Adjustable Blister Card for Complex Medication Scheduling

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current medication dispensing systems fail to effectively manage complex premedication regimens that require precise timing in relation to future medical events, leading to high rates of patient non-compliance and errors due to the complexity of calculating and adjusting dosage times.

Innovation Solution

A medication package with a base that includes a medicine storage portion and an adjustable timing indicator, allowing patients to set the time of a future event, which automatically displays the appropriate administration times for each medication component, simplifying the regimen and reducing errors.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If patients are given written instructions with specific dosing times, then the medication regimen is prescribed with precise timing requirements, but patients experience difficulty calculating the times and have high rates of non-compliance

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetiming precisionVSAvoidease of dosing schedule management

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a blister card package as an intermediary tool between the complex dosing schedule and the patient. The package includes a timer mechanism that automatically calculates and displays the correct dosing times based on the future event time, eliminating the need for patients to manually calculate timing intervals. This intermediary device bridges the gap between precise timing requirements and ease of operation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The blister card package performs self-service by automatically managing the dosing schedule. The timer mechanism on the package self-adjusts based on the future event time, and the package structure itself guides patients through the dosing process with visual indicators showing when each medication should be taken. This eliminates the burden of manual calculation and tracking for the patient.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

2Adaptability or versatility

If the dosing schedule is complex with multiple medications at varying times, then the medication regimen can be tailored to prevent adverse reactions, but the complexity leads to patient errors and non-compliance

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecustomization of medication scheduleVSAvoidcomplexity of dosing schedule

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the complex dosing schedule into individual compartments within the blister card package. Each compartment holds a specific medication with its own timing indicator, allowing patients to see and follow each dosing instruction separately. This segmentation breaks down the complex overall schedule into manageable, visually distinct parts that are easier to understand and follow.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The blister card package uses color-coded indicators and visual differentiation to represent different medications and their respective timing requirements. By using color changes or color-coded markers, the package makes the complex schedule visually distinguishable, helping patients quickly identify which medication corresponds to which time without having to read through complex written instructions.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #32Color changes

3Adaptability or versatility

If the future event time changes, then the dosing schedule must be adjusted accordingly, but patients struggle to recalculate and adjust the timing

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveadjustability of dosing scheduleVSAvoidease of schedule adjustment

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The blister card package incorporates a dynamic timer mechanism that can be adjusted by the patient based on changes in the future event time. The timer is designed to be easily modified, allowing patients to update the dosing schedule quickly without having to recalculate everything from scratch. This dynamic adjustment capability maintains adaptability while significantly improving ease of operation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS20130281960A1Medication Dispensing Blister Card Package with Adjustable Mechanism that Provides a Custom Patient Schedule for Complex Medication Regimens

Publication Date: 2013.10.24 ANGIOCALC

AI summary

The present invention improves upon previous advances in medication dispensing with an adjustable blister card package that delivers a custom patient schedule of medication based on a timing of a particular future event. The individual components of short term, complex medication regimens may be adjacent to indicator apertures which populate with times once a user selects the time of the future event using an adjustable time selector. The invention contemplated herein may result in improved patient compliance, improved patient satisfaction, improved patient safety, improved communication between health care providers and a decrease in medication error rates.