Tablet Dispenser with Peg Pathway for Mini-Tablet Arch Prevention
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional tablet dispensers face challenges in accurately dispensing mini-tablets due to their small size, making it difficult for users to handle and administer the correct dosage, and often result in tablet arch formation that blocks dispensing, while also lacking safety features to prevent unauthorized access, especially by children.
Innovation Solution
A tablet dispenser with a cap that attaches to a container, featuring an adjustable collection space controlled by a dosage actuator and a pathway with pegs to prevent arch formation, along with child-proof safety features to secure the dispenser and prevent accidental dispensing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If conventional tablet dispensers are used, then tablets can be dispensed, but mini-tablets form arches that block dispensing and make accurate dosage difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The dispenser divides tablets into individual units through a pathway with discrete pegs that guide each tablet separately, preventing arch formation and enabling accurate counting and dispensing of mini-tablets
Solution Approach 2:
A collection space acts as an intermediary chamber between the container and dispensing outlet, temporarily holding tablets and allowing precise dosage selection before final dispensing, thereby improving both accuracy and reliability
2Adaptability or versatility
If the collection space volume is fixed, then the device structure is simple, but dosage flexibility is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The collection space volume is made dynamically adjustable through a movable floor mechanism that can be repositioned to different heights, allowing the same device to accommodate various dosage requirements from a single container
Data Source
AI summary
Tablet dispensers and methods for use are provided herein. In some embodiments, a tablet dispenser has a dosage actuator that permits a user to select a desired dosage to dispense from the dispenser. Changing the selected dosage may change a volume of a collection space of the tablet dispenser. The tablet dispenser may be configured to attach to a tablet container. With the tablet dispenser attached to the tablet container, a user may tilt the tablet container, causing tablets from the tablet container to fall into the collection space. The tablets from the collection space may then be dispensed out of the tablet dispenser for administration to a patient.