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Medical alert bracelet
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1976-02-17
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Granted: 1978-03-14
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Expires: 1996-02-17
Abstract
Abstract A medical alert bracelet for carrying an emergency supply of a patient's medicament comprising a bracelet strap and a blister package containing a medicament form. The blister package is held in the bracelet strap, a hole is formed in the bracelet strap beneath the blister package for push-through ejection of the medicament from the bracelet, and a closure is provided for closing the strap onto the wrist of the patient. A weakened line is positioned across the strap and is easily ruptured to remove the strap from the patient's wrist, and a locator notch is provided at the weakened line so that it is easily located, even in the dark. The invention also includes a method of making the medical alert bracelet.
Inventors
- 👤 Kathleen M. Lerro
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 11:31
CPC Classifications
A; A44; A44C; A44C5/00; A44C5/0007; A44C5/003; A61; A61J; A61J1/00; A61J1/03; A61J1/035; G; G09; G09F; G09F3/00; G09F3/005
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
88 words
A medical alert bracelet for carrying an emergency supply of a patient's medicament comprising a bracelet strap, a medicament form, a blister package containing the medicament form, means for holding the blister package to the bracelet strap, closure means for affixing the strap ends together onto the wrist of a patient, said strap comprising a bottom sheet of flexible material, a top sheet of flexible material having an inverted cup portion which fits over said blister, and means connecting the ends of the top and bottom sheets together.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
88 words
A medical alert bracelet for carrying an emergency supply of a patient's medicament comprising a bracelet strap, a medicament form, a blister package containing the medicament form, means for holding the blister package to the bracelet strap, closure means for affixing the strap ends together onto the wrist of a patient, said strap comprising a bottom sheet of flexible material, a top sheet of flexible material having an inverted cup portion which fits over said blister, and means connecting the ends of the top and bottom sheets together.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
189 words
A medical alert bracelet for carrying an emergency supply of a patient's medicament comprising a bracelet strap, a medicament form, a blister package containing the medicament form, means holding the blister package to the bracelet strap, closure means for affixing the strap ends together onto the wrist of a patient, including a hole formed in the bracelet strap beneath the blister package for push-through ejection of the medicament form from the bracelet, said blister package including a transparent blister sheet having an inverted cup portion surrounded by a flat margin, and a bottom rupturable sheet, said flat margin of the blister sheet being heat sealed to the bottom sheet, said bottom rupturable sheet overlying said hole in the strap, bracelet rupture means on the strap for easily removing the strap from the patient's wrist to take the medicament, said bracelet rupture means comprising a perforated line across the strap, locator means at the rupture means for easily locating the rupture means even in the dark, said locator means comprising a notch in the edge of the strap, and said strap comprising a single sheet of flexible transparent synthetic plastic.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
189 words
A medical alert bracelet for carrying an emergency supply of a patient's medicament comprising a bracelet strap, a medicament form, a blister package containing the medicament form, means holding the blister package to the bracelet strap, closure means for affixing the strap ends together onto the wrist of a patient, including a hole formed in the bracelet strap beneath the blister package for push-through ejection of the medicament form from the bracelet, said blister package including a transparent blister sheet having an inverted cup portion surrounded by a flat margin, and a bottom rupturable sheet, said flat margin of the blister sheet being heat sealed to the bottom sheet, said bottom rupturable sheet overlying said hole in the strap, bracelet rupture means on the strap for easily removing the strap from the patient's wrist to take the medicament, said bracelet rupture means comprising a perforated line across the strap, locator means at the rupture means for easily locating the rupture means even in the dark, said locator means comprising a notch in the edge of the strap, and said strap comprising a single sheet of flexible transparent synthetic plastic.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
185 words
A medical alert bracelet for carrying an emergency supply of a patient's medicament comprising a bracelet strap, a medicament form, a blister package containing the medicament form, means holding the blister package to the bracelet strap, closure means for affixing the strap ends together onto the wrist of a patient, a hole formed in the bracelet strap beneath the blister package for push-through ejection of the medicament form from the bracelet, said blister package including a transparent top blister sheet having an inverted cup portion surrounded by a flat margin, a bottom rupturable sheet, a heat seal which seals the flat margin of the blister sheet to the bottom sheet, said bottom rupturable sheet overlying said strap hole, bracelet rupture means on the bracelet strap for easily removing the strap from the patient's wrist for push-through ejection of the medicament form from the bracelet, said bracelet rupture means comprising a perforated line across the strap, locator means at the bracelet rupture means for easily locating the bracelet rupture means even in the dark, said locator means comprising a notch in the edge of the strap.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
185 words
A medical alert bracelet for carrying an emergency supply of a patient's medicament comprising a bracelet strap, a medicament form, a blister package containing the medicament form, means holding the blister package to the bracelet strap, closure means for affixing the strap ends together onto the wrist of a patient, a hole formed in the bracelet strap beneath the blister package for push-through ejection of the medicament form from the bracelet, said blister package including a transparent top blister sheet having an inverted cup portion surrounded by a flat margin, a bottom rupturable sheet, a heat seal which seals the flat margin of the blister sheet to the bottom sheet, said bottom rupturable sheet overlying said strap hole, bracelet rupture means on the bracelet strap for easily removing the strap from the patient's wrist for push-through ejection of the medicament form from the bracelet, said bracelet rupture means comprising a perforated line across the strap, locator means at the bracelet rupture means for easily locating the bracelet rupture means even in the dark, said locator means comprising a notch in the edge of the strap.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
120 words
A method of packaging a medicinal form into an emergency medical alert bracelet which may be attached to a patient's wrist where it is always available, comprising forming a bracelet strap of flexible material, forming a hole in the bracelet strap, attaching a blister package with a rupturable bottom sheet and containing a medicament form to the bracelet strap so that the medicament form registers with the strap hold for push-through ejection of the medicament from the bracelet, including forming a top sheet of flexible material having an inverted cup portion which fits over said blister package, forming a bottom sheet of flexible material, and connecting the ends of the top and bottom sheets together to form a bracelet strap.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
120 words
A method of packaging a medicinal form into an emergency medical alert bracelet which may be attached to a patient's wrist where it is always available, comprising forming a bracelet strap of flexible material, forming a hole in the bracelet strap, attaching a blister package with a rupturable bottom sheet and containing a medicament form to the bracelet strap so that the medicament form registers with the strap hold for push-through ejection of the medicament from the bracelet, including forming a top sheet of flexible material having an inverted cup portion which fits over said blister package, forming a bottom sheet of flexible material, and connecting the ends of the top and bottom sheets together to form a bracelet strap.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
163 words
A method of packaging a medicinal form into an emergency medical alert bracelet which may be attached to a patient's wrist where it is always available, comprising forming a bracelet strap of flexible material, forming a hole in the bracelet strap, attaching a blister package with a rupturable bottom sheet and containing a medicament form to the bracelet strap so that the medicament form registers with the strap hole for push-through ejection of the medicament from the bracelet, forming bracelet rupture means for easily removing the strap from the patient's wrist by weakening a line across the strap, forming locator means for easily locating the bracelet rupture means by making a notch in the edge of the strap at said weakened line, applying instruction indicia to the strap so that a person may read the instruction indicia, locate the rupture means, rupture the bracelet, and eject the medicament form from the bracelet by push-through ejection of the medicament form through the strap hole.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
163 words
A method of packaging a medicinal form into an emergency medical alert bracelet which may be attached to a patient's wrist where it is always available, comprising forming a bracelet strap of flexible material, forming a hole in the bracelet strap, attaching a blister package with a rupturable bottom sheet and containing a medicament form to the bracelet strap so that the medicament form registers with the strap hole for push-through ejection of the medicament from the bracelet, forming bracelet rupture means for easily removing the strap from the patient's wrist by weakening a line across the strap, forming locator means for easily locating the bracelet rupture means by making a notch in the edge of the strap at said weakened line, applying instruction indicia to the strap so that a person may read the instruction indicia, locate the rupture means, rupture the bracelet, and eject the medicament form from the bracelet by push-through ejection of the medicament form through the strap hole.
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