Device and use for storage and provision of medicament wafers

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for storage and provision of medicament wafers 2 serving preferably for contraception or hormone replacement therapy, said device comprising a stack 1 of medicament pockets 4 for the storage and provision of the medicament wafers 2, wherein first medicament pocket areas 10 have openings 8 aligned with one another, and at least one connecting element 9 that is guided through the openings 8 and that connects the medicament pockets 4 to one another and arranges them movably relative to one another.

1 . Device for storage and provision of medicament wafers ( 2 ), said device comprising a stack ( 1 ) of medicament pockets ( 4 ) for the storage and provision of the medicament wafers ( 2 ), wherein first medicament pocket areas ( 10 ) have openings ( 8 ) aligned with one another, and at least one connecting element ( 9 ) that is guided through the openings ( 8 ) and that connects the medicament pockets ( 4 ) to one another and arranges them movably relative to one another. 
     
     
         2 . Device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the at least one connecting element ( 9 ) is a rivet. 
     
     
         3 . Device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the at least one connecting element ( 9 ) comprises a box-shaped lower part ( 9   a ), with a rib ( 9   c ) arranged therein for passing through the openings ( 8 ), and an upper part ( 9   b ) closing off the box-shaped lower part ( 9   a ). 
     
     
         4 . Device according to  claim 3 , characterized in that the box-shaped lower part ( 9   a ) has a base plate ( 9   d ), a wall ( 9   e ) sitting on the base plate ( 9   d ) and partially enclosing and therefore guiding the respective first medicament pocket areas ( 10 ), and the rib ( 9   c ). 
     
     
         5 . Device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the openings ( 8 ) are in the form of oblong holes. 
     
     
         6 . Device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the shape of the openings ( 8 ) is such that the connecting element ( 9 ) guided through the openings ( 8 ) slides therein without friction. 
     
     
         7 . Device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the medicament pockets ( 4 ) each consist of the first medicament pocket area ( 10 ), in which the openings ( 8 ) but not the medicament wafer ( 2 ) are located, and of a second medicament pocket area ( 11 ), in which the medicament wafer ( 2 ) is located, wherein the first medicament pocket area ( 10 ) and the second medicament pocket area ( 11 ) are connected separably to each other. 
     
     
         8 . Device according to  claim 7 , characterized in that the first medicament pocket area ( 10 ) and the second medicament pocket area ( 11 ) are connected to each other via a perforation ( 7 ). 
     
     
         9 . Device according to  claim 7 , characterized in that each of the second medicament pocket areas ( 11 ) has, on a marking edge, a marking ( 3 ) in one of several marking portions ( 22 ) arranged next to one another at the marking edge, wherein the respective markings ( 3 ) within the stack ( 1 ) are arranged in successive marking portions ( 22 ) from one medicament pocket ( 4 ) to the next medicament pocket ( 4 ). 
     
     
         10 . Device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the stack ( 1 ) is additionally connected to a support ( 5 ) by means of the at least one connecting element ( 9 ). 
     
     
         11 . Device according to  claim 10 , characterized in that the stack ( 1 ) is arranged between the support ( 5 ) and a cover ( 12 ) that at least partially covers the second medicament pocket areas ( 11 ). 
     
     
         12 . Device according to  claim 11 , characterized in that the cover ( 12 ) and the support ( 5 ) are formed in one piece. 
     
     
         13 . Device according to  claim 10 , characterized in that successive date indicators ( 6 ) are arranged on the support ( 5 ) or on the cover ( 12 ). 
     
     
         14 . Device according to  claim 13 , characterized in that the date indicators ( 6 ) are days of the week or calendar days. 
     
     
         15 . Device according to  claim 13 , characterized in that the date indicators ( 6 ) are arranged on an edge of the cover ( 12 ) adjoining the second medicament pocket areas ( 11 ), such that the date indicators ( 6 ) are aligned with markings ( 3 ) which, in the second medicament pocket areas ( 11 ), are each located on a marking edge adjoining the edge of the cover ( 12 ) having the date indicators ( 6 ), in each case in one of several marking portions ( 22 ) arranged next to one another on the marking edge and, in the second medicament pocket areas ( 11 ) within the stack ( 1 ), are arranged in successive marking portions ( 22 ) from one medicament pocket ( 4 ) to the next medicament pocket ( 4 ). 
     
     
         16 . Device according to  claim 13 , characterized in that the support ( 5 ) has an end strip ( 17 ) protruding from an edge of the second medicament pocket areas ( 11 ) and has the date indicators ( 6 ) on the end strip ( 17 ), wherein the date indicators ( 6 ) are aligned with markings ( 3 ) which, in the second medicament pocket areas ( 11 ), are located on a marking edge adjoining the end strip ( 17 ), in each case in one several marking portions ( 22 ) arranged next to one another on the marking edge and, in the second medicament pocket areas ( 11 ) within the stack ( 1 ), are arranged in successive marking portions ( 22 ) from one medicament pocket ( 4 ) to the next medicament pocket ( 4 ). 
     
     
         17 . Device according to  claim 10 , characterized in that the support ( 5 ) is formed in one piece with a lid ( 13 ) that closes in order to cover the second medicament pocket areas ( 11 ). 
     
     
         18 . Device according to  claim 17 , characterized in that the lid ( 13 ) extends as far as the cover ( 12 ), and either the lid ( 13 ) and the cover ( 12 ) each have a closure element ( 15 ,  15 ′) or only the cover ( 12 ) or only the support ( 5 ) has a closure element ( 15 ″), as a result of which the lid ( 13 ) can be closed with the cover ( 12 ). 
     
     
         19 . Device according to  claim 18 , characterized in that the one closure element ( 15 ) is a metal element and the other closure element ( 15 ′) is a magnet element, or in that the closure elements ( 15 ,  15 ′) form a velcro closure, or in that the one closure element ( 15 ) is button-like and the other closure element ( 15 ′) is shaped like a buttonhole, or in that the closure element ( 15 ″) is a rubber band. 
     
     
         20 . Device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the medicament pockets ( 4 ) additionally each have an edge-side cutout ( 16 ), wherein the cutouts ( 16 ) become incrementally larger from medicament pocket ( 4 ) to medicament pocket ( 4 ), such that the cutouts ( 16 ), when seen across all the medicament pockets ( 4 ) in the stack ( 1 ), have a step-shaped profile. 
     
     
         21 . A method for storage and provision of medicament wafers ( 2 ) serving for contraception or hormone replacement therapy which comprises locating the wafers in the device of  claim 1 .