CA2110834C - Device and method for breaking an ampoule - Google Patents

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CA2110834C
CA2110834C CA002110834A CA2110834A CA2110834C CA 2110834 C CA2110834 C CA 2110834C CA 002110834 A CA002110834 A CA 002110834A CA 2110834 A CA2110834 A CA 2110834A CA 2110834 C CA2110834 C CA 2110834C
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James F. Monthony
Dwight Livingston
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Becton Dickinson and Co
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67BAPPLYING CLOSURE MEMBERS TO BOTTLES JARS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; OPENING CLOSED CONTAINERS
    • B67B7/00Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers
    • B67B7/92Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers by breaking, e.g. for ampoules
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61BDIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B10/00Instruments for taking body samples for diagnostic purposes; Other methods or instruments for diagnosis, e.g. for vaccination diagnosis, sex determination or ovulation-period determination; Throat striking implements
    • A61B10/0096Casings for storing test samples
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C12BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
    • C12MAPPARATUS FOR ENZYMOLOGY OR MICROBIOLOGY; APPARATUS FOR CULTURING MICROORGANISMS FOR PRODUCING BIOMASS, FOR GROWING CELLS OR FOR OBTAINING FERMENTATION OR METABOLIC PRODUCTS, i.e. BIOREACTORS OR FERMENTERS
    • C12M45/00Means for pre-treatment of biological substances
    • C12M45/22Means for packing or storing viable microorganisms
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01NINVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N1/00Sampling; Preparing specimens for investigation
    • G01N1/02Devices for withdrawing samples
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61FFILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F13/00Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F13/15Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
    • A61F13/38Swabs having a stick-type handle, e.g. cotton tips
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01NINVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N1/00Sampling; Preparing specimens for investigation
    • G01N1/28Preparing specimens for investigation including physical details of (bio-)chemical methods covered elsewhere, e.g. G01N33/50, C12Q
    • G01N1/30Staining; Impregnating ; Fixation; Dehydration; Multistep processes for preparing samples of tissue, cell or nucleic acid material and the like for analysis
    • G01N1/31Apparatus therefor
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01NINVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N1/00Sampling; Preparing specimens for investigation
    • G01N1/02Devices for withdrawing samples
    • G01N2001/028Sampling from a surface, swabbing, vaporising

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  • Measuring Or Testing Involving Enzymes Or Micro-Organisms (AREA)
  • Investigating Or Analysing Biological Materials (AREA)
  • Medical Preparation Storing Or Oral Administration Devices (AREA)
  • Sampling And Sample Adjustment (AREA)
  • Devices For Opening Bottles Or Cans (AREA)
CA002110834A 1993-04-21 1993-12-07 Device and method for breaking an ampoule Expired - Fee Related CA2110834C (en)

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US08/050,521 US5313959A (en) 1993-04-21 1993-04-21 Device and method for breaking an ampoule
US08/050,521 1993-04-21

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CA2110834C true CA2110834C (en) 2000-09-19

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US (1) US5313959A (OSRAM)
EP (1) EP0621232B1 (OSRAM)
JP (1) JP2516734B2 (OSRAM)
AU (1) AU662086B2 (OSRAM)
CA (1) CA2110834C (OSRAM)
DE (1) DE69309430T2 (OSRAM)
SG (1) SG45463A1 (OSRAM)
TW (1) TW256770B (OSRAM)

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EP0621232B1 (en) 1997-04-02
JP2516734B2 (ja) 1996-07-24
US5313959A (en) 1994-05-24
AU662086B2 (en) 1995-08-17
JPH06312787A (ja) 1994-11-08
SG45463A1 (en) 1998-01-16
TW256770B (OSRAM) 1995-09-11
DE69309430T2 (de) 1997-10-23
AU5395994A (en) 1994-10-27
EP0621232A1 (en) 1994-10-26
DE69309430D1 (de) 1997-05-07
CA2110834A1 (en) 1994-10-22

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