Disposable Medicament Container with Breakable Blister Seal
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wearable devices for carrying medicaments are not designed for single-use, condition-specific, and convenient emergency access, often requiring caps or lids that complicate quick dispensing and lack disposability and medical alert functionality.
Innovation Solution
A pre-loaded, sealed medicament container integrated with a support band featuring a hollow medicament retainer with a breakable blister pack seal at the bottom, allowing easy access without a cap, and optional features like glow-in-the-dark materials and medical alert instructions, adaptable for various body locations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a cap or lid is used to seal the medicament container, then the medicament is protected from contamination, but the dispensing process becomes more complex and slower
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the traditional cap or lid from the container structure and replaces it with a blister pack seal that is integrated into the bottom of the container. This extraction of the sealing mechanism from the top opening eliminates the need for separate caps or lids, thereby reducing device complexity while maintaining medicament protection through the blister pack's foil seal.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of sealing the container from the top with a cap or lid, the patent inverts the sealing approach by placing the seal at the bottom of the container within the blister pack. This inversion allows the medicament to be accessed by breaking the bottom seal rather than removing a top cap, simplifying the overall container structure and enabling faster dispensing.
2Duration of action of stationary object
If a reusable medicament container is used, then the device can be used multiple times, but it increases waste and requires cleaning/maintenance
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a disposable blister pack that is pre-sealed and contains the medicament. After use, the entire blister pack is discarded, eliminating the need for cleaning or maintenance of the container. This disposable approach reduces waste from repeated cleaning processes and ensures hygienic conditions for each use, while the container itself can be simple and cost-effective.
3Ease of operation
If the medicament container is made visible with glow-in-the-dark materials, then it can be easily located in emergencies, but the manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies glow-in-the-dark or fluorescent materials selectively to specific portions of the container or support band rather than the entire device. This localized application ensures the container is visible in emergencies while minimizing the amount of special material required, thereby reducing manufacturing complexity and cost compared to coating the entire device.
4Reliability
If the blister pack seal is made strong to prevent accidental opening, then the medicament remains secure, but it becomes harder to break for dispensing
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs the blister pack with a pre-scored or pre-weakened section in the seal that is not visible or apparent until needed. This preliminary action creates a controlled weakness that maintains seal integrity during normal wear and storage, but allows for easy breaking when dispensing is required, resolving the contradiction between strong sealing and easy opening.
Data Source
AI summary
A medicament container comprising in combination, a support band and a hollow medicament retainer with a medicament blister pack. The device is a disposable (i.e. single use), inexpensive, pre-loaded, sealed, condition specific, wearable device such that it can be carried virtually anywhere that the user goes.