Later, when Ortho introduced the DialPak, Wagner successfully defended his patent, and Ortho paid him $10,000 not to sue and a small fee for every DialPak produced afterwards. Wagner tried to sell his patent to Ortho and Searle and was originally rebuffed by both. The patent addressed three big issues with the packaging of the Pill, discretion, compliance, and reusability. This object represents the circular design.

in a case indistinguishable from a lady’s cosmetic ‘compact’ and adapted to be carried among the personal effects of a lady in a purse without giving a visible clew as to matters which are no concerns of others.” Wagner’s patent covered both a circular design and a rectangular calendar design. SUMMARY: A new European startup has just released a revolutionary pill reminder box that helps people across the continent with every one of their medicine storing and taking gripes, saving them money, uncertainty, anxiety and fear and making the process of taking regular medicine finally sane and manageable, and it’s all thanks to one engineer and his sick grandmother. with the physical form of a novel device that can be reused indefinitely. to dispense pills only one dose at a time. with an unmistakable visual indication as to whether the individual should take a pill. readily synchronized with the menstrual cycle of the user. The patent covered a variety of uses for a device that “aids the taking of a medication by an individual on an irregular schedule. Wagner was prompted to invent the device when he and his wife had trouble remembering if she had taken her daily pill. Wagner received his patent (number 3,143,207) for “medication dispensing means” on August 4, 1964. The National Museum of American History’s Division of Medicine and Science’s collection of oral contraceptives illustrates some of the changes that the packaging and marketing of the Pill underwent from its inception in 1960 to the present.ĭavid P. Features: Battery that lasts up to 6 months before it requires a recharge. Packaging design often incorporated a “memory aid” to assist women in tracking their daily pill regimen, as well as styled cases to allow pills to be discreetly carried in bags and purses. Large Pill Organizer with Reminder 7 Day x 4 Compartments per Day 49.95 69.95 7 Times a Day x 7 Day Medium Pill Organizer 39.95 49.95 Station - White Lid 389.95 549.95 5 Times a Day x 7 Day Large Pill Organizer 49.95 64.95 CADEX VibraPlus 8 Alarm Vibrating Watch 69.95 139.95 Safe - Tamper Resistant 649.95 849. Smart Pill Box With the use of a low-cost medication container, a battery powered sensor and a mobile data connection, the smart pill box automatically logs patient medication intake each time the patient opens the box to take medication by sending a signal. Pill manufacturers developed unique packaging in order to distinguish their product from those of their competitors and build brand loyalty. For the first time, healthy women would be taking medication for an extended period of time. The popularity of “the Pill” created a new market for pharmaceutical companies.

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