDiverse engagement and disengagement mechanisms for theIsolation of the package from the child resistant enclosure while accessing product from the package resulting in the danger of separation of the package from the child resistant enclosureLack of provision to remind user to reposition the package in the child resistant enclosure after use

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