Credit Card Medication Card with Nested Blister Cavity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Modern clothing and personal wallet/purse designs do not facilitate the convenient and discreet transportation of as-needed generic medications, as existing medication-dispensing devices either protrude excessively or are not designed for immediate use.
Innovation Solution
A credit card-sized medication card with sealed blisters that marginally protrude beyond the front surface, allowing secure storage and easy access to medication, featuring a rupture portion for dispensing medication upon pressure application, and optionally including a scannable code and writing for instructions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If blister packaging is used to retain medication, then medication can be securely retained and dispensed, but the blisters protrude substantially beyond the front surface making the device difficult to fit into credit card slots
Solution Approach 1:
The blister pack is nested within a card body structure, with the blister cavity formed inside the card thickness rather than extending beyond the front surface. The card body acts as a container that houses the blister pack, allowing the medication to be securely retained while maintaining a flat profile that fits credit card slots.
Solution Approach 2:
The medication retention structure transitions from a two-dimensional protruding blister to a three-dimensional cavity embedded within the card body. By utilizing the thickness dimension of the card, the blister is contained within the card's volume rather than extending beyond its front surface, resolving the conflict between secure retention and flat profile.
2Ease of operation
If blisters are positioned on the top portion of the device, then medication is easily accessible, but the protruded nature leads to inadvertent medication release
Solution Approach 1:
The blister is nested within a recessed cavity in the card body, creating a protective enclosure that prevents accidental contact and release. The medication remains accessible through the blister's front surface while the card body structure provides a protective barrier against inadvertent activation.
Solution Approach 2:
The card body structure provides a protective cushioning layer around the blister, preventing accidental contact with the medication. This protective enclosure is built into the device structure before use, ensuring that inadvertent pressure or contact does not lead to medication release.
3Quantity of substance
If multiple blister-pack housed doses are included, then more medication can be carried, but the device size exceeds credit card dimensions
Solution Approach 1:
The card is segmented into multiple discrete blister cavities, each housing a separate medication dose. This segmentation allows multiple doses to be contained within the card's thickness and area, maximizing the quantity of medication that can be carried while maintaining credit card dimensions.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple blister packs are nested within the card body structure, utilizing the three-dimensional space efficiently. The blisters are arranged in a compact configuration within the card's volume, allowing multiple doses to be carried without exceeding standard credit card dimensions.
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 discreet and convenient storage and immediate access to medication within a credit card slot, reducing the risk of accidental medication release and increasing the number of doses that can be carried.
Implementation Method 1
at least one sealed cavity (a 'blister') designed for securely housing as-needed, generic medication
Implementation Method 2
The blister packed housed medication is designed to release the medication when pressure is applied to the blister thereby forcing the medication through the bottom rupture portion of the apparatus
Data Source
AI summary
A personal Wallet and Purse Medication Card apparatus, which is, at most, the dimensions of a credit card, with a front surface and a back surface opposite the front surface. The card has at least one sealed cavity designed for securely housing generic, as-needed medication that does not more than marginally protrude beyond the front surface, is generally the dimensions of a credit card, and intended to fit within modern-day clothing, a personal wallet, or purse.