Bag for crushing objects

Abstract

The invention relates to a plastic bag suitable for crushing and dispensing an object, such as medicinal pill. The bag has an open end, is strong enough to withstand crushing forces, and includes a bottom seal that forms an angle of greater than 90° with the sides of the bag. For example, the bottom seal may be curved and concave toward the open end of the bag. The bag may also include a lip near the opening and formed by one of the bag walls The bag may also include a gripper on any of (1) the interior or exterior surfaces of the lip or (2) the interior or exterior surface of the other wall. The bag may also include an indicator mark, e.g., a colored line near the opening to serve as a visual and / or tactile indicator for the user of the bag.

Description

I. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to containers used in crushing or otherwise reducing medicine from pill or tablet form to powder form and methods to manufacture such containers. More particularly, it relates to plastic bags used to contain the medicine during the crushing process and a method to manufacture such plastic bags. [0002] It is widely known that many people have difficultly swallowing a pill or tablet regardless of size. As a result, such people often crush pills into a powder to make the medicine easier to take. Once crushed the user may mix the powdered medicine with a liquid, food, or another substance to make the medicine easier to take, or the user may simply consume the powder directly. Although crushing a pill may render medicine easier to ingest, it has disadvantages including losing or contaminating a portion of the dose while crushing the pill To avoid losing or contaminating the medicine while crushing a pill, users often pla...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

Minimizes medicine loss and contamination by reducing material lodgment and adhesion, facilitating safe and complete retrieval of the crushed medication.

Problems solved by technology

It is widely known that many people have difficultly swallowing a pill or tablet regardless of size.

Although crushing a pill may render medicine easier to ingest, it has disadvantages including losing or contaminating a portion of the dose while crushing the pill To avoid losing or contaminating the medicine while crushing a pill, users often place the pill between two layers of material such as cloth, paper, or plastic before crushing it.

Such methods for crushing pills typically cause the user to lose a portion of the pill.

During the process of crushing the pill, it may also get contaminated with dirt, bacteria, or other undesirable substances introduced by the material used to contain the pill, the objects used to apply the pressure, or the objects used to retrieve the crushed pill from the materials used to contain the pill.

Additional disadvantages include possible injury during the crushing process, and other possible physical hazards stemming from pieces of the crushed object acting as a projectile,

When using such a bag to contain a pill for crushing, a portion of the crushed pill typically lodges in the lower corners of the bag and remains difficult to retrieve without significant additional effort.

A portion of the crushed pill also adheres to the interior surfaces of the walls of the bag, for example, because of a small static charge that is typically present on the surface of a plastic bag or that can be generated by the crushing process As a result, the entire dose of the pill may not be available for ingestion.

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