Integrated Tube Cap Design Simplifies Access To Medication

Thursday, July 10, 2008 - 11:28 in Health & Medicine

Many vitamin pills and tablets such as pain killers are packaged today in cylindrical tubes with a cork-like cap. This will often incorporate some form of desiccant to protect the contents against moisture, while a simple mechanical spring in the tube stops the contents from rattling around. However, such caps often fall off, are easy to lose and require two hands to manipulate.

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