Compounding Container With Exchangeable Lids and Vacuum Dispensing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pharmaceutical and cosmeceutical compounding processes face challenges with repeatability, contamination risk, and inefficiencies due to device-specific mixing containers that require decanting and strict cleaning procedures, leading to increased operational costs and waste.
Innovation Solution
A container system with exchangeable lids and a universal base that allows mixing and dispensing in the same container, using a moveable jar bottom and a dispensing pump to facilitate easy transfer-free dispensing, compatible with various mixing devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If device-specific mixing containers are used, then mixing can be performed with dedicated equipment, but decanting is required which increases contamination risk and operational complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the mixing container and dispensing device into a single integrated unit. The mixing bowl serves dual purposes: as a mixing vessel during compounding and as a dispensing device for patient use. This eliminates the decanting step where contamination risk is highest, while maintaining ease of operation through the integrated design.
Solution Approach 2:
The mixing container is designed to perform multiple functions: mixing ingredients during compounding, storing the compounded medication, and dispensing it to the patient. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate dispensing containers and reduces the steps involved in the compounding process.
2Reliability
If device-specific mixing containers are used, then mixing can be performed with dedicated equipment, but strict cleaning/sterilization procedures are required which are cumbersome and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs disposable mixing bowls that are discarded after a single use. This eliminates the need for complex cleaning and sterilization procedures between uses, significantly reducing the time and resources required for maintenance while ensuring complete prevention of cross-contamination.
3Ease of manufacture
If device-specific mixing containers are used, then mixing can be performed with dedicated equipment, but the volume and mass of materials are limited to container specifications
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated mixing and dispensing device is designed with adjustable capabilities that allow it to accommodate different volumes and types of medications. The system can be configured for various compounding needs without requiring multiple specialized containers, providing versatility while maintaining dedicated mixing functionality.
4Reliability
If single use mixing containers are used, then cross-contamination is avoided, but operational costs and waste are increased
Solution Approach 1:
By combining the mixing container and dispensing device into one unit, the system allows the same container to be used for the entire process from mixing to patient dispensing. This eliminates the waste associated with disposable mixing containers while maintaining cross-contamination prevention through proper design features and optional disposable components.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables consistent mixing and convenient dispensing of customized compositions without decanting, reducing contamination risk and operational costs while ensuring homogeneous API concentration throughout the volume.
Implementation Method 1
the dispensing pump comprises an activation button that when pressed is configured to generate a vacuum force sufficient to cause the jar bottom to move from the first position to the second position and thereby dispense a portion of a contents of the container through the dispensing nozzle
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AI summary
A system for mixing, storage and dispensing of a composition, including a cylindrical container body with a moveable jar bottom proximate to a lower end and configured to seal an inside of the container while being movable from a first position to a second position with respect to the container body, and an attachment region proximate to the upper end and configured to attach to a mixing lid and a dispensing lid. The mixing lid and the dispensing lid close the upper end and are detachable therefrom. The dispensing lid has an attached dispensing pump that has a fluid line connecting the inside of the container and a dispensing nozzle. The dispensing pump has an activation button that when pressed generates a vacuum force sufficient to move the jar bottom and thereby dispense a portion of a contents of the container through the dispensing nozzle.