Integrated Medication Container and Dosing Device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional liquid medication packaging systems, which consist of separate medication containers and dosing devices, are prone to separation and incompatibility issues, leading to potential underdosing or overdosing due to lack of integration and clear dosing information.
Innovation Solution
A medication delivery apparatus with a physically coupled container and delivery device, featuring a fluid passageway and child-proof cap, allowing for intuitive and accurate dosing through marked dosage indicia and operational positions that facilitate easy transfer and dispensing of liquid medication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If separate medication containers and dosing devices are used, then device complexity is reduced and manufacturing is easier, but reliability deteriorates due to separation and incompatibility issues
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the medication container and dosing device into a single integrated unit where the dosing device is permanently attached to the container. This merging eliminates the separation and incompatibility issues between separate components, ensuring that only the paired dosing device can be used with its corresponding container, thereby improving dosing accuracy and reliability.
2Loss of information
If minimal information is marked on conventional containers and dosing devices, then device complexity is reduced, but loss of information occurs leading to dosing errors
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates comprehensive dosing information markings directly on the integrated container-dosing device unit. This includes dosage instructions, patient information, and compatibility indicators that are permanently associated with the specific pairing, ensuring that all necessary information remains with the device throughout its use lifecycle without being lost or separated.
3Adaptability or versatility
If separate dosing devices are used with all medication containers, then adaptability is improved for different medications, but reliability deteriorates due to incompatible pairings
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates dedicated paired combinations of containers and dosing devices where each dosing device is specifically designed and marked for use with its corresponding container only. This merging approach ensures that while the system as a whole can accommodate different medications through multiple paired units, each individual pairing maintains reliability by preventing incompatible combinations.
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
Ensures accurate and safe dosing by integrating the medication container and delivery device, preventing separation and providing clear dosing instructions, thus reducing the risk of underdosing or overdosing.
Implementation Method 1
liquid medication is transferable from the container to the delivery device through the fluid passageway
Implementation Method 2
a check valve disposed in the fluid passageway permitting liquid medication flow in a direction of the delivery device and preventing liquid medication flow in a direction of the container
Data Source
AI summary
A medication delivery apparatus including a container and a paired delivery device removably attached to the container, wherein a fluid passageway between the container and the delivery device permits fluid medication to be transferred from the container to the delivery device to then be dispensed from the delivery device. The delivery device is rotatable between first and second operative positions with respect to the container, the first operative position for filling the delivery device with a predetermined dosage of a liquid medication and the second operative position for dispensing the predetermined dosage from the delivery device. The first and second operative positions of the delivery device may correspond with respective inverted and upright positions of the container.