Liquid dosing medication dispenser
View Patent ↗A liquid medication storage, dispensing and tracking apparatus is provided having an octagonal housing forming seven separable individual containment compartments. Each compartment is adapted to be filled with a liquid medication dosage for subsequent dispensing. An eighth reminder compartment us provided having a form factor similar in shape and including a visual reminder indicia adapted to provide a reminder to refill liquid medication doses. The seven containment compartments and one reminder compartment are removably connected to allow for cleaning and refilling/reuse. The labeled liquid medication dispenser pre-measures dosages, tracks the status of a medication regime and serves as a reminder as to the date and time of a next dose.
1. A liquid medication storage, dispensing and tracking apparatus comprising:
an octagonal shaped housing forming eight separable individual compartments arranged in an octagonal configuration, including:
seven containment compartments each adapted to be filled with a liquid medication dosage of up to 20 ml for subsequent dispensing, each said containment compartment having a transparent sidewall incorporating a plurality of dosage indicators to indicate 5 ml equal fractions of the dosage volume up to 20 ml; and
one reminder compartment having a different color or opacity than the containment compartments and comprising a visual reminder indicia labeled “Time to Refill” to provide a reminder to refill liquid medication doses;
wherein the eight compartments are removably connected to allow for cleaning and refilling/reuse.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein each containment compartment further comprises a containment volume of 20 ml.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said reminder compartment is formed of a different color or opacity than the containment compartments.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein each said containment compartment further comprises:
a lid that seals an access/egress orifice; and
the transparent sidewall incorporating the dosage indicators therein.
5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein each said lid further comprises:
a day of the week indicia; and
a time of day indicia.
6. A liquid medication storage, dispensing and tracking apparatus comprising:
an octagonal shaped housing forming eight separable individual compartments arranged in an octagonal configuration, including:
seven containment compartments each adapted to be filled with a liquid medication dosage of up to 20 ml for subsequent dispensing, each said containment compartment having a transparent sidewall incorporating a plurality of dosage indicators to indicate 5 ml equal fractions of the dosage volume up to 20 ml; and
one reminder compartment having a different color than the containment compartments and comprising a visual reminder indicia labeled “Time to Refill” to provide a reminder to refill liquid medication doses;
wherein the eight compartments are removably connected to allow for cleaning and refilling/reuse.
7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein each of said plurality of separable individual containment compartments has a sidewall formed of said transparent or translucent material.
8. A liquid medication dispensing system comprising: four octagonal shaped housings, each housing forming eight separable individual compartments arranged in an octagonal configuration, including:
seven containment compartments each adapted to be filled with a liquid medication dosage of up to 20 ml for subsequent dispensing, each said containment compartment having a transparent sidewall incorporating a plurality of dosage indicators to indicate 5 ml equal fractions of the dosage volume up to 20 ml; and
one reminder compartment having a different color or opacity than the containment compartments and comprising a visual reminder indicia labeled “Time to Refill” to provide a reminder to refill liquid medication doses;
wherein the eight compartments of each housing are removably connected to allow for cleaning and refilling/reuse;
wherein each of the four octagonal shaped housings corresponds to a different time of day, the times of day being morning, noon, evening, and bedtime; and wherein each containment compartment includes a lid with both a day of the week indicia and the time of day indicia corresponding to its housing.
9. The liquid medication dispensing system of claim 8 , wherein the seven containment compartments of each housing are arranged sequentially according to days of the week, with the reminder compartment positioned between Sunday and Monday.
10. A method of using a liquid medication storage, dispensing and tracking apparatus, the method comprising:
providing an octagonal shaped housing forming eight separable individual compartments arranged in an octagonal configuration, including seven containment compartments and one reminder compartment;
filling each of the seven containment compartments with a liquid medication dosage of up to 20 ml;
visually confirming the dosage amount using dosage indicators on a transparent sidewall of each containment compartment, the dosage indicators indicating 5 ml equal fractions of the dosage volume up to 20 ml;
dispensing the liquid medication from one containment compartment per day for seven days; identifying when to refill the apparatus based on a visual reminder indicia on the reminder compartment, the reminder compartment having a different color or opacity than the containment compartments and being labeled “Time to Refill”; and
separating the eight compartments for cleaning and refilling after the seven days of use.