Catherine D Frank

US Patent:

20130126379, May 23, 2013

Filed:

Jun 22, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/531185

Inventors:

Bhimaprasad Medhal - Lake Forest IL, US
Guy C. Upchurch - Chicago IL, US
Catherine A. Frank - Chicago IL, US
James Lavery - Gurnee IL, US
Matthew L. Phillips - Litchfield CT, US
Philip Nathan - Royal Oak MI, US
Robert H. Bruno - Avon CT, US

International Classification:

B65D 79/00
G08B 13/22

US Classification:

2064591, 340541

Abstract:

A tamper-evident package for pharmaceuticals is described. The package includes a case. A tray holding pharmaceuticals slides in and out of the case. The package includes an alarm that can be set to armed and triggered mode. When the alarm is armed, the system of the package changes the alarm to triggered in response to the tray being opened. The package may engage an access indicator in response to the alarm being triggered. The package may also flash an indicator light upon request, prior to opening the tray, to indicate whether the alarm was triggered since being previously armed. The alarm can be armed again if it is triggered, by entering a security code while the tray is closed.