Title: Medicine management device

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1. A medicine management device for use as a visible indicator of the time schedule for the administration of prescribed drugs to a patient, which comprises:

a. a rectangular base member having a flat top surface and edges, said edges designated as top, bottom, right end and left end, said top surface being provided with a plurality of apertures into said base member, said apertures being arranged into orthogonal columns and rows;

b. a cover portion hinged to said base member at said top edge, said cover adapted to enclose and be spaced above said top surface when in a closed position and to expose said top surface when in an open position;

c. indicia placed along at least one of said top edge and said bottom edge of said top surface associated with each of said columns of apertures, said indicia representing time zones spanning a twenty-four hour period;

d. a pad having a multiplicity of selectively removable sheets of paper fitted along at least one of said right end and left end of said top surface associated with each of said rows of apertures, said sheets having preprinted index numbers thereon, said numbers aligned to correspond with said rows of apertures and whereby said sheets of the pad provide for a written designation of specific medications for said patient; and

e. one or more color coded peg members removably engaged with one or more of said apertures in said rows as a visible indicator of said specific medication to be administered to said patient at a specific time, said peg members each formed of a large diameter middle portion and two smaller diameter end portions, said end portions being selectively engaged in said apertures in accordance with the medicine taking time schedule zones.

2. A medicine management device as defined in claim 1 and wherein said removable peg members have equivalent dosage values.

3. A medicine management device as defined in claim 1 and wherein said peg members are sized to represent individual and specific dosages of medicine.

Other info:

Inventors: Hollingsworth, Delbert L.
Sharp, Vance R. (Oak Ridge, TN, US)

Application Number: 833250
Filing Date: 1977-10-17
Publication_date: 1979-04-10
Assignee:
Primary Class(es): 116/325 206/534, 283/48.1, 283/900
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

400345	Mar, 1889	Kennedy	116/136.
1665568	Apr, 1928	Spiegel	116/136.
1853076	Apr, 1932	Mygaard	116/136.
3195813	Jul, 1965	Hart	116/136.
3225913	Dec, 1965	Lee	206/534.
3278010	Oct, 1966	Katz	206/539.
3675620	Jul, 1972	Baustin	116/121.
3841260	Oct, 1974	Sharp et al.	116/136.

Other Refs:
Primary Examiner: Yasich, Daniel M.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Holsopple; Herman L.