Multi-Container Medicinal Fluid Packaging for Pooling Device Connection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional packaging for medicinal fluids is bulky and cumbersome, requiring multiple steps and handling of separate containers, which complicates the administration process, especially for self-administration and larger dosages.
Innovation Solution
A container unit comprising multiple containers held stationary by a carrier, featuring engagement mechanisms with a pooling device for secure attachment, including lips, slots, and complementary shapes to facilitate easy connection and prevent accidental separation, ensuring reliable fluid administration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If separate containers are procured and handled individually, then each container can be optimized for its specific medicinal fluid, but the administration process becomes complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate medicinal fluid containers into a single integrated packaging unit. The packaging includes a first container and a second container held in a common carrier structure, allowing both containers to be administered simultaneously through a single pooling device connection, thereby reducing administration time while maintaining the stability benefits of separate containers.
Solution Approach 2:
The packaging is segmented into distinct container sections (first container and second container) within a unified carrier. Each container maintains its separate identity and fluid compartmentalization, allowing individual optimization for different medicinal fluids while enabling coordinated administration through the integrated packaging structure.
2Adaptability or versatility
If separate containers are handled individually, then each container can be independently managed, but the number of connection and disconnection steps increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple container handling operations into a single unified action. The carrier structure includes engagement features that allow the entire multi-container packaging to be attached to the pooling device in one operation, reducing the number of connection and disconnection steps while preserving the ability to manage each container's fluid independently.
3Ease of manufacture
If conventional packaging is used, then each container can be simple in design, but the overall packaging becomes bulky and cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a nested structure where the first container and second container are positioned within a common carrier that consolidates their support functions. The carrier structure integrates holding, alignment, and engagement features that would otherwise require separate components, reducing overall packaging volume while maintaining simple individual container designs.
Data Source
AI summary
A container unit may be used to facilitate administrations of multiple medicinal fluids to a patient. A container unit may include a first container, a second container, and a carrier which holds the first container and the second container stationary relative to each other. The carrier may include a lip configured to engage a pooling device to secure the container unit to the pooling device. The carrier may also include a slot configured to engage an insert on the pooling device to guide the container unit as the container unit is secured to the pooling device. The carrier may also include a first portion and second portion with different shapes that are complementary to a shape of a port on the pooling device. The carrier may also include an extension which extends in a direction away from one of the first container to a level at least even with a stopper disposed in the first container. The container unit may include a lid including at least one rotation inhibitor configured to inhibit rotation of the lid about at least one axis. A plurality of container units may include container units having different volume containers while maintaining a congruent interface portions.