Claw tool for PTP packaging and extrusion set for encapsulated medicine from PTP packaging

Abstract

To reduce the pushing force for pushing out multiple encapsulated medicines stored in one sheet at the same time.SOLUTION: This invention is directed to a sheet-like PTP package 1 that comprises: a storage body 4 made of resin, in which a plurality of dome-shaped storage recesses 2 are formed; and a protective sheet 5 affixed to the entire back surface of the storage body 4 so as to cover openings 3 of the storage recesses 2 in a state where encapsulated medicines M are stored in the storage recesses 2. the claw tool for PTP packaging comprises: a base part 11, rectangular in plan view, which can be placed on a table (or held in hand); and a plurality of tearing claw parts 12 which protrude from the front surface side of the base part 11 to correspond to each of the openings 3 and form a tearing part 6 in a portion of the protective sheet 5 that covers the openings 3.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a claw tool for a PTP package and a packaged drug extrusion set for a PTP package that can be used to simultaneously remove multiple packaged drugs stored in a single sheet. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, PTP packaging has been used for commercially available self-contained medicines.

[0003] The PTP packaging body is stored in a single sheet that can be used individually and is composed of a resin storage body with multiple dome-shaped storage recesses formed therein, and a protective sheet portion (including aluminum sheet, plastic film, paper sheet, etc., the same applies below) attached to the entire back surface of the storage body so as to cover the opening of the storage recesses when the encapsulated medicine is stored in the storage recesses.

[0004] In recent years, priority has been given to measures aimed at preventing accidental ingestion of the number and types of contained medicines by children and dementia patients (hereinafter collectively referred to as "children, etc."). As a result, an increasing number of PTP packages are designed to require force or additional manipulation to remove the medicines, making them difficult for children to remove. This increases the squeezing force required to push out the contained medicines from the PTP package, placing a heavy burden on the fingertips.

[0005] Therefore, in order to reduce the pushing force required when removing the enclosed medicine from the PTP package, a punch-type extrusion device that pushes out the enclosed medicine individually has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0006] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 6473859 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0007] However, in the above-mentioned PTP packaging body's encapsulated drug extrusion set, the protective sheet portion on the back side is not subjected to a prior tearing treatment, but is instead ruptured at the same time (immediately before) the encapsulated drug is extruded, so it is difficult to say that the problem of the need for extrusion force has been completely solved.

[0008] In addition, conventional punch-type extrusion devices extrude the encapsulated drugs individually. Therefore, when all the encapsulated drugs are removed from the PTP package and multiple types of encapsulated drugs are packed into bags for each dose (for example, for morning, midday, and evening use) based on the prescription, as in pharmacies that sell drugs based on prescriptions, it is difficult to reduce the processing time.

[0009] An object of the present invention is to provide a claw for a PTP package that can reduce the pushing force when pushing out multiple encapsulated medicines stored in one sheet at the same time, and to provide a encapsulated medicine pushing set for a PTP package that can easily push out multiple encapsulated medicines stored in one sheet at the same time using the claw for a PTP package. [Means for solving the problem]

[0010] In order to solve the above problems, the claw device for PTP packaging of the present invention is intended for a sheet-like PTP packaging consisting of a resin storage main body having a plurality of dome-shaped storage recesses formed therein, and a protective sheet portion attached to the entire back surface of the storage main body so as to cover the openings of the storage recesses when encapsulated drugs are stored in the storage recesses, and comprises a base portion that is rectangular in plan view and can be placed on a table or held by hand, and a plurality of tearing claw portions that protrude from the front surface side of the base portion so as to correspond to each of the openings and form tearing portions in parts of the protective sheet portion that covers the openings.

[0011] In addition, the encapsulated drug extrusion set for a PTP package is intended for a PTP package in which a cleavage portion is formed at the opening using a claw tool for a PTP package, and comprises an extrusion base portion that can be placed on a table or held by hand, and one or more extrusion protrusions that have ridges on the surface side of the extrusion base portion that can abut against the surface side of the storage recess along the row direction or column direction and can abut continuously against the surface side of the storage recess in the row direction or column direction, and comprises an extrusion tool for a PTP package that uses the cleavage portion to simultaneously extrude the encapsulated drugs stored in the storage recess by applying pressure to the surface side of the storage recess against the extrusion protrusions. Effect of the Invention

[0012] According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the pushing force required when a plurality of encapsulated medicines stored in one sheet are pushed out at the same time. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0013] [Figure 1] 1 shows an example of a PTP package applicable to the present invention, in which (A) is a plan view of the PTP package, (B) is a back view of the PTP package with a tear portion formed in the protective sheet portion, (C) is an enlarged cross-sectional view along line CC of (B), and (D) is an explanatory diagram of another example of a tear portion formed in the protective sheet. [Diagram 2] 1A shows a claw device for PTP packages according to the present invention, in which (A) is an oblique view of a claw device for PTP packages for one row, (B) is an enlarged oblique view of a main part of the claw device for PTP packages, (C) is an enlarged view of a main part of a modified example of the splitting claw portion, and (D) is an explanatory diagram of the operation of an example of use. [Diagram 3] 1A and 1B show a claw device for a PTP package according to the present invention, in which (A) is a perspective view of a claw device for a PTP package for multiple rows, and (B) is an enlarged plan view of a main portion. [Figure 4] FIG. 1 shows an extrusion tool for a PTP package according to the present invention, and (A) is a perspective view of a encapsulated drug extrusion set for a PTP package of a tabletop type. [Diagram 5] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an extrusion tool for a PTP package according to the present invention, illustrating a encapsulated drug extrusion set for a hand-held PTP package. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0014] Next, a claw tool for a PTP packaging body and a encapsulated drug extrusion set for a PTP packaging body according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0015] As shown in Fig. 1, the sheet-like PTP packaging body 1 is composed of a resin storage body 4 in which a plurality of dome-shaped storage recesses 2 are formed, and a protective sheet part 5 attached to the entire back surface of the storage body 4 so as to cover the opening 3 of the storage recess 2 in a state in which the encapsulated medicine M is stored in the storage recess 2. Note that the PTP packaging body 1 shown in Fig. 1 shows a storage recess 2 arranged in five rows and two columns, storing a total of 10 encapsulated medicines M, but the number of rows and columns of the storage recesses 2 and the shape and size of the encapsulated medicine M are arbitrary based on commercially available tablets (including capsules).

[0016] As shown in FIG. 2(A), a claw device 10 for a PTP packaging, which constitutes one of the contained drug extrusion sets of the PTP packaging, comprises a base portion 11 that is rectangular in plan view and can be placed on a table (or held by hand), and a plurality of cleaving claw portions 12 that protrude from the front side of the base portion 11 to correspond to each of the openings 3 and form the cleavage portions 6 shown in FIG. 1(B) and FIG. 1(C) in part of the protective sheet portion 5 that covers the openings 3.

[0017] Incidentally, the PTP packaging 1 has different sizes and adjacent intervals of the openings 3 depending on its type, that is, the number of rows and columns of the storage recesses 2 and the size of the encapsulated medicine M, and the like.

[0018] However, in commercially available tablets, the size of the encapsulated medicine M may vary in millimeters but rarely varies in centimeters, and the number of rows and columns is about 2 to 3 rows and 3 to 6 columns, so it is sufficient if the cleavage portion 6 can be formed somewhere in the opening 3. In this case, it is more preferable for the user to form the cleavage portion 6 in the gap between the encapsulated medicine M and the storage recess 2 so as to avoid the encapsulated medicine M.

[0019] Therefore, the multiple splitting claw portions 12 can be all arranged at equal intervals as shown in Figure 2(A), or can be arranged at different equal intervals between several at one end (e.g., eight for large encapsulated medicines) and several at the other end (e.g., eight for small encapsulated medicines), or the orientation of the splitting claw portions 12 can be changed by 90 degrees from the horizontal orientation shown in Figure 1(A) to a vertical orientation.

[0020] The tearing claw portion 12 is not particularly limited in shape as long as it is easy to tear a part of the protective sheet portion 5 and is unlikely to cause damage to the encapsulated medicine M, for example, as shown in Figure 2 (B) formed in the overall shape of a shogi piece tapered toward the apex, or as shown in Figure 2 (C) formed in the overall shape of the tip of a Phillips screwdriver tapered toward the apex.

[0021] The PTP packaging claw tool 10 having such a configuration can simultaneously form tearing sections 6 in parts of the protective sheet part 5 corresponding to the multiple openings 3 by pressing the tearing claw part 12 against the openings 3 as shown in Fig. 2(D) when placed on a table or held by hand. The PTP packaging claw tool 10 forms the tearing section 6 somewhere in the openings 3 depending on the size and number of rows of the encapsulated medicine M. Therefore, depending on the convenience of the user, it is possible to use it in an applied manner such as forming two tearing sections 6 for one storage recess 2 so as to sandwich the encapsulated medicine M therebetween as shown in Fig. 1(D). In addition, for example, if the PTP packaging claw tool 10 has a positioning function, it is also possible to set it so that two tearing sections 6 are formed for one storage recess 2 described above so as to sandwich the encapsulated medicine M therebetween.

[0022] Here, the PTP packaging claw device 10 shown in Figure 2 is disclosed as having the tearing claw portions 12 arranged in a row, but it may also be configured as, for example, the PTP packaging claw device 20 shown in Figure 3 (A).

[0023] This claw device 20 for PTP packaging comprises a base portion 21 which is rectangular (oblong) in plan view and can be placed on a table (or can be held by hand), and a plurality of tearing claw portions 22, 23, 24 which protrude (equally spaced or irregularly) from the front side of the base portion 11 to correspond to each of the openings 3 and form tearing portions 6 shown in Figures 1(B) and 1(C) in part of the protective sheet portion 5 which covers the openings 3.

[0024] The overall shape of each of the splitting claw portions 22, 23, 24 is formed, for example, in a shogi piece shape tapered toward an apex as shown in FIG. 2(B).

[0025] The base portion 21 has a mountain-shaped cross section having a ridge line P along the center in the longitudinal direction. The base portion 21 has three rows of splitting claw portions 22 arranged at equal intervals along the ridge line P.

[0026] As shown in FIG. 3(B), the tearing claw portion 22 is disposed such that the long side of a tip portion 22a of a rectangular shape in a plan view is aligned along the ridge line P, and is tapered toward the center in the longitudinal direction.

[0027] The splitting claw portion 23 is formed smaller overall than the splitting claw portion 22. In addition, the splitting claw portion 23 is disposed at a position shifted to one side along the ridge line P with respect to the splitting claw portion 22, and the orientation of the long side direction of the tip portion 23a is the same as that of the splitting claw portion 22.

[0028] The splitting claw portion 24 is formed smaller overall than the splitting claw portion 22 and the splitting claw portion 23. The splitting claw portion 24 is disposed along the ridge line P with respect to the splitting claw portion 22 and at a position shifted to the other side opposite to the splitting claw portion 23, and the direction of the long side of the tip portion 24a is perpendicular to the tip portion 22a of the splitting claw portion 22 and the tip portion 23a of the splitting claw portion 23, i.e., in the opposite direction.

[0029] The PTP packaging claw device 20 configured in this manner has multiple types of tearing claw portions 22, 23, 24 with different spacing and orientations integrated into one device, making it easy to accommodate multiple types of PTP packaging bodies 1 despite being a single PTP packaging claw device 20.

[0030] Such a PTP packaging hook 10 or PTP packaging hook 20 can simultaneously form the tearing portion 6 by manually pressing the PTP packaging hook 10 or PTP packaging hook 20 against the sheet-unit PTP packaging 1 by a pharmacist or the like. At this time, it is also possible to form a plurality of tearing portions 6 in the protective sheet portion 5 covering one encapsulated drug M, or to form them in different directions.

[0031] On the other hand, the PTP packaging body 1 having the tearing portion 6 formed therein can be manually pushed out by a pharmacist or the like at the same time using a tabletop type PTP packaging body pusher 30 shown in FIG. 4 or a handheld PTP packaging body pusher 40 shown in FIG. 5.

[0032] The pusher 30 for a PTP packaging body or the pusher 40 for a PTP packaging body, together with the claw 10 for a PTP packaging body or the claw 20 for a PTP packaging body, constitutes a set for pushing out a drug contained in a PTP packaging body.

[0033] As shown in Figure 4 (A), the extrusion tool 30 for PTP packaging comprises an extrusion base portion 31 that is rectangular in a plan view and can be placed on a table, and one or more extrusion protrusions 32 that have ridges on the surface side of the extrusion base portion 31 that can abut against the surface side of the storage recess 2 along the row or column direction and can abut continuously against the surface side of the storage recess 2 in the row or column direction.

[0034] As a result, as shown in Figure 4 (B), by applying pressure to the front side of the storage recess 2 with the extrusion protrusion 32 while pressing the opening portion 6 against the PTP packaging body 1, the protective sheet portion 5 is further opened using the opening portion 6 while the storage recess 2 is depressed in the opposite direction by plastic deformation, so that the encapsulated drug M stored in the storage recess 2 can be pushed out at the same time.

[0035] As shown in Figure 5, the extrusion tool 40 for PTP packaging comprises a cylindrical extrusion base portion 41 that can be held by hand, one or more extrusion protrusions 42 that have ridges on the surface side of the extrusion base portion 41 that can abut against the surface side of the storage recess 2 along the row or column direction and can abut continuously against the surface side of the storage recess 2 in the row or column direction, and a slit-shaped holding portion 43 that is open on the surface side of the extrusion base portion 41 and runs along the axial direction of the extrusion base portion 41 (depth direction on the paper).

[0036] Even in this configuration, the PTP packaging body 1 having the tearing portion 6 formed therein is targeted, and its end is inserted into the holding portion 43 and wrapped around the extrusion base portion 41, thereby applying pressure to the surface side of the storage recess 2 against the extrusion protrusion, thereby using the tearing portion 6 to further tear the protective sheet portion 5, and the encapsulated drug M stored in the storage recess 2 can be extruded at the same time.

[0037] In this way, according to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the pushing force required when a plurality of encapsulated medicines M stored in one sheet are pushed out at the same time.

[0038] The embodiments of the present invention have been described above in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, it goes without saying that the scope of the technical idea of ​​the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described here. It is clear that a person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention belongs can think of various changes, modifications, combinations, etc. within the scope of the technical idea of ​​the present invention described in the claims. Therefore, the technologies subsequent to these changes, modifications, combinations, etc. naturally belong to the scope of the technical idea of ​​the present invention.

[0039] In addition, the PTP packaging claws 10, 20 and the PTP packaging extrusion tools 30, 40 can all be easily manufactured using a 3D printer (not shown) that produces a three-dimensional model by stacking sliced ​​two-dimensional layers one by one based on 3D-CAD design data (STL data) using materials such as synthetic resin.

[0040] Although not specifically illustrated, the present invention can be implemented with various modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0041] 1 PTP packaging 2 Storage recess 3 Opening 4 Storage unit body 5 Protective sheet part 6 Cleavage 10 Claws for PTP packaging 11 Base 12 Tearing claw part 20 Claws for PTP packaging 21 Base 22 Tearing claw part 22a Tip 23 Tearing claw part 23a Tip 24 Tearing claw part 24a Tip 30 Extrusion tool for PTP packaging 31 Extrusion base part 32 Extrusion protrusion 40 Extrusion tool for PTP packaging 41 Extrusion base part 42 Extrusion protrusion 43 Holding part M Inclusion Drug P ridgeline

Claims

1. The present invention is directed to a sheet-like PTP package including a resin storage body having a plurality of dome-shaped storage recesses and a protective sheet attached to the entire back surface of the storage body so as to cover the openings of the storage recesses when the encapsulated medicine is stored in the storage recesses. A base portion that is rectangular in plan view and can be placed on a table or held by hand; a plurality of tear claw portions that are protruded from the front surface side of the base portion so as to correspond to the respective openings and form tear portions in a part of the protective sheet portion that covers the openings; A claw device for a PTP packaging body, comprising:

2. The claw device for PTP packaging according to claim 1, The base portion has a cross-sectional shape of a mountain having a ridge line along the center in the longitudinal direction. A claw device for a PTP packaging body, comprising:

3. The claw device for PTP packaging according to claim 1 or 2, The splitting claw portion is formed in a shogi piece shape tapered toward the apex, A claw device for PTP packaging, characterized in that

4. The present invention is directed to a PTP package having a tear portion formed at the opening using the claw for PTP packages according to claim 1, An extrusion base part that can be placed on a table or can be held by hand; One or more extrusion protrusions that have a ridge that can abut against a surface side of the storage recess along a row direction or a column direction on a surface side of the extrusion base portion and can abut continuously against the surface side of the storage recess in the row direction or the column direction; Equipped with A encapsulated drug extrusion set for a PTP packaging body, comprising an extrusion tool for a PTP packaging body that uses the cleavage portion to simultaneously extrude the encapsulated drugs stored in the storage recess by applying pressure to the surface side of the storage recess against the extrusion protrusion.

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