Metering aid

Abstract

The present invention is a dosing aid (1) for predetermined pharmaceutical and homeopathic drug carriers with a round cross-section. The dosing aid (1) is a planar element with a top and a bottom and has an elongated extent. It has a receiving section (4) with a predetermined number of recesses (5) having a round opening cross-section (6) on the top side. The recesses (5) are selected from the group comprising recesses (5) with through-openings having an opening cross-section (6) on the top side of the receiving section (4) that is smaller than or equal to the cross-section of the drug carriers.The group also includes recesses (5) with an opening cross-section (6) on the underside of the receiving section (4) that is smaller than or equal to the cross-section of the predetermined pharmaceutical and homeopathic drug carriers, and passage openings with a constriction that is smaller than the cross-section of the drug carriers, and recesses (5) closed on the underside with a depth that is smaller than the diameter of the drug carriers with a round cross-section. The receiving section (4) transitions into a stem section (3).A dosing aid (100) according to the invention has a cylindrical body (100) with a top (101) and a bottom (102), wherein a funnel-shaped recess extends from the top towards the bottom (102) and has a funnel base (103). The funnel-shaped recess has a rim (104) on the top (101), and a predetermined number of recesses (105) with a round opening cross-section (6) are located in the funnel base (103) on the top surface of the funnel base (103). A channel (108) extends from the funnel base along its wall to the top (101) of the cylindrical body (100), opening outwards through the rim (104).

Description

[0001] The invention relates to dosing aids for predetermined pharmaceutical and homeopathic drug carriers with a round cross-section.

[0002] Dosing aids for liquid medications, or in other words, liquids containing pharmaceutical and homeopathic active ingredients, are known from the prior art.

[0003] In addition to the familiar syringes with corresponding unit markings for liquids, dosing inserts are also available that are inserted into bottles and allow for the counting of drops. Such dosing inserts are sometimes also used for solids, for example, for globules. A globule is a small sphere, usually made of sucrose, with a diameter of approximately 2 mm, which is further processed into a medicinal product by coating the globule with a homeopathically potentized active ingredient or complex of active ingredients.

[0004] In this context, it is irrelevant whether the globules are made of sugar or what they are coated with; what matters is that such globules are to be understood here as pharmaceutical or homeopathic carriers of active ingredients with a round cross-section. These globules typically have dimensions of approximately 2 mm in diameter and 8 mg for potencies such as D and C potencies. Deviations are due to the manufacturing process. With a diameter of only 2 mm, such a globule is a size that is difficult for many people to handle. Globules are usually sold or transported in dark-colored glass vials or similar chemically inert containers. Such containers may also be equipped with inserts from which the globules are usually poured out during use, for example, onto a hand.

[0005] Experience shows that consumers don't usually pour the desired number of globules into their hand, but rather too few or too many – making accurate dosing very difficult. Furthermore, pouring them onto the hand, a spoon, or, for example, a table surface, is disadvantageous because the globules can lose potency or quality due to unhygienic handling. The excess globules are usually poured back into the container, which proves to be another difficult task, as the containers typically have a very small opening.

[0006] The problem of correctly dosing globules is similar to that of coated tablets, small tablets, or capsules: Coated tablets are often only a few millimeters thick and have a maximum cross-section of 6-8 mm, which already poses a handling problem for people with unsteady hands. The same applies to tablets or capsules of small dimensions (like those mentioned above).

[0007] From JP H10-24 091 A, a rectangularly shaped hygiene or dosing spoon is known, which has a receiving section for pills or tablets at one free end. This receiving section has cylindrical bores that are closed by a base on the underside of the spoon. Such dosing spoons are also known from DE 299 07 996 U1, DE 102010 007 587 A1 and CH 242 049 A. However, removing the pills from the dosing spoons is often cumbersome, as the pills can become wedged in the bores depending on their shape. Another dosing aid is known from US 2020 054 530 A1.

[0008] Based on this prior art, the object of the present invention is to provide improved dosing aids for predetermined pharmaceutical or homeopathic active ingredient carriers with a round cross-section.

[0009] This problem is solved by a dosing aid having the features of claim 1. The further problem of providing improved dosing aids for different numbers of predetermined pharmaceutical or homeopathic active ingredient carriers with a round cross-section is provided by the dosing aid set having the features of claim 5.

[0010] Further developments of the dosing aid are described in the respective dependent claims. According to one embodiment of a first dosing aid according to the invention, which is designed for dosing predetermined pharmaceutical or homeopathic active ingredient carriers with a round cross-section, it is a planar element that accordingly has a top and a bottom and has an elongated extension. Its shape is therefore similar to a tongue depressor. The dosing aid has a receiving section in which a predetermined number of recesses with a round opening cross-section are provided on the top of the receiving section. The recesses have a depth that is less than the total diameter and greater than one-third of the diameter of the predetermined pharmaceutical and homeopathic active ingredient carriers; in other words, the recesses receive at least one-third of an active ingredient carrier, but not the entirety.This ensures that active ingredient carriers such as globules are held securely, preventing them from rolling around in the recess, and when the dosing aid is lifted and carried, the globules remain securely positioned even when the dosing aid is tilted.

[0011] According to the invention, the recesses hold globules. Their configurations are selected from the following group: The passage openings can have an opening cross-section on the upper side of the receiving section that is smaller than the cross-section of the predetermined pharmaceutical and homeopathic drug carriers, the passage openings can have an opening cross-section on the lower side of the receiving section that is smaller than the cross-section of the predetermined pharmaceutical and homeopathic drug carriers, and the passage openings can have a constriction that is smaller than the cross-section of the predetermined pharmaceutical and homeopathic drug carriers.

[0012] In a less common variation, closed recesses may also be present on the underside. The receiving section transitions into a handle section, ensuring comfortable handling of the dosing aid.

[0013] This inventive design of the receiving section makes it possible, unlike in the prior art, which typically involves simply filling small pills into an overly large opening, to insert the dosing aid, receiving section first, into a container with drug carriers. The drug carriers then settle properly in the receiving sections without tilting. The constrictions ensure that the drug carriers are always held by the "entrance" or "exit" of the recess, even when the dosing aid is held at an angle. The drug carriers cannot roll around in the recess and are thus held securely. They are held firmly yet releasably in the recesses; they cannot tilt and can still be easily removed from the dosing aid. Overall, improved handling is achieved.

[0014] In principle, any number of openings will be possible, however, a dose is often between 1 and 10 or 20 globules. For dosing larger quantities of globules, dosing aids with up to 100 openings may also be conceivable.

[0015] The term "pharmaceutical or homeopathic carrier substances" here refers, for example, to globules, capsules, coated tablets or tablets that are medicinal products and contain pharmaceutical or homeopathic active substances in some way.

[0016] The term "predetermined" in relation to pharmaceutical or homeopathic carriers with a round cross-section means that the dosing aid is designed for such carriers with known dimensions: For example, a dosing aid for globules (and this is merely a clarifying example for understanding the definition) may have round opening cross-sections of 2 mm for receiving globules if these have a diameter of 2 mm.

[0017] If the dosing aid is designed for dragees with an 8 mm diameter, the opening cross-section on the top of the flat dosing aid would be 8 mm.

[0018] It should be noted that the millimeter specification is of course within the scope of manufacturing deviations, since such globules are produced using manufacturing processes that allow deviations from the standard size known to those skilled in the art; the specification of the opening cross-section also refers to such sizes with corresponding deviations.

[0019] In the case of globules, the term "round cross-section" refers to an approximately circular cross-section due to the manufacturing process, whereas coated tablets, for example, may have an oval longitudinal cross-section. The dimensions of the recesses are then adjusted accordingly to the oval cross-section. Thus, the term "round cross-section" encompasses both circular and oval geometries, whether of the drug carriers or the recesses.

[0020] Advantageously, the dosing aid according to the invention allows the flat element to be inserted into a container with the drug carrier, with its receiving section facing forward. When the container is tilted towards the horizontal (just so that no drug carriers spill out), the drug carriers are deposited in the receiving sections. Provided a sufficient number of drug carriers are still in the dispensing container, there are always exactly as many drug carriers as there are recesses, so that the dosing aid can be removed from the dispensing container by its stem section, and the desired number of drug carriers are immediately available to the user. It is advantageous that no excess drug carriers need to be returned to the container.According to the invention, therefore, "a predetermined number" of recesses also means that the dosing aid is precisely tailored to the number of active ingredient carriers to be removed as desired.

[0021] In the following, the term "globule" or "globules" will always be used instead of "substance carrier", but it should be clarified at this point that everything said about globules also applies to capsules, coated tablets or tablets, as explained above.

[0022] According to a further embodiment of the dosing aid according to the invention, the flat element has a thickness in the range of 0.5 to 3 mm. For reasons of stability, the thickness can preferably be in the range of 0.7 to 2 mm or in the range of 0.8 to 1.5 mm.

[0023] This means that the planar element, corresponding to the globules for which it is intended, is just thick enough to be stable on the one hand and to have recesses of sufficient depth on the other.

[0024] As explained, the recesses can be through-holes extending from the top of the planar element to the underside. If one of the cross-sections of the through-holes on the underside or the top is smaller than the diameter of the globules, they are always held by the "entrance" or "exit" of the recess. As is readily apparent to those skilled in the art, the through-hole can have a uniform circumference throughout, or it can have a tapered circumference due to a downward slope from the top. Alternatively, a chamfer can be provided, either continuous or extending to a step. In this case, the through-hole has a shoulder at a corresponding depth. Similarly, a spheroidal recess can also be provided using the materials or manufacturing processes employed.

[0025] One could also provide a constriction in the opening to hold the globule. If there is no opening, but only a recess, this should be deep enough to accommodate more than half of the globule, or at least half of it; that is, the depth of the recess should be less than the diameter of the globule. According to the invention, all recesses are designed to securely hold the spherical globule, the ellipsoidal or circular coated tablet with a correspondingly ellipsoidal cross-section, or a capsule or tablet. If the dosing aid is intended for a capsule or tablet, it should be noted that a tablet has a rectangular cross-section, while a capsule is, for example, elliptical. In these cases, it will be provided that the recesses do not have an opening, but merely an opening cross-section that provides access to a retaining recess.Alternatively, it can be provided that the opening cross-section on the underside is so much smaller than the diameter of the longitudinal cross-section of the capsule, dragee, or tablet that it does not fall through the dosing aid.

[0026] For better handling, the handle section of the dosing aid leads into a grip section that is wider than the handle section and is therefore easier to handle, especially for unsteady hands.

[0027] The handle section of the dosing aid according to the invention has a marking indicating the number of recesses. The handle section is widened, as is often the case with spoon handles, allowing for comfortable gripping between the thumb and forefinger or thumb and middle finger. The number of recesses, for example five, can be indicated by a depression or cutout, or by printing or a sticker on the handle section.

[0028] Depending on the chosen materials, laser engraving or stamping of such markings is recommended. The material for such pharmaceutical or homeopathic carriers should ideally be a biochemically inert material, such as polypropylene. Generally, metals are more inert the more precious they are: gold is also accepted for homeopathic carriers. The use of wood or other biochemically inert materials is also conceivable. The expert will therefore decide, depending on the material chosen, whether to incorporate the cutouts or markings into the tool itself or to create them subsequently by stamping, laser cutting, or other methods.

[0029] The flat element is generally flat, i.e., rod-shaped; in this case, an (extended) angle of 180° would be formed between the stem section and the receiving section. Of course, the stem section and the receiving section can also form an angle in the range of less than 180° to 120°, preferably between 180° and 140° (in any case, apart from the 180° exception, an obtuse angle). A very advantageous angle is approximately 160°: This makes it possible to insert the dosing aid even into containers with small openings and still guide the receiving section skillfully under the globules without having to tilt the container too much when filling the dosing aid.

[0030] Accordingly, the recesses of the dosing aid can be arranged along its length in the receiving section, in one or more rows, depending on the chosen design. Alternatively, the receiving section can form a receiving plate on which the recesses are arranged around each other, utilizing the smallest possible space. Whether the receiving plate forms a rounded or a flat corner extending from the stem section is irrelevant. The fewer globules to be collected, the smaller the receiving plate can be, and the more easily the dosing aid can be inserted into the container holding the globules.

[0031] A further invention consists in providing the dosing aids according to the invention in a dosing aid set: A dosing aid set according to the invention for dosing predetermined pharmaceutical and homeopathic active ingredient carriers with a round cross-section provides that at least two such dosing aids, as disclosed above according to the invention, are provided with different numbers of recesses. Thus, for example, with a set of two dosing aids, one of which has two and the other five recesses, the dosage of two, five, or seven could be precisely dosed in multiples thereof.

[0032] An unclaimed, further dosing aid designed for dosing predetermined pharmaceutical and homeopathic active ingredient carriers with a round cross-section refers to a shape with a cylindrical body having a top and a bottom. A funnel-shaped recess extends from the top towards the bottom. The funnel-shaped recess has a funnel base and a rim on the top of the cylindrical body. A predetermined number of recesses, e.g., one to ten or twenty, or even more if required, with a round opening cross-section are provided on the top of the funnel base. A groove extends from the funnel base along its wall to the top of the cylindrical body, opening outwards through the rim, which is perforated at this point.This dosing aid allows for convenient dosing by simply pouring the globules from their container into the aid. The predetermined number of globules then settles in the designated number of recesses. The dosing aid can then be used to tip the excess globules back into the container via the trough. This eliminates the need to handle the globules for pouring. Furthermore, the desired number of globules remains in the dosing aid and can be dispensed directly from there.

[0033] In this dosing aid, the channel, which opens outwards through the rim, leads into a spout - this spout makes it easier to transfer excess globules back into their container.

[0034] To make this dosing aid easier to handle, in yet another embodiment the cylindrical body has a recessed grip, either wholly or partially. This grip is ergonomically designed to securely hold two fingers of one hand. Alternatively or additionally, in a further embodiment, the dosing aid can have a handle section that extends radially from the cylindrical body and is, depending on the manufacturing process, essentially cut into it. The handle section can advantageously be marked to indicate the number of recesses in the base of the funnel. This marking can also be achieved by stamping, laser engraving, or printing.

[0035] From these dosing aids, a dosing aid set for dosing predetermined pharmaceutical and homeopathic active ingredient carriers with a round cross-section can be made, wherein this dosing aid set comprises at least two dosing aids as disclosed above with a cylindrical body, wherein the at least two dosing aids also have different numbers of recesses.

[0036] Further embodiments, as well as some of the advantages associated with these and other embodiments, will become clearer and more easily understood through the following detailed description with reference to the accompanying figures. Objects or parts thereof that are essentially the same or similar may be provided with the same reference numerals. The figures are merely schematic representations of embodiments of the invention.

[0037] This shows: Fig. 1a a perspective view of a dosing aid designed as a planar element, Fig. 1b the top view of the dosing aid Fig. 1a , Fig. 1c the side view of the dosing aid Figuren 1a, 1b , Fig. 1d detail B from Fig. 1c in side view, Fig. 2a a perspective top view of a dosing aid as a flat element with an angled receiving plate, Fig. 2b a top view of the object from Fig. 2a , Fig. 2c a side view of the object Fig. 2a , Fig. 2d Detail B (side section view) from Fig. 2c , Fig. 3 a perspective top view of a dosing aid as a flat element with an alternative receiving plate shape, Fig. 4a a side-section view showing a globule captured in a recess, Fig. 4b a recess in the cross-section in an alternative embodiment, Fig. 4c a cutout in the cross-section in an alternative cutout shape, Fig. 4d a cutout in the cross-section in an alternative cutout shape, Fig. 4e a cutout in the cross-section in an alternative cutout shape, Fig. 5a a top view of a dosing aid with a cylindrical body, Fig. 5b a side view of the dosing aid Fig. 5a , Fig. 6a a perspective top view of a dosing aid with a cylindrical body without a handle section, Fig. 6b the dosing aid Fig. 6a in a side-section view, Fig. 6c the detail from Fig. 6b as a side view.

[0038] The present invention relates to dosing aids for predetermined pharmaceutical and homeopathic active ingredient carriers with a round cross-section, such as, for example, and in particular globules, but also to other dosage forms such as coated tablets, capsules or tablets.

[0039] Fig. 1a Figure 1 shows such a dosing aid designed as a flat element. As can be seen, it has a top and a bottom and is of an elongated shape. Fig. 1b This illustrates that this dosing aid is divided into sections: A receiving section 4, in which there is a predetermined number of recesses 5, here five recesses 5, with a round opening cross-section 6 (shown as an example for only one recess 5). As can be seen, the receiving section leads into a style section 3.

[0040] In principle, the dosing aid 1 could be held by its stem and immersed in a container holding globules (hereinafter referred to as "globules," which can also refer to tablets, capsules, or coated tablets). The globules, whose size is matched to the opening cross-sections 6' of the recesses 5 and which are located on the top of the dosing aid and are smaller than or equal to the corresponding cross-section of the globules, fall into the recesses 5 and are held loosely in place, so that the dosing aid 1 can be withdrawn from the container holding the desired number of globules, in this case five.

[0041] The in Figuren 1a bis 3 The dosing aid shown also has a grip section 2, which facilitates a firmer hold. This grip section 2 can be shaped as needed, as it does not extend into the container. Here, it is slightly wider than the handle section 3, allowing the dosing aid 1 to be comfortably held with two or three fingers. As further shown, the grip section 2 of the dosing aid 1 has a marking 10, which indicates the number of recesses 5 in the receiving section 4.This allows the user to easily select the appropriate dosing aid from a number of dosing aids (e.g., 1 to 10 openings) that are clearly marked with the numbers 1 to 10. This enables the user to dispense the desired number of 50 globules from the container without having to laboriously pour the 50 globules onto a table, hand, or spoon and then count the tiny pieces into their mouth. In principle, there could also be more than 10 openings, for example, up to 20 or 50 openings, or even more.

[0042] Globules typically have a diameter of 2 mm, which is often difficult to handle. Capsules and tablets are also frequently difficult to handle for people with unsteady hands or impaired vision. Therefore, the Dosing Aid 1 allows for the precise dosing of the desired number of active ingredient carriers without the need for tedious counting and grasping.

[0043] Fig. 1c shows that the dosing aid 1, designed as a planar element, can have all sections receiving section 4, style section 3 and holding section 2 in one plane; such a simple dosing aid 1 is particularly easy and inexpensive to manufacture.

[0044] In Fig. 1c Detail B is indicated by a dashed line, which is in Fig. 1b Figure 5 illustrates the shape of a recess: The recess is partially spheroidal and thus represents the shape of a spherical cap.

[0045] How Figuren 4a bis 4e To illustrate by way of example, the design of recess 5 can also be different: For example, the following shows Fig. 4a A globule 50 is placed in a recess 5, the opening cross-section 6 of which is much larger on the upper side of the dosing aid 1 than the cross-section 6' on the underside of the dosing aid 1. The rounded recess 5 has the shape of a spherical cap and holds the globule 50 securely. As can be seen, the globule 50 falls into the recess 5 in such a way that half of it protrudes beyond the recess 5 and part of it extends beyond the underside of the recess. The recess forms a through-opening at this point.

[0046] Of course, a through-opening does not have to be provided; the recess could also be closed at the bottom. Fig. 4b Figure 5 shows the recess 5 with a chamfer that tapers downwards from the opening of the recess with the largest cross-section 6 and then opens into a bore with a smaller cross-section 6 coming from below. A globule is held in the recess 5. It should be noted that in this embodiment, the opening cross-section 6 at the top of the recess is larger than the cross-section of the globule.

[0047] Fig. 4c Figure 1 shows a further embodiment of the recess 5 in the receiving section 4: There, a passage opening is also provided in the receiving section 4, the outer surface of which runs over a step from the larger opening cross-section 6 to cross-section 6' of the passage opening on the underside.

[0048] Fig. 4d shows a recess 5 closed at the bottom, the depth of which is greater than the radius of the globule 50, or greater than one-third of its diameter but smaller than its total diameter; it is also hemispherical, whereas the one in Fig. 4e The recess 5, shown, which is closed at the bottom, is chamfered at the top, meaning it has an opening cross-section much larger than the diameter of the globule 50, and then transitions via a step into a smaller recess cross-section – overall, the globule 50 lies loosely in the recess. However, because the recess 5 also has a depth greater than the radius of the globule 50, it is nevertheless securely contained in the dosing aid 1.

[0049] Fig. 3 It basically shows the same object as Fig. 2a : The dosing aid is designed as a flat element, but the receiving section is designed as a round receiving plate 4 - in Fig. 2a The recording plate has an approximately rectangular shape when viewed from style 3, whereas in Fig. 3 The receiving plate has an approximately round shape; in both cases, five recesses 5 are provided as an example, as also shown by the respective marking 10; in order to keep the plate as small as possible so that the receiving section can be easily inserted even into the smallest possible globule containers, a central arrangement of the recesses 5 is provided here, occupying the smallest possible space. This central arrangement is surrounded by four further recesses 5, which are located almost directly adjacent to the edge of the receiving plate. As can be seen, the receiving section and the stem are arranged at an angle α of approximately 160° to each other. This obtuse angle, which can also be somewhat smaller or larger and can be, for example, 140°, 150°, or 170°, ensures that the globules can be lifted out of the container by the consumer more securely, as with a spoon, than with a straight 180° angle.All embodiments of the dosing aid can be angled or straight. Also... Fig. 2c gives an example of the angle α.

[0050] In Fig. 5a A dosing aid 100 for predetermined pharmaceutical and homeopathic active ingredient carriers with a round cross-section 50 is shown, e.g. a globule 50, as in Fig. 6c shown. The in Fig. 5a bis 6c The dosing aid 100 shown has a cylindrical body with a top surface 101, which the viewer can see in Fig. 5a He looks further at the upper side of a funnel-shaped recess that extends towards the underside 102, see Fig. 5b This funnel-shaped recess has a funnel base 103 and is surrounded at its upper side by a rim 104. Recesses 105 are again provided in the funnel base 103 in a predetermined number, ranging from one to ten. These recesses also have a round opening cross-section 106, from which the recess tapers downwards. In the example of the one in Fig. 6c The dosing aid shown demonstrates that the recess 105 extends downwards from the base of the funnel 103 in a partially spheroidal or cap-like shape, and then widens into a broadening bore, so that the globule 50 is received and held by the spheroidal shape, which corresponds precisely to the shape of the globule 50 in the area below its half. The spherical segment that is not held by the cap-like wall of the recess extends into the recess below.

[0051] The dosing aid in Fig. 5a und 5b points exactly like the dosing aid in Fig. 6a und 6b A groove 108 runs along the wall of the funnel-shaped recess to the top of the cylindrical body 100 and opens outwards through the rim 104. A spout 107 is cut into this opening (not strictly necessary, but desirable). This allows the user to easily pour any number of globules from a container of globules into the funnel-shaped recess of the dosing aid 100. Three globules 50 are caught in the designated recesses 105 (in this example, there are three) and held in place because the recess shape is designed to precisely accommodate the lower half of the globule. The remaining globules can be poured back into the container via the groove 108, and the three remaining globules can be used immediately.

[0052] To simplify the handling of this dosing aid 100, a handle section 109' can be attached to the cylindrical body. This handle section 109' can also be advantageously marked (not shown) with an indicator showing the number of recesses and thus the number of dispensed globules. Depending on the material chosen, the marking can be applied by stamping, laser engraving, injection molding, casting, or other methods.

[0053] How Fig. 5b und 6bAs shown, these dosing aids 100 feature a fully or partially recessed grip 109, which allows the cylindrical body, preferably with a circumference of less than 8 cm, to be held securely. This dosing aid 100 can also be assembled as a set of dosing aids, composed of identical dosing aids 100 with different numbers of recesses 105.

Claims

1. A metering aid (1) for metering globules as predetermined pharmaceutical and homeopathic active substance carriers, characterized in that the metering aid (1) is a rod-like flat element with a top side and a bottom side and has a thickness in a range of 0.5 to 3 mm and an elongate expansion, wherein the metering aid (1) has a receiving portion (4) with a predetermined number of cut-outs (5) with a round or oval opening cross section (6) at least on the top side, wherein the cut-outs (5) have a depth, which is smaller than the entire diameter and which is larger than one-third of the diameter of the diameter of the globules, wherein the cut-outs (5) are selected from the group comprising - passage openings with an opening cross section (6) on the top side of the receiving portion (4), which is smaller than the cross section of the globules, - passage openings with an opening cross section (6) on the bottom side of the receiving section (4), which is smaller than the cross section of the globules, and - passage openings with a constriction, which is smaller than the cross section of the globules, and wherein the receiving portion (4) merges into a handle portion (3), which ends in a grip portion (2), which is wider than the handle portion (3), wherein the grip portion (2) has a lasered or punched, imprinted or adhered marking (10) of the number of cut-outs and wherein the handle portion (3) and the receiving portion (4) span an angle (a) in the range of 180° to 120°.

2. The metering aid (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the flat element has a thickness in a range of 0.7 to 2 mm, particularly preferably of 0.8 to 1.5 mm.

3. The metering aid (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the handle portion (3) and the receiving portion (4) span an angle (α) in the range of 180° to 140°.

4. The metering aid (1) according to at least any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the cut-outs (5) are arranged in the receiving portion (4) along a length of the metering aid (1) or that the receiving portion (4) forms a receiving plate, on which the cut-outs (5) are arranged around each other, requiring the smallest space.

5. A metering aid set for metering globules, characterized in that the metering aid set comprises at least two metering aids (1) according to at least any one of claims 1 to 4 with different numbers of cut-outs (5).

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