Medicine Bottle Reminder Band with Rotating Indicia Window

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current methods for reminding patients to take medication are often unreliable, particularly when relying on memory or third-party communication, which can lead to missed doses, incorrect administration, or overdose, especially for those with medical conditions or advanced age.

Innovation Solution

A reminder identification article featuring a circumferential band with moveable indicia windows and securing tabs that can be easily secured to medicine bottles via a friction fit, accommodating various shapes and sizes, and allowing for identification markings, ensuring visibility of the bottle label.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Stability of the object's composition

If a reminder article is secured tightly to a medicine bottle, then the article remains stable and does not fall off, but the bottle label becomes obscured and difficult to read

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestability of article on bottleVSAvoidvisibility of bottle label

Core Design Contradiction:

Stability of the object's compositionVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The article is divided into multiple circumferential bands that can be positioned at different locations on the bottle. The label-visible portion contains indicia and windows, while the label-obscuring portion is positioned away from the label area, segmenting the functions of information display and secure attachment.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The article extends in multiple dimensions around the bottle - circumferentially to provide stability, axially to position bands at different heights, and radially to create spacing between the article and bottle surface. This multi-dimensional arrangement allows simultaneous label visibility and secure attachment.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Adaptability or versatility

If the article is designed to fit various bottle shapes and sizes, then the article becomes versatile and widely applicable, but the article structure becomes more complex

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccommodation of various bottle shapes and sizesVSAvoidarticle structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The article employs flexible circumferential bands that can elastically deform to conform to different bottle circumferences and shapes. The pliable material allows the bands to stretch and mold around various bottle geometries while maintaining structural integrity and functional elements.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #30Flexible shells and thin films

Solution Approach 2:

The article design uses standardized circumferential bands with universal features (indicia, windows, securing tabs) that can be applied to multiple bottle types. The bands serve multiple functions simultaneously: structural support, information display, securing mechanism, and adaptive fitting.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Strength

If securing tabs extend far from the inner perimeter to ensure secure attachment, then the article firmly attaches to the bottle, but the article becomes harder to manipulate and position

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesecuring strength of tabsVSAvoidease of manipulation and positioning

Core Design Contradiction:

StrengthVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The securing tabs are designed with dynamic characteristics - they can be manually displaced during installation to position the article, then deform elastically to lock into place. The tabs transition from a flexible, easily manipulated state during positioning to a rigid, strongly securing state during use.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The article is designed to be initially positioned with tabs in a relaxed state, allowing easy manipulation. Once positioned correctly, the tabs are allowed to deform and lock into their securing position, performing the securing action automatically without requiring additional manipulation effort.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

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

The solution provides a reliable and user-friendly method to remind patients of medication times and identities, reducing errors and improving adherence by maintaining visibility of the bottle label and allowing easy identification and marking.

Implementation Method 1

the at least one securing tab may deform to facilitate securing the article to a container, via a friction fit

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectFriction: Friction

Data Source

PatentUS9855193B2Reminder identification article

Publication Date: 2018.01.02 ODOHERTY PORTER JOHN

AI summary

A reminder identification article for a container comprises a pliable circumferential band comprising an inner and outer perimeter; indicia on the outer perimeter; a moveable indicia window to circumnavigate the band; and at least one pliable securing tab integrated at the inner perimeter that extends away from the inner perimeter to frictionally secure the container positioned within the inner perimeter. The band may comprise detent positions to facilitate discretely adjusting the position of the moveable indicia window, and such detent positions correspond to the various indicia markings; and a portion of the outer perimeter may receive identification markings. Other articles may comprise a first band at least partially encased by a second band, wherein the second band rotates about the first band and comprises a cutaway window to reveal indicia markings upon the first band. This other article may comprise the various features of the first article configuration.