EP 0707469 B1 19990310 - A MEDICATION REMINDER DEVICE
Title (en)
A MEDICATION REMINDER DEVICE
Title (de)
VORRICHTUNG ZUR ERINNERUNG AN MEDIKAMENTENEINNAHME
Title (fr)
DISPOSITIF DE RAPPEL DE PRISE DE MEDICAMENTS
Publication
Application
Priority
SE 9300623 W 19930709
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9501771A1] A medication reminder device comprises two concentric discs (1, 2) which are mutually rotatable and one of which, the lower disc (1), on its lower surface is provided with attachment means (3) for being mounted on a support surface and on its upper surface is divided into a plurality of sector-shaped sign-areas (5) indicating prescribed dosage occasions like for a certain medicine, while the upper disc (2) is formed with a handle member (6) and dimensioned such that it covers entirely the lower disc (1) except for one single sector-like opening (7), between the discs (1, 2) furthermore being arranged a bearing mechanism. For providing an unexpensive but yet effective device the invention suggests that said bearing mechanism comprises a pivot stud (8) which is centrally and rigidly supported from the upper disc (2) and adapted to be inserted into a corresponding central bearing opening (9) in the lower disc (1), and in that from the upper disc (2) depend a number of circumferentially equally spaced ratchet members (12) which in section in a plane parallel to the lower disc (1) are slightly wedge-shaped with the peak at the direction of rotation and which are adapted to engage stepwise positioning with their trailing and radially outermost corner, as seen in the last-mentioned direction, in corresponding recesses (14) in the outer wall (13a) of a concentric groove (13) in the lower disc (1) in a mutual rotary movement between the discs (1, 2) in one direction but to engage lockingly therein for a rotary movement in the opposite direction.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A61J 7/04 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A61J 7/04 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB IT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9501771 A1 19950119; DE 69323908 D1 19990415; DE 69323908 T2 19990701; EP 0707469 A1 19960424; EP 0707469 B1 19990310
DOCDB simple family (application)
SE 9300623 W 19930709; DE 69323908 T 19930709; EP 93916361 A 19930709