Patent ID: 11911338
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A medication-dispensing apparatus, comprising:
a front portion having:
a thickness of between about 0.51 mm and 1.02 mm;
peripheral dimensions of about 85 mm to less than 90 mm by about 54 mm to less than 60 mm;
at least one aperture wherein a middle portion, comprising at least one cavity, is operable to protrude through respective ones of the at least one aperture and out a front surface of the front portion; and
the at least one aperture is configured to surround a shape of medication disposed within the at least one cavity of the middle portion;

the middle portion having:
a thickness of between about 0.127 mm and 0.381 mm;
substantially the same peripheral dimensions of said front portion;
the at least one cavity is used to retain the medication until sufficient pressure is applied to the at least one cavity, forcing the medication to break through a rupture portion backing, sealing a back side of the at least one cavity, and thereby releasing the medication from the cavity;
the at least one cavity does not more than marginally protrude beyond the front surface; and
a middle portion front surface of said middle portion being firmly sealed to a bottom side of said front portion;

a bottom portion formed from a material selected from polyvinyl chloride, paper, plastic, or a combination thereof, having:
a thickness of between about 0.51 mm and 1.02 mm;
substantially the same peripheral dimensions of said front portion;
at least one bottom portion aperture aligning in size and outer shape with the at least one aperture in the front portion;
the rupture portion backing disposed to close the at least one bottom portion aperture; and
a bottom portion front surface of the bottom portion sealed together with a middle portion bottom surface of said middle portion; and

the rupture portion backing comprising one of metal foil, tempered metal foil, paperboard, polyvinyl chloride, polyester, polyolefins, polystyrenes, polyesters, fluoropolymer resins, or a combination thereof, having:
a thickness of between about 0.127 mm and 0.381 mm; and
the rupture portion backing is located over the bottom of each of the at least one cavity to retain the medication until sufficient pressure is applied to one of the at least one cavity, forcing the medication to break through the rupture portion backing and thereby releasing the medication from one of the at least one cavity, wherein

the rupture portion backing is visible from a back side of the medication-dispensing apparatus through the at least one bottom portion aperture prior to taking any steps of dispensing the medication from the medication-dispensing apparatus.