GB2306431A - Eye/ear drop bottle with day counter - Google Patents

Eye/ear drop bottle with day counter Download PDF

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GB2306431A
GB2306431A GB9521870A GB9521870A GB2306431A GB 2306431 A GB2306431 A GB 2306431A GB 9521870 A GB9521870 A GB 9521870A GB 9521870 A GB9521870 A GB 9521870A GB 2306431 A GB2306431 A GB 2306431A
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Don Gerard Rohan Jayamanne
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F9/00—Methods or devices for treatment of the eyes; Devices for putting-in contact lenses; Devices to correct squinting; Apparatus to guide the blind; Protective devices for the eyes, carried on the body or in the hand
    • A61F9/0008—Introducing ophthalmic products into the ocular cavity or retaining products therein
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
    • A61J7/00—Devices for administering medicines orally, e.g. spoons; Pill counting devices; Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine
    • A61J7/04—Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine, e.g. programmed dispensers

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Abstract

A drop dispensing bottle has numerals marked on its side wall and has a wheel 5 attached to its base, the wheel being manually rotated relative to the bottle to indicate the number of days since the bottle was first opened. Preferably the side wall carries ratchet teeth 4 and the numerals are marked between two adjacent teeth, further ratchet teeth on the wheel allowing the wheel to rotate in one direction only (figure 2). A numeral is visible through a window 5 in the wheel, the final area between the teeth 4 to become visible being marked with Ex (Expired).

Description

EYE / EAR DROP DISPENSING BOTTLE WITH MANUAL DAY COUNTER This invention is related to an eye I ear drop dispensing bottle.
Such dispensing bottles suffer from the disadvantage that once the bottle is opened no accurate method exists to judge the length of time the bottle has been used.
The object of this invention is to provide a manual day counter (1 -28) on the base of the bottle so that the user can accurately judge the expiry date from the 1 sot day of opening.
There is pharmaceutical evidence to prove that therapeutic drug solutions are ineffective once the bottle has been opened for 28 days or more. Most dispensing bottles contain amounts of the medication which would last more than 28 days. Many patients have chronic eye disease, for example, glaucoma. Glaucoma requires treatment with longterm eye drop therapy. Many of these patients continue to use the medication after 28 days. This practice can result in patients vision deteriorating even though they are still using their treatment.
The object of this invention is to provide a built-in facility on the drop dispenser that ensures (providing it is used correctly) the disease will be treated with pharmacologically effective medication.
The invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: Figure 1 Shows a side view of the dispensing bottle with the top unscrewed.
Figure 2 is a horizontal cross-section of the base of the bottle, showing the teeth on the base of the bottle, which holds an indicator wheel with a window and another set of interlocking teeth.
Figure 3 shows a side view of the base of the bottle with the indicator wheel (with window) slipped off. The teeth on the base of bottle are now visible.
The dispensing bottle is a screw top bottle with additional features.
As shown in Figure 1 the dispensing bottle indicates numerically how many days the bottle has been opened. The indicator wheel 1 can only rotate in the direction of the arrow and is rotated manually by the user. The indicator wheel is made from the same material as the bottle.
Each tooth 4 on the base of bottle as shown in figure 2 is designed so the interlocking teeth 3 on the back of the indicator wheel 1 can pass over it easily. Each time the indicator wheel is moved manually the area in between two adjacent teeth 2, comes into view within the indicator window 5. Areas between adjacent teeth are numbered consecutively from 1 - 28 and the final area is marked with Ex (Expired). The window on the indicator wheel is rotated manually by the user to day one, once the seal of the bottle is broken. Each day the user rotates the indicator wheel one notch, thus accurately keeping a record of how many days the bottle has been open.

Claims (4)

1. An eye/ear drop dispensing bottle with a fixed or removable manual day counter on the base of the bottle or on the main body of the bottle.
2. A drop dispensing bottle as claimed in claim 1 or any other drop container where a rotating base indicates numerically or by any other method, the amount of days the bottle has been open.
3. A drop dispensing bottle with any rotating part on the main body of the bottle which indicates the amount of days the bottle has been open.
4. A drop dispensing bottle as claimed in claim 1, claim 2 or claim 3 which is made from plastic or any combination of material.
GB9521870A 1995-10-25 1995-10-25 Eye/ear drop bottle with day counter Withdrawn GB2306431A (en)

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WO2007009605A1 (en) * 2005-07-18 2007-01-25 Bayer Consumer Care Ag Memory cursor on container

Citations (4)

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US4528933A (en) * 1983-05-11 1985-07-16 Robert Allen Container with indicating closure
US4802438A (en) * 1988-03-24 1989-02-07 Dejonge Antonia R Container collar dosage time indicator and container
US4860684A (en) * 1988-05-19 1989-08-29 Al Harbi Tarik S Infant bottle timer apparatus
GB2249300A (en) * 1990-09-19 1992-05-06 Michael Warren Allman Container for dispensing pills at timed intervals

Patent Citations (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4528933A (en) * 1983-05-11 1985-07-16 Robert Allen Container with indicating closure
US4802438A (en) * 1988-03-24 1989-02-07 Dejonge Antonia R Container collar dosage time indicator and container
US4860684A (en) * 1988-05-19 1989-08-29 Al Harbi Tarik S Infant bottle timer apparatus
GB2249300A (en) * 1990-09-19 1992-05-06 Michael Warren Allman Container for dispensing pills at timed intervals

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2007009605A1 (en) * 2005-07-18 2007-01-25 Bayer Consumer Care Ag Memory cursor on container

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