CN102858303A - Dispenser for wafer pockets containing wafers and wafer pocket assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

The aim of the invention is to ensure a safe absorption of medicaments in the form of wafers, the easy removal of the medicaments from a dispenser and the easy refill of a dispenser (1). To this end, the dispenser (1) and a wafer pocket assembly (100) that can be inserted into the dispenser (1) are proposed. The wafers are packed into wafer pockets (20). The dispenser (1) according to the invention contains the wafer pockets (20). The dispenser (1) comprises a storage chamber (9), at least one holding element (19) and at least one discharge opening (5) for in each case one wafer pocket (20), wherein the wafer pocket (20) can be discharged from the dispenser (1) in a direction of discharge A. According to the invention, the at least one wafer pocket (20) comprises in each case one wafer region (21) containing the wafer and at least one remaining region (24) of the at least one wafer pocket (20), which remains in the dispenser (1) when the wafer region (21) is removed. The wafer region (21) is at least in some sections connected to the at least one remaining region (24) via at least one given separation line (28.1, 28.2) which has at least in some sections a component of extension (29) parallel to the direction of discharge A.

Description

Dispenser and wafer pocket booklet for wafer pockets containing wafers

technical field

The invention relates to a dispenser for wafer pockets containing wafers and to a booklet consisting of such wafer pockets. Such dispensers are used, for example, to provide medicines and sweets in tablet form, in particular for hormonal medicines, more especially for contraception or for hormone replacement therapy, and for administration containing analgesics or nicotine.

Background technique

Medicines or confectionery in the form of tablets are usually provided in a primary package, which is enclosed and stored by performing sealing or welding between two sealing films, in particular a carrier film and a cover film or a top film and a bottom film. Once packaged so that external moisture and air cannot enter. The wafers are removed from these primary packages by tearing the sealing film and are usually applied orally. For this purpose, the sealing films are either separated from each other or they are torn so that the wafer can be removed.

Such a packaging for a film containing an active substance is disclosed in DE 10 2006 041 921 A1. The package has a carrier layer and a cover layer, the cover layer being detachably connected to the carrier layer. In a special design of the package disclosed in said document, the package also has two surface areas, which are located opposite each other in a paired arrangement and are separated from each other by a connection, in which arrangement the cover layer is Not connected to the carrier layer, thus forming two spaces separated from each other and enclosed on all sides to receive the membranes in pairs. Furthermore, within the connection there is a further surface area in which the carrier layer is not connected to the cover layer, thus forming a hollow space enclosed on all sides. Finally, there is a line of perforations within the connection. A further surface area within the connection of the double pack forms the tearing aid, so that the surface required for this is reduced relative to the surface area for receiving the packaged substance. The perforation lines in the other surface region extend in the direction of this surface region. By producing an initial tear in the carrier layer and the cover layer at the perforation line and subsequently continuing this tearing operation, the aforementioned other surface area is approximately divided in half. When the two layers of the package are cut, a free edge is formed which can act as a tearing aid, thus creating a tearing aid.

Another embodiment for packaging wafers is disclosed in DE 10 2004 047 447 B4. The packaging described here has a first surface region for the wafers in which the wafers are enclosed on all sides by a carrier film and a cover film by sealing or welding. The package has a second surface region in which the carrier layer is not connected to the lidding film. Furthermore, there is a perforation line extending at least partially in the second surface region, the perforations being provided in the carrier layer and the cover layer. The incision of the perforations has the effect of creating a free edge of the cover layer which acts as a gripping aid and enables manual removal of the cover layer from the carrier layer.

These primary packages can also be supplied and prepared for use in secondary packaging.

For example, DE 101 59 746 A1 describes a dispensing device for storing and providing laminated film pouches containing wafers. The film pocket is formed from a carrier film with a larger surface and a smaller cover film, so that the carrier film protrudes beyond the cover film on one side. The dispensing device comprises a housing which is again divided at least once, with the side edges of the laminated film pouch abutting against the lateral inner side of the housing, and the one of the carrier film protruding beyond the edge of the associated cover film The edge touches the inside of the front. The membrane bag is pressed against the upper inner side of the housing by means of spring loading. The upper front area of the housing has two slits for ejecting the film pocket part and the flap. The uppermost carrier film lies spatially in front of the front edge of the cover film on a blade which is arranged between the slits. Furthermore, the rotatable conveying element, by means of which the uppermost film bag can be conveyed out of the dispensing device, rests against the uppermost film bag. The blade separates the carrier film from the cover film, to which the wafers are attached, during conveyance. The two films are dispensed individually through the two slits.

Furthermore, DE 10 2006 022 198 B4 discloses a packaging consisting of several packets. The multi-sachet pack contains at least one sealed packet for tablets containing active substance, wherein each tablet is stored hermetically in the sealed packet. The sealed sachets are stacked in a multi-sachet pack and can be detachably added by means of predetermined breaking seams. Each sealed packet has a predetermined breaking seam delimiting a tear area. Grips are attached to the tear-off area. By pulling the grip, the tear area is opened and the product containing the active substance is exposed. Further pulling on the grip will separate the intended break seam. In the stacked state, in a multi-packet package, the individual sealed packets are fixed by means of two pins which extend through the packet in two through holes, or are locked in another way by means of a form fit or force fit . For example, a multi-packet can be a square box with a lid that folds open or slides open or can be removed.

The aforementioned primary and secondary packaging for the wafers is complex and, therefore, requires considerable expense to manufacture. There are also the following disadvantages: the wafer bag is either placed individually in the secondary packaging (DE 101 59 746 A1) or is fixedly connected to the secondary packaging (DE 10 2006 022 198 B4). In the first case, this requires the user or the manufacturer to individually fill the wafer pockets for the secondary packaging, or in the other case the secondary packaging already filled with wafer pockets is provided by the manufacturer. Therefore, the user is required to throw away the empty secondary packaging or return the empty secondary packaging to the manufacturer for refilling. However, it is difficult for users to fill the secondary packaging with wafer pouches when the wafer pouches must be loaded into the secondary packaging in a specific order to maintain a predetermined medication dosing rhythm. This is because in this case errors can be made during the filling process, which in turn can adversely affect strict adherence to taking the tablets in a particular order. This problem can be solved if the wafer pouch is added in the secondary packaging. However, it is not desirable to discard the secondary packaging after the wafer pouch has been used up, as this can create unnecessary waste and, moreover, a new secondary packaging must be provided each time. The optional possibility, ie the possibility of returning the secondary packaging to the manufacturer for refilling, is likewise disadvantageous since this would entail considerable logistical outlay.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to be able to ensure that the bags are provided in the secondary packaging in an exact predetermined sequence with the smallest possible logistical outlay by means of conventional technical solutions for providing wafer bags in the secondary packaging, thereby ensuring that the drug administration rhythm can be guaranteed. be strictly followed. Furthermore, the wafer pouch must be easily removed from the secondary packaging.

Contents of the invention

The above object is achieved by means of a dispenser for wafer pockets containing wafers as defined in claim 1, a wafer pocket booklet comprising at least two wafer pockets connected to each other in a stack according to claim 19 and claim 1. Use of dispensers as defined in Requirement 25 fulfills. Preferred embodiments of the invention are disclosed in the dependent claims.

For certain elements mentioned below only in the singular, e.g. holding element, receiving space, wafer area of the wafer pocket, residual area of the wafer pocket, predetermined breaking line of the wafer pocket, perforation of the wafer pocket Sections and cutouts or dispensing openings in the wafer pockets can also be pluralized correspondingly, in other words, can also be, for example, several holding elements, several receiving spaces, several wafer regions of the wafer pocket, multiple wafer pockets of the wafer pocket, etc. Residue areas, predetermined breaking lines of wafer pockets, perforated sections of wafer pockets and cutouts or dispensing openings in wafer pockets, unless expressly stated otherwise.

The dispenser according to the invention for wafer pockets containing wafers has a storage space, at least one holding element for at least one wafer pocket and at least one dispensing opening for each wafer pocket, which can be Dispensing is made from the dispenser through the dispensing opening in the dispensing direction. In an embodiment of the invention, said at least one wafer pocket has a wafer area containing a wafer and at least one residual area respectively of said at least one wafer pocket, said residual Regions are kept in the allocator. Furthermore, the panel region is connected to the at least one residual region correspondingly at least in certain sections via at least one predetermined breaking line, which has a connection with the wafer pocket at least in certain sections. Extended component parallel to the dispense direction coming out of the dispenser.

In this way, the wafer pockets can be connected to each other in a stack in the dispenser and can be accommodated in the dispenser and easily detached from the stack by tearing off in order to be dispensed in the dispensing direction. After the wafer pockets have been used up, a new stack can be inserted into the dispenser by manually removing the holding element with the retained residual area, so that the new holding element with the stack of wafer pockets can be inserted into the dispenser. insert. The operation of removing the wafer pocket from the dispenser is greatly simplified due to the fact that the wafer area is connected with the residual area remaining in the dispenser after dispensing the wafer area via a predetermined breaking line which At least some sections have a component of extension parallel to the dispensing direction of the wafer pocket out of the dispenser, so that the wafer area can be easily separated from the at least one residual area by means of a pulling force in the dispensing direction. This facilitates operator control.

The extension component of the line of predetermined breakage parallel to the dispensing direction of the wafer pockets from the dispenser is the directional component of the line of predetermined breakage—the directional component of at least a section of the line of predetermined breakage, which is obtained by placing the predetermined breakage line Occurs when the direction of the open line is decomposed orthogonally into a direction parallel to the dispensing direction and a direction perpendicular to the dispensing direction. Thus, if the intended breaking line extends at an angle >0°, <90° to the dispensing direction, the intended breaking line has both an extension component running parallel to the dispensing direction and an extension perpendicular or oblique to said dispensing direction portion. If the angle between the intended breaking line and the dispensing direction is 0°, the intended breaking line only has a component of extension parallel to the dispensing direction. In this case, the absolute value of the extended component is as large as the length of the predetermined breaking line. If the angle between the predetermined breaking line and the dispensing direction is 90°, the predetermined breaking line only has a component extending perpendicular to the dispensing direction, but not parallel to the dispensing direction. Therefore, the latter case does not belong to the present invention. The angle of the intended breaking line relative to the dispensing direction is preferably 0°, ie the intended breaking line runs parallel to the dispensing direction. If the angle is not 0° but <0°, it should be, for example, smaller than 75°, preferably smaller than or equal to 45°, at least in certain sections.

Since the predetermined breaking line between the wafer area and the at least one residual area has a component of extension parallel to the dispensing direction, the wafer area of the wafer pocket can be easily from the at least one residual region of the wafer pocket. This makes it easy to remove the wafer pocket from the dispenser. Particularly preferably, the wafer region is connected to the at least one residual region only via at least one predetermined breaking line which each has a component of extension parallel to the dispensing direction. In this case there is no predetermined breaking line between the wafer region and the residual region which, at least in certain sections, does not at all have a directional component parallel to the dispensing direction.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention there are two intended breaking lines, wherein the intended breaking lines are perforated sections.

In a further preferred embodiment of the invention, the at least one predetermined breaking line extends parallel to the dispensing direction.

In a further preferred embodiment of the invention, the wafer region adjoins the at least one residual region in certain sections via the at least one predetermined breaking line and additionally via at least one cutout in the wafer pocket.

In a further preferred embodiment of the invention, the at least one retaining element has at least one retaining rivet which passes through an opening in the wafer pocket and has the function of securing the at least one wafer pocket in the The purpose in the at least one retaining element.

In a further preferred embodiment of the invention, the holding element holding the at least one wafer pocket is detachably retrofitted in the dispenser.

In yet another preferred embodiment of the present invention, said at least one predetermined breaking line is formed by a corresponding one connection between said sheet region and said at least one residual region.

In the latter case, it is particularly preferred that the at least one holding element has at least one wall which forms a corresponding receiving space for a corresponding residual region of the wafer pocket and which connects the receiving space to the storage space. spaced apart, in the wall correspondingly positioned with at least one connecting opening leading to the storage space, through which the at least one wafer pocket can extend into the at least one receiving space, wherein the connecting portion is positioned at In the area of the connection opening.

The wafer pocket booklet according to the invention comprises at least two, preferably 28 or 30 wafer pockets connected to one another in the form of a stack. In a latter alternative embodiment of the invention, the wafer pockets are fixed in the holding element in such a way that the residual regions of the wafer pockets protrude into at least one receiving space of the holding element respectively and are held, in particular in a form-fitting manner. stay there. The at least one holding element preferably each has a wall forming a receiving space for a corresponding residual region of the wafer pocket, wherein at least one connecting opening is respectively located in the wall, through which the wafer pocket can protrude into the corresponding in the receiving space. The respective residual region of the wafer pocket protruding into the receiving space is connected to the corresponding wafer region of the wafer pocket via the connection opening. In the region of the connection opening there is correspondingly a connection.

The wafer pocket booklet according to the invention is positioned for use in a dispenser according to the invention. For this purpose, the dispenser has at least one of the aforementioned holding elements, with which the wafer pockets are held in the form of a stack. In this way, the wafer pockets are held in the dispenser in a stack. The holding element with the wafer pocket is received in the dispenser, in particular retrofitted in the dispenser. The holding element is preferably retrofitted detachably, so that the holding element can be removed from the dispenser again after the wafer pocket has been used up. After the wafer pockets have been used up, a new stack of wafer pockets can be added in the dispenser by means of its holding element after removal of the old stack of wafer pockets.

Since a booklet of wafer pockets defined by means of the holding element can be introduced into the dispenser and loaded there, the wafer pocket booklet can be handled independently of the dispenser, in particular can be manufactured, stored, handled and handed over to the user. Finally, the user can manipulate the booklet individually, eg can insert it independently into the dispenser or simply store the booklet first before using it. Thus, the order of the wafer pockets secured in such booklets during the manufacturing process is maintained during each manipulation. Therefore, the individual wafer pockets cannot be accidentally interchanged with each other. Therefore, in the case that this order is once set during the manufacture of the wafer pocket stack and cannot be changed due to incorrect handling by the user or on the way to the user, the user passes through, for example, differently marked wafers. The bag allows for easy adherence to a predetermined dosing rhythm. Furthermore, the presence or absence of wafer pockets and the sequence of wafer pockets in the stack of wafer pockets can be verified by means of the retained residual area of the wafer pockets when required at any time.

Moreover, the invention also offers the advantage that the user does not have to acquire the wafer pocket stack that is already installed in the dispenser together with it. Instead, it is sufficient for the user to individually acquire a stack of wafer pockets in which the wafer pockets are connected to each other. The connection of the wafer pockets in the stack ensures that their order is not altered even during manipulation. Thus, the dispenser is reusable, ie the user does not have to discard the dispenser or return the dispenser to the manufacturer after the wafer pocket has been used up. The latter case would involve considerable logistical work.

Wafer pockets usually consist of a carrier film and a cover film or of a lower film and an upper film. The cover or upper film can be connected, for example glued or welded, to the carrier or lower film by means of preferably strip-shaped joints extending along the side edges of the cover or upper film, or vice versa . Furthermore, in a particularly preferred embodiment, the carrier or lower film and the cover or upper film can have correspondingly protruding protrusions on at least one side edge which are not connected to one another. This considerably simplifies the pulling operation of the wafer pocket and thus the opening operation for removing the wafer contained in the wafer pocket, since the two films can be easily gripped. The wafer is enclosed between the carrier or upper film and the cover or lower film in the region formed by the bond, preferably against the ingress of air and moisture. The film pocket can have a small height due to the design or only in the region of the flaps due to the flaps.

The dispenser according to the invention may preferably be used for storing and providing tablets which require or need to be taken according to a strict dosing rhythm.

Detailed description of the invention

A dispenser according to the invention generally comprises a base part and a cover part. Both parts can be formed in particular in the form of half shells and form the storage space by being connected. The two parts can in particular be connected to each other in a friction-locked, force-locked or form-locked manner. For example, the cover part can be plugged onto the base part and snapped onto the base part. Although the two parts should remain securely connected to each other during use to prevent the wafer pocket laminate located therein from falling out, the covering part should also be easily removable again (disengaged) so that the The stack of wafer pockets is reloaded into the dispenser. These two parts are preferably shaped in such a way that the dispenser has a generally rectangular shape, wherein, for example, according to ergonomic or design criteria, this precise shaping can be influenced, ie, for example, so that it has a lateral grip Dimples or gripping ribs or other patterns and/or rounded and/or squared edges and corners.

When a dispenser is used, the dispenser contains a stack of wafer pockets containing wafers. The stack is held together by the at least one holding element. The unit consisting of the holding element and the stack of wafer pockets held by the holding element can be retrofitted in the dispenser in particular in a detachable manner, so that the unit can be easily inserted and the wafer pockets can be easily inserted when the wafer pockets have been used up. The retaining element is then removed again, wherein the retaining element is preferably sealed against unauthorized or unintentional removal of the wafer pocket or residual region, for example by means of a retaining member cover that locks with reliable friction, force Locking or form-locking connection. For this, suitable snap connections known to the person skilled in the art or eg even touch-and-lock fasteners or eg just compartments in which the holding elements are placed can be used. Alternatively, a friction locking connection may be provided by eg pressing the retaining element into a recess or compartment in the dispenser. In any case, suitable means for detachably retaining the retaining element may be provided inside the dispenser when required.

The holding element holding the stack of wafer pockets is preferably inserted into the dispenser in such a way that the wafer pockets can be individually detached from the holding element. For this purpose, it is particularly preferred to select an arrangement in which the uppermost wafer pocket is detached, for example torn off, from the holding element parallel to its main direction of extension. Therefore, in an advantageous embodiment of the invention, the retaining element is mounted in an edge region of the dispenser, in particular on the inner side of the dispenser, so that the wafer pockets can be detached from the retaining element by pulling them off laterally , and they can then be sequentially removed from the dispenser. The direction in which the wafer pocket is released from the laminate by tearing is preferably the same as the direction in which the wafer pocket is dispensed from the dispenser. For this reason, in the dispenser, it is possible to define a dispensing direction in which wafer pockets are dispensed from the dispenser.

In a first particularly preferred embodiment of the invention, the wafer pocket has an opening through which at least one holding rivet of the holding element can pass, so that the wafer pocket is held by the holding element. This produces a laminate of wafer pockets that is securely connected. The opening can be of circular design or be elongated. In any event, the shape of the opening is preferably predetermined by the cross-section of the at least one holding rivet, so that although the wafer pockets are securely held on the at least one holding rivet, they can easily slide in the vertical direction. Furthermore, the holding element can have a clamping element which presses from above or from below onto the stack of wafer pockets, ie onto the stack of the residual region of the wafer pockets, and is located on the holding element. In or retaining elements of the components. In this way, the residual region is reliably prevented from falling off the holding element.

It may be preferred to provide two predetermined breaking lines by means of which the sheet region is connected to the at least one residual region. In addition, cutouts can also be provided in the wafer pockets, by means of which the wafer region and the residue region adjoin each other. A partial boundary of the sheet region on the side where the residual region is located may also be formed by the at least one opening into which the at least one holding rivet penetrates. Therefore, in this particularly preferred embodiment, the sheet region and the at least one residual region are connected only by means of the two predetermined breaking lines. These predetermined breaking lines can be easily cut.

In an alternative embodiment, the wall separating the at least one receiving space from the storage space can in particular be embodied in such a way that when a pulling force is applied to the wafer pocket in the dispensing direction of the wafer pocket, the wafers of the wafer pocket A region escapes the dispenser from a residual region of the wafer pocket which protrudes into the at least one receiving space. This makes it easy to remove the wafer pocket from the dispenser.

To this end, the connecting openings between the respective receiving space and the storage space in the dispenser are configured such that the wafer region can be easily separated from the residual region protruding into the receiving space. These openings preferably extend in a direction which has at least one component parallel to the dispensing direction of the wafer pockets. The respective direction of extension of the connection opening is defined by the boundary at the wall delimiting the connection opening. In particular, the connection opening extends parallel to the dispensing direction or at an angle ≠0° relative to the dispensing direction, preferably at an angle greater than 20°, particularly preferably greater than 30° but less than 90°, in particular less than 75°, more particularly preferably less than Or an angular extension equal to 45°.

Particularly preferably, the wall separating the at least one receiving space from the storage space is embodied in the form of a cutting tool for separating the residual region protruding into the at least one receiving space. The cutting action of the cutting tool makes it possible to easily detach the sheet region from the residual region remaining in the receiving space. In this way, the portion of the wafer pocket containing the wafers can be detached from the holding element with a small pulling force and thus removed from the dispenser.

In particular, the wall may have a cutting edge acting opposite to the dispensing direction of the wafer pockets from the dispenser. To this end, the wall can be arranged parallel to the dispensing direction of the wafer pocket and the cutting edge of the wall can be oriented opposite to and perpendicular to the dispensing direction. To this end, the wall can form cutters on the cutting edge by means of chamfers towards one or both sides of the edge. By applying a pulling force to the uppermost wafer pocket, the cutter cuts into the connection of the wafer pocket which is positioned at the region of the connection opening in the wall and which allows the wafer pocket to be in the region of its connection Easily torn apart by the cutting action of the cutter.

The wall preferably extends linearly parallel to the dispensing direction. Alternatively, it can also extend at an angle to the dispensing direction of greater than 0°, preferably greater than 20°, particularly preferably greater than 30° but less than 90°, in particular less than 75°, particularly preferably less than or equal to 45°.

In a further alternative embodiment, the wall separating the at least one receiving space from the storage space can be penetrated multiple times in the region of the connection opening, ie a plurality of partial wall elements spaced apart from each other A plurality of openings are formed between them, through which a wafer pocket inserted into the holding element can pass at corresponding breaks, wherein these breaks preferably together form a perforation. The perforation also makes it easy to separate the wafer region from the residue region located in the receiving space, so that the wafer pocket can be easily removed from the dispenser.

For example, as in the case of walls with cut edges, the perforations can preferably extend linearly parallel to the dispensing direction. Alternatively, it can also extend at an angle relative to the dispensing direction of greater than 0°, preferably greater than 20°, particularly preferably greater than 30° but less than 90°, in particular less than 75°, more particularly preferably less than or equal to 45°. In particular, the wafer pockets can be easily separated and dispensed if the perforations extend linearly at an angle greater than 20° relative to the dispensing direction.

In order to easily separate the main part of the wafer pocket from the part protruding into the receiving space, the above embodiments can also be combined with each other, for example, each wall section of the wall through the perforation has a cut edge.

In a particularly advantageous embodiment of the invention in which receiving spaces are provided, the dispenser according to the invention can be embodied in such a way that two receiving spaces for respective residual regions can be accommodated therein. The residual area received by the receiving space of the holding element can be arranged at a respective one of the corners of the wafer pocket. A further space for the wafer pocket, which is open toward the storage space, can be positioned between the two receiving spaces of the holding element, into which further space the central region of the wafer pocket protrudes. When the wafer area is separated from the residual area protruding into the receiving space, this central area preferably remains connected to the main part of the wafer pocket, and said central area can in particular serve as a tearing aid, e.g. The membrane and the cover membrane or upper membrane are not connected to each other in this region. A holding element can be provided for receiving two residual areas at adjacent corners of the wafer pocket, said holding element having two receiving spaces each with a connection opening and for connecting the corresponding receiving space with the storage space. The space is separated by walls.

Furthermore, it is particularly advantageous if the holding element is embodied as a holder which can be inserted into the dispenser. In a first particularly preferred embodiment, the holder preferably has an outer wall arranged on a long side and two outer walls arranged on a narrow side, said outer walls adjoining each other, the two outer walls on the narrow side being separated on the base plate . Additionally, one or more retaining rivets may be fitted to the base plate. After the wafer pocket has been inserted, the cover can be fitted onto the retaining rivets, or the retaining rivets can be fitted onto the wall and added there in order to secure the wafer pocket in the holder. The cover plate serves in particular to prevent the residue area from falling out of the receiving space or to be removable therefrom, so that the wafer pockets in the wafer pocket stack are connected to the holder in a form-locking manner. For example, the cover plate can be connected to the upper edge of the wall in a friction-locking manner, but preferably force-locking, form-locking or materially bonded. For example, a recess is contained in the upper region of the wall, which snaps onto the projection of the cover during insertion, and/or the cover is welded or glued to the wall. The cover plate is preferably welded to the wall, for example by ultrasonic welding.

Optionally, in a second alternative embodiment, especially when two or more receiving spaces are provided, said receiving spaces may be combined in the holder. For this, monolithic (one-piece) units are formed. For example, the walls forming the receiving space may be connected to each other via another wall. Furthermore, it may be advantageous for the walls to be additionally connected to one another via a base plate to which the walls are fitted and which preferably are connected materially to the base plate. Together with the corresponding walls, the base plate forms a receiving space. Furthermore, the holder can have a cover additionally closing off the receiving space.

The holder is preferably designed for attachment to the base part of the dispenser, such that if the dispenser is opened by removing the cover part, the holder and the wafer pockets added to the holder remain attached to the base part superior.

The at least one retaining element can be arranged on a side of the dispenser which is situated opposite the dispensing opening for the wafer pocket. The distribution opening can in particular be embodied in the form of a distribution slot.

In order to be able to dispense the wafer pockets from the dispenser without hindrance, preferably a sliding ramp for the wafer pockets to be dispensed is formed in the storage space, which guides the wafer pockets to be dispensed through the dispensing opening.

In order to be able to dispense the uppermost wafer pocket from the dispenser, a grip opening allowing the uppermost wafer pocket to be manually pushed forward may be formed in the main outer surface of the dispenser, for example in the cover part. The grip opening is preferably elongated and formed in the outer surface of the dispenser parallel to the dispensing direction. The uppermost wafer pocket can be pushed forward with a finger through the grip opening and can be pushed out through the dispensing opening.

Alternatively, a device as disclosed in DE 10 2008 014 533 A1 can be provided, i.e. a conveyor roller or wheel in friction-locking contact with the uppermost wafer pocket, which removes said wafer pocket from the dispenser by manual rotation. send out.

Furthermore, a display surface can be arranged on the dispenser according to the invention adjacent to the dispensing opening, on which display surface time data can be applied. The time data can be, for example, calendar days, in particular day-of-week information. In the latter case, 7 regions arranged adjacently can be applied to the display surface, preferably parallel to the distribution seam. The temporal data can be applied to the display surface, for example by gluing a plate containing the temporal data.

This time data is used to allow a user to check whether a wafer pocket was removed within a specified time period when the wafer pocket was dispensed. Furthermore, in order to achieve this, each wafer pocket has a marking in one of a plurality of marking segments arranged next to each other in a row in a region adjacent to the marking edge On the wafer pockets, the corresponding markings are provided step-shifted in successive marking sections from one wafer pocket to the next wafer pocket within the stack. The marking fields on the marking edge are arranged next to each other according to the fields of the time data on the dispenser, and when the wafer pockets are dispensed, the marking fields are arranged flush with the fields of the time data on the dispenser. For this purpose, the width of the field of the time data on the display surface and the width of the marking section in particular have equal dimensions. The time data includes day-of-week information in the dosing rhythm for the corresponding day of use of the tablet. In this case, seven day-of-week entries for this information are located on the display surface. In the same way, each wafer pocket has 7 marking segments each having a marking. When a wafer pocket is dispensed, the marking on the wafer pocket is aligned with an entry in the day of the week information, so that the user can check whether the marked day of the week information corresponds to the current day of the week.

The dispenser according to the invention is preferably of anti-counterfeit design. To this end, one or more security marks can be provided on the dispenser, said security marks making it possible to check the authenticity of the dispenser, and these security marks can be, for example, printed labels using microprints (Mikroschrift), holograms, oblique images or other security features. In the same way, such a security feature can also be provided on the wafer pocket in order to be able to prevent forgery.

Description of drawings

The drawings described below show preferred embodiments according to the present invention. However, the present invention is not limited to these Examples. They are used only to illustrate the invention.

Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a holder and a wafer pocket insertable into the holder in a first embodiment according to the invention, said holder being open at the top and having a cover plate shown separately;

Figure 1a shows a perspective view of the wafer pocket in a variant of that of Figure 1;

Figure 2 shows a perspective view of a wafer pocket booklet obtained by mounting a wafer pocket stack in a holder according to a first embodiment of the invention;

Figure 3 shows a perspective view of the wafer pocket booklet of Figure 2 after the uppermost wafer pocket has been torn off;

Figure 4 shows a perspective view of a holder and a wafer pocket insertable in the holder in a second embodiment according to the invention, said holder being open at the top;

Figure 5 shows a perspective view of a holder and a wafer pocket insertable in the holder in a third embodiment according to the invention, said holder being open at the top;

Figure 6 shows a perspective view of a wafer pocket booklet composed of wafer pocket stacks combined by means of a holder according to a second or third embodiment of the invention;

Figure 7 shows a perspective view of a wafer pocket booklet composed of a wafer pocket stack combined by means of a holder in which the uppermost the body bag has been separated from the retainer;

Figure 8 shows a perspective view of a base part and a cover part forming a dispenser according to the invention, according to a second embodiment of the invention;

Figure 9 shows a perspective view of a dispenser according to the invention in a ready-to-use state; and

Figure 10 shows a perspective view of a dispenser according to the invention with a rotatable delivery wheel.

In the drawings, the same reference numerals denote the same elements, respectively.

Detailed ways

The holder 10 shown in FIG. 1 in the first embodiment according to the present invention includes: a bottom plate 11 , side walls (specifically, a left side wall 12.1 and a right side wall 12.2 ), a rear wall 12.3 and a cover plate 13 . The cover plate 13 is fitted to the walls 12.1, 12.2, 12.3 in order to mount the holder 10 to position the wafer pocket 20 in the holder 10 . The holder 10 is assembled as a holding element for the wafer pocket 20 . The holder 10 also has a holding rivet 19 which is fitted on the base plate 1 . The cover plate 13 also has snap-in engagements 13.1, 13.2, 13.3 which engage in corresponding recesses 12.11, 12.21 in the walls 12.1, 12.2 and snap-in rivets 19 during mounting of the holder 10 in the notch 19.1 and lock there.

The wafer pocket 20 has a wafer area 21 and a residue area 24 . Furthermore, an opening 26 is provided through which the snap-in rivet 19 passes in the installed state, so that the wafer pocket 20 is held by the holder 10 . The wafer region 21 and the residue region 24 adjoin one another by means of a cutout 27 in the wafer pocket 20 . In the region of the cut-out 27 the plate region 21 and the residue region 24 are not connected to each other. The sheet area 21 and the residue area 24 are connected to each other only by means of two perforated sections, namely a left perforated section 28.1 and a right perforated section 28.2. The two perforated sections 28 . 1 , 28 . 2 extend parallel to the dispensing direction A of the wafer pocket 20 along which the wafer region 21 is removed from the dispenser. The perforated section thus has a component of extension parallel to the dispensing direction A (indicated by line 29 ).

A variant of the wafer pocket 20 is shown in Figure 1a. This differs from the wafer pocket shown in FIG. 1 in that the perforated sections 28.1, 28.2 do not run parallel to the dispensing direction A, but at an angle ≠0°. The resulting extension component 29 parallel to the dispensing direction A is also shown.

Also, referring to FIG. 1 , the wafer pocket 20 is fitted in the holder 10 such that the retaining rivet 19 slides into the opening 26 in the wafer pocket 20 . In this way, the residue area 24 of the wafer pocket is positioned in the holder 10 , while the wafer area 21 is located outside the holder 10 . After, for example, 28 or 30 wafer pockets 20 have been installed in the holder 10, the cover plate 13 is mounted on the walls 12.1, 12.2, 12.3 and the retaining rivets 19 and snapped there and/or for example by means of ultrasonic welding over there.

A wafer pocket booklet 100 mounted in this manner and comprising a holder 10 and a stack of wafer pockets 20 is shown in FIG. 2 .

Figure 3 also shows the situation when the wafer region 21' of the uppermost wafer pocket 20' has been torn out of the holder 10. To this end, a pulling force has been applied in the dispensing direction A, such that the wafer region 21' of the uppermost wafer pocket 20' has been removed from the wafer remaining in the holder 10 in the area of the previously existing perforated sections 28.1, 28.2. The residual area is torn off.

A holder 10 shown in Fig. 4 in a second embodiment according to the invention has a bottom plate 11 and a plurality of side walls, in particular a left wall 12.1 and a right wall 12.2. The holder 10 also has a cover plate 13 which fits onto the walls 12 . 1 and 12 . 2 when the wafer pocket 20 is placed in the holder 10 . The walls 12.1, 12.2 enclose two receiving spaces: a left receiving space 14.1 and a right receiving space 14.2. Wall 12.1, including left walls 15.1, 15.3 and part of rear wall 12.3, forms left receiving space 14.1, wall 12.2, including right walls 15.2, 15.4 and part of rear wall 12.3, forms right receiving space 14.2. The respective fastening elements for wafer pockets 20 are formed by receiving spaces 14.1, 14.2 and corresponding walls 12.1, 15.1, 15.3, 12.3 and 12.2, 15.2, 15.4 and 12.3. The walls 15.3, 15.4 each leave a corresponding opening 18.1, 18.2, so that the wafer pocket 20 can protrude there into the corresponding receiving space 14.1, 14.2. These connection openings 18.1, 18.2 are delimited on one side by inclined wall bodies 12.31 and 12.32 and on the other side by respective walls 15.3 and 15.4. The connection opening extends approximately parallel to the dispensing direction A of the wafer pockets 20 . The walls, namely the left partition wall 15.3 and the right partition wall 15.4, respectively have a left cutting edge 16.1 and a right cutting edge 16.2. These cutting edges 16 . The cutting edges 16.1, 16.2 are formed by outwardly facing side chamfers of the respective receiving spaces 14.1, 14.2. The chamfers produce sharp (cutting) edges which exert a cutting action, making it easier to tear off the wafer area 21 of the wafer pocket 20 from the respective residual area 24.1, 24.2.

The wafer pocket 20 initially has a wafer area 21 in which the wafers are welded or sealed and two residual areas 24 . 1 , 24 . The residual regions 24 . 1 , 24 . 2 of the pocket 20 are situated on the narrow sides of the wafer pocket 20 . The residual regions 24.1, 24.2 are connected to the central region 23 of the sheet region 21 via a connection, in particular via a left connection 25.1 and a right connection 25.2. Alternatively, it is also possible to provide only a single receiving space with only one connection. In the central region 23, the carrier or lower film and the cover or upper film are preferably not connected to each other, so that a user can tear them apart by grabbing either film with one hand. The width of the connection parts 25.2, 25.2 is chosen such that: the residual regions 24.1, 24.2 are stabilized by the central region 23, but on the other hand they are easily damaged by the connection parts when a pulling force is applied to the wafer region 21 of the wafer pocket 20. torn apart. To this end, in a particularly advantageous embodiment, the connection parts 25.1, 25.2 (or also only one connection part) can additionally be provided with perforations (not shown) to make tearing easier. To insert the wafer pocket 20 into the holder 10, the residual areas 24.1, 24.2 are inserted into the receiving spaces 14.1, 14.2. The central region 23 of the wafer pocket 20 is now located in the connection space 17 between the receiving spaces 14.1, 14.2, and the wafer region 21 (but not the connection region 23) of the wafer pocket 20 is removed from the holder 10 protrudes, while the central area 23 of the sheet area 21 is located in the holder 10 . The connecting portions 25.1, 25.2 adjoin the cutting edges 161, 16.2. When a pulling force is applied to the wafer pocket 20 in the dispensing direction A, the cutting force now acts from these cutting edges 16.1, 16.2 on the connection portions 25.1, 25.2, so that the wafer area 21 is removed from the residual area 24.1, 24.2. Cut off so that it can be separated from the holder 10 .

The holder 10 shown in FIG. 5 in the third embodiment according to the invention has a bottom plate 11 and side walls 12.1, 12.2 as is the case in the first embodiment according to the invention. The holder 10 also has a cover plate 13 which fits on the walls 12.1, 12.2 when the wafer pocket 20 is placed in the holder 10. Wall 12.1, including walls 15.1, 15.3 and part of rear wall 12.3, and wall 12.2, including walls 15.2, 15.4 and part of rear wall 12.3 respectively enclose a receiving space, namely, left receiving space 14.1 and right receiving space 14.2. Wall 12.1, comprising left walls 15.1, 15.3 and part of rear wall 12.3, forms left receiving space 14.1, wall 12.2, comprising right walls 15.2, 15.4 and part of rear wall 12.3 forms right receiving space 14.2. Unlike the first embodiment according to the invention, the receiving spaces 14.1, 14.2 are also delimited by perforated bars, ie left 17.1 and right 17.2. Between the perforated bars 17.1 and between the perforated bars 17.2 there are corresponding openings 18.1, 18.2 through which the wafer pockets 20 protrude into the corresponding receiving spaces 14.1, 14.2. In this case, the connection opening is integrally formed by all openings 18.1 and 18.2. The connection openings are in turn delimited by the rear wall 12.3 and the corresponding walls 15.3 and 15.4, respectively. The connection opening extends at an angle >0° relative to the dispensing direction A of the wafer pocket 20 .

The wafer pocket 20 initially has a wafer area 21 and two residual areas 24.1, 24.2 in which the wafers are welded or sealed, as shown in FIG. shaped into shape. The residual regions 24 . 1 , 24 . 2 of the pocket 20 are situated on the narrow sides of the wafer pocket 20 . The residual regions 24.1, 24.2 are connected to the central region 23 of the wafer pocket 20 via perforations, namely the left perforation 26.1 and the right perforation 26.2. Alternatively, it is also possible to provide only a single receiving space with only one perforation. In the central region 23, the carrier film and the cover film are preferably not welded or sealed to each other. The central area 23 is an integral part of the wafer area 21 of the wafer pocket 20 and preferably acts as a tearing aid after the wafer area 21 has been separated. The perforations 26.1, 26.2 are implemented in such a way that the residual area 24.1, 24.2 can be stabilized by the central area 23, but on the other hand can be easily separated from the residual area 24.1, 24.2 when the main part 21 of the wafer pocket 20 is torn off . In order to install the wafer pocket 20 in the holder 10, the residual areas 24.1, 24.2 are inserted into the receiving spaces 14.1, 14.2. To this end, the perforating rods 17.1, 17.2 are passed through the corresponding perforations 26.1, 26.2. If the wafer pocket 20 is inserted into the holder 10, the central area 23 of the wafer pocket 20 is positioned in the connecting space 17 between the receiving spaces 14.1, 14.2 and the main part of the wafer area 21 of the wafer pocket 20 is removed from the The holder 10 is extended. The perforations 26.1, 26.2 are in close proximity to the walls 15.3, 15.4. Applying a pulling force to the wafer pocket 20 in the dispensing direction A now causes the wafer area 21 to tear off from the residual areas 24 . 1 , 24 .

FIG. 6 shows a wafer pocket booklet 100 formed from wafer pockets 20 placed in a stack and a holder 10 according to a first embodiment of the invention, the holder Holder 10 holds wafer pockets 20 together.

FIG. 7 shows the wafer pocket booklet 100 shown in FIG. 6 . The wafer pocket booklet 100 comprises wafer pockets 20 in the form of a laminate, which have a central region 23 which is still partially visible from above. The wafer pockets 20 are held together by means of the holder 10 . In this case, however, the uppermost wafer pocket 20' and its central region 23' have been separated from the holder 10 in the dispensing direction A. A residual area of the wafer pocket 20&apos; has remained in the receiving space of the holder 10.

Figure 8 shows two parts forming a dispenser 1 according to the invention: a base part and a cover part. The base part is designated by reference numeral 2 and the cover part by reference numeral 3 . Inserted into the base part 2 is a holder 10 with wafer pockets 20 which are held together by the holder 10 to form a laminate. For illustration purposes, the holder 10 is shown in an open position, ie the cover plate is not fitted. During normal operation, however, the holder 10 is closed by means of a cover, so that the wafer pocket 20 cannot fall out or be removed. The holder 10 snaps into the base part 2 so that the holder 10 cannot fall out even if the dispenser 1 is opened. Furthermore, the holder 10 , and thus the entire stack of wafer pockets 20 , is fixed in the base part 2 in order to push the uppermost wafer pocket 20 out of the dispenser 1 . The parts 2 , 3 together form a storage space 9 for wafer pockets 20 in the form of a stack.

After inserting the holder 10 with the wafer pockets 20 in the form of a laminate, the cover part 3 is mounted on the base part 2 and snapped into place.

To dispense the uppermost wafer pocket 20 from the dispenser, said wafer pocket 20 is manually pushed out in the dispensing direction A with the fingers through the opening 4 in the cover part 3 . Simultaneously, a pulling force is applied to the uppermost wafer pocket 20, so that the wafer area 21 of the wafer pocket 20 is torn off from the residual areas 24.1, 24.2 of the wafer pocket 20, which remain in the holding position. 1 , 14 . 2 of the holder 10 , whereby the wafer region 21 of the uppermost wafer pocket 20 becomes detached from the holder 10 . The dispensing slit 5 in the cover part 3 is used for dispensing the wafer region 21 of the uppermost wafer pocket 20 after it has been separated from the rest of the wafer stack, said The distribution slit 5 is located on the narrow side of the cover part 3 , approximately on the side edge of the cover part 3 . In order for the separated uppermost wafer pocket 20 to slide reliably into and through the dispensing slit 5 , a sliding bevel 6 is located in the base part 2 , said sliding bevel 6 being attached to the retainer 10 . The narrow side opposite to the fitted narrow side is positioned on the inner wall of the base part 2 , in particular in the region of the dispensing slot 5 . When a force is applied to the uppermost wafer pocket 20 in the dispensing direction A, the wafer area 21 of the uppermost wafer pocket 20 is conveyed in the dispensing direction A after separation from the holder 10 and passes over the slip ramp 6, and directly outwards through the dispensing slit 5 where the sheet area 21 can be removed by the user.

Furthermore, a day-of-the-week band 7 is visible on the cover part 3 , said band 7 being applied to the display surface adjacent to and parallel to the dispensing slot 5 . Seven day-of-the-week marking areas are provided, which are arranged adjacent to each other and which correspond to those in the area adjacent to the marking edge 22 on the wafer pocket 20 when the wafer pocket 20 is dispensed from the dispensing seam 5. The marked sections are aligned. On each wafer pocket 20, there is a mark on one of the marking sections, so that the mark indicates the day of the week to take the products contained in the wafer pocket 20 by being aligned with one of the day-of-week marking areas. A tile (not shown) in the assigned tile area. Therefore, a consistency check can be performed on the usage of the corresponding sheets. Successive wafer pockets 20 in the stack contain markings in successive marking sections, since the wafers contained in the wafer pockets 20 are to be taken on successive dates. In a corresponding manner, other drug administration rhythms can also be predetermined.

Figure 9 shows the dispenser 1 according to the invention in a ready-to-use state. For this purpose, the cover part 3 is fitted on the base part 2 . The two parts 2, 3 are snapped onto each other. In this case, no day of the week tape has been applied. For illustration purposes, only the display surface 8 is shown to which the day-of-the-week band may be applied.

Figure 10 shows another embodiment of a dispenser according to the invention having a rotatable transfer wheel 30 in an open position and a closed position respectively. The transport wheel 30 serves to transport the uppermost wafer pocket 20 in the dispensing direction A and pushes it out of the dispensing slot 5 .

Claims (25)

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A dispenser (1) having at least one wafer pocket (20) containing a wafer, wherein the dispenser (1) has a storage space (9) for the at least one wafer At least one holding element (19) of a pocket (20) and at least one dispensing opening (5) respectively for a wafer pocket (20) through which the wafer pocket (20) can pass in a dispensing direction (A) (5) Dispensed from the dispenser (1), characterized in that the at least one wafer pocket (20) each has a wafer area (21) containing a wafer and the at least one wafer pocket (20 ) of at least one residual area (24, 24.1, 24.2) that remains in the dispenser (1) when the sheet area (21) is dispensed, and the The sheet region (21) is correspondingly connected to said at least one residual region (24, 24.1, 24.2) at least in certain sections via at least one predetermined breaking line, said at least one predetermined breaking line being at least in certain sections A segment has an extension component parallel to the dispensing direction (A). 2. Dispenser (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that there are two predetermined breaking lines and that said predetermined breaking lines are perforated sections. 3. Dispenser (1 ) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said at least one predetermined breaking line extends parallel to the dispensing direction (A). 4. Dispenser (1 ) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the wafer area (21 ) is in certain sections via the at least one predetermined breaking line and additionally via the wafer pocket (20 ) adjacent to the at least one residual region (24, 24.1, 24.2). 5. Dispenser (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said at least one retaining element (19) has at least one retaining rivet which passes through the wafer pocket (20 ) and has the purpose of securing said at least one wafer pocket (20) in said at least one holding element (19). 6. Dispenser (1 ) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the retaining element (19) is detachably retrofitted in the dispenser (1 ). 7. Dispenser (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said at least one predetermined breaking line is formed by a A corresponding connection (25.1, 25.2) between them is formed. 8. Dispenser (1) according to claim 7, characterized in that said at least one holding element (19) has at least one wall (15.1, 15.3; 15.2, 15.4) formed for The corresponding receiving space (14.1, 14.2) of the corresponding residual area (24.1, 24.2) of the bag (20), and separating said receiving space (14.1, 14.2) from the storage space (9), at the wall (15.1, 15.3; 15.2, 15.4) at least one connection opening (18.1, 18.2) leading to the storage space (9) is positioned accordingly, through which the at least one wafer pocket (20) can be Projects into the at least one receiving space (14.1, 14.2), wherein the connection (25.1, 25.2) is positioned in the region of the connection opening (18.1, 18.2). 9. Dispenser (1) according to claim 8, characterized in that the walls (15.1, 15.3; 15.2, 15.4) are embodied such that when a pulling force is applied to the wafer pocket (20) in the dispensing direction (A) , the sheet region (21) is detached from the residual region (24.1, 24.2) located in the at least one receiving space (14.1, 14.2). 10. Dispenser (1 ) according to any one of claims 8 and 9, characterized in that the walls (15.3, 15.4) are embodied for connecting the residual area (24.1, 24.2) with the sheet area (21) Separate cutting tools. 11. Dispenser (1) according to claim 10, characterized in that the walls (15.3, 15.4) have cutting edges (16.1, 16.2) acting opposite to the dispensing direction (A). 12. Dispenser (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that said at least one retaining element (19) is located at the dispensing opening of the dispenser (1) for the wafer pocket (20) (5) The oppositely positioned side is set in the dispenser (1). 13. Dispenser (1 ) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a sliding bevel (6) for wafer pockets (20) to be dispensed is located in the storage space (9) such that, The wafer pockets ( 20 ) to be dispensed are guided through the dispense opening ( 5 ). 14. Dispenser (1 ) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a grip opening (4) allowing the uppermost wafer pocket (20) to be manually pushed forward is formed in the dispenser (1 ) on the main outer surface of . 15. Dispenser (1 ) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the dispensing opening is embodied in the form of a dispensing slot (5). 16. Dispenser (1 ) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a display surface (8) to which time data can be applied is arranged adjacent to the dispensing opening (5). 17. Dispenser (1 ) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the wafer pockets (20) are contained in the dispenser (1 ) in the form of a stack and each wafer pocket is in one of a plurality of marking sections arranged next to each other in a row on the wafer pocket (20) in a region adjacent to the marking edge (8), and having a marking therein, and Within the stack, corresponding markings are provided step-shifted in successive marking sections from one wafer pocket ( 20 ) to the next wafer pocket ( 20 ). 18. Dispenser (1) according to claim 17, characterized in that the marking section is aligned with an area on the display surface (8) for time data. 19. A wafer pocket booklet (100) comprising at least two wafer pockets (20) connected to each other in a laminate and each having a wafer area containing a wafer (21) and respectively having at least one residual area (24, 24.1, 24.2) which remains in the dispenser (1) when the wafer area (21) is dispensed, wherein the wafer pocket ( 20) Connecting to each other by means of at least one holding element (19), characterized in that the sheet regions (21) are correspondingly connected to the at least one residual region at least in certain sections via at least one predetermined breaking line (24, 24.1, 24.2), said at least one predetermined breaking line has, at least in certain sections, a component of extension parallel to the dispensing direction (A). 20. The sheet pocket booklet (100) according to claim 19, characterized in that there are two predetermined breaking lines, and the predetermined breaking lines are perforated sections. 21. The wafer pocket booklet (100) according to any one of claims 19 and 20, characterized in that said at least one predetermined breaking line extends parallel to the dispensing direction (A). 22. The wafer pocket booklet (100) according to any one of claims 19-21, characterized in that the wafer area (21) passes at least in some sections via said at least one predetermined breaking line and additionally via At least one cutout (27) in the wafer pocket (20) adjoins the at least one residual region (24, 24.1, 24.2). 23. The wafer pocket booklet (100) according to any one of claims 19-22, characterized in that the wafer pocket (20) has an opening through which the holding rivets of the holding element (19) can penetrate, In order to form a laminate by combining the wafer pockets (20) by means of the at least one holding element (19). 24. The wafer pocket booklet (100) according to any one of claims 19-23, characterized in that each wafer pocket (20) is marked in one of the marking sections, The plurality of marking segments are arranged next to each other in rows on the wafer pockets (20) in the region adjacent to the marking edge (8), and within the stack, from one wafer pocket (20) to the bottom A wafer pocket ( 20 ), the corresponding markings are arranged step-shifted in successive marking sections. 25. Use of a dispenser (1 ) according to any one of claims 1-18 for storing and supplying tablets for contraception or hormone replacement therapy.

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