Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
  • A61J1/00—Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes
  • A61J1/05—Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes for collecting, storing or administering blood, plasma or medical fluids ; Infusion or perfusion containers
  • A61J1/10—Bag-type containers
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61D—VETERINARY INSTRUMENTS, IMPLEMENTS, TOOLS, OR METHODS
  • A61D19/00—Instruments or methods for reproduction or fertilisation
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61D—VETERINARY INSTRUMENTS, IMPLEMENTS, TOOLS, OR METHODS
  • A61D19/00—Instruments or methods for reproduction or fertilisation
  • A61D19/02—Instruments or methods for reproduction or fertilisation for artificial insemination
  • A61D19/022—Containers for animal semen, e.g. pouches or vials ; Methods or apparatus for treating or handling animal semen containers, e.g. filling or closing
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
  • A61J2205/00—General identification or selection means
  • A61J2205/20—Colour codes
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
  • A61J2205/00—General identification or selection means
  • A61J2205/50—General identification or selection means using icons or symbolic figures, e.g. by a graphical representation symbolising the type of pathology or the organ by an image

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a liquid packaging sachet for artificial animal insemination, in particular for porcine and equine species.
• sachet-dose This type of sachet, also known as sachet-dose, is well known in the art and has been the subject in particular of FR-B-2 667 504 and EP-A-718 191.
• the filling of the bag is carried out using a filling nozzle which is clamped in the filling duct when the nozzle enters the bag. It slightly deforms the introduction conduit of the filling conduit. However, it is the same conduit which is intended to receive the body of the insemination probe.
• the duct having already undergone the stresses of the filling nozzle, it is sometimes observed that the probe is poorly held in this duct.
• the present invention overcomes this problem and provides a sachet for packaging animal semen consisting of two sheets of thermoplastic material welded by a weld bead delimiting a pocket, following a closed path of generally rectangular shape defining two short sides and two long sides when the bag is empty, and one of said short sides of which has an interruption, the weld bead determining from said interruption a filling duct, defining in said sheets of thermoplastic material a filling part, characterized in that the other of said short sides has an interruption, the weld bead determining from said interruption a withdrawal duct, defining in said sheets of thermoplastic material a withdrawal part.
• the filling duct will be welded for tight and final closure.
• the withdrawal conduit intended to receive the probe to be inseminated, will be closed by a weld.
• the Applicant has developed a bag called “peelable bag”, described in FR 2,750,399, which can be opened in a simple manner and reliable, without having to use any tool or object.
• This sachet is particularly suitable for containing animal semen.
• the peelable bag described in the above-mentioned FR 2 750 399 has a single neck which serves two functions: - filling the bag with liquid with a needle,
• the Applicant has envisaged carrying out the so-called “peelable” welding of the withdrawal pipe in the factory and the welding of the filling pipe on a packaging machine. This last weld being made not on peelable but directly on virgin film, offers much less difficulty to be achieved.
• a bag for packaging animal semen consisting of two sheets of thermoplastic material welded by a weld bead delimiting a pocket, following a closed path of generally rectangular shape. defining two short sides and two long sides when the bag is empty, and one of said short sides having an interruption, the weld bead determining from said interruption a filling duct, in which the other of said short sides an interruption, the weld bead determining, starting from said interruption, a drawing-off duct, defining in said sheets of thermoplastic material a drawing-off part, said bag being characterized in that at least one of the two said sheets of thermoplastic material has in the part of racking a zone of peelability é.
• said peelable area comprises a sealing and peelable material, this material possibly being, for example, a wax.
• the withdrawal duct can be extended by a flare.
• the two sheets of thermoplastic material have an offset, for example of approximately 2 to 3 mm, with respect to one another in said withdrawal part.
• said sachet has been subjected to sealing in a sealing zone inside said peelable zone, in the vicinity of the withdrawal part of the withdrawal conduit, substantially transversely with respect to the axis of the latter.
• the sealing area can then have, in cross section, the shape of a triangle or an inverted V.
• identification of the doses contained therein posed problems.
• identification was carried out either by means of a color label affixed to the sachet containing said semen, or by adding a dye to the semen.
• Such identification methods had drawbacks, in particular, the risk of the label peeling off or the addition of a dye which could adversely affect the quality of the semen, etc.
• the present invention provides a sachet which overcomes these identification drawbacks, characterized in that it comprises, on a part of the thermoplastic sheets, coloring. Said coloring defines a portion of coloring on the sachet.
• the coloring part may include an identification.
• the dose sachet contains semen (semen) of pig
• a color will be assigned to each breed of pig or genetic type and this will be that of the coloring part.
• the coloring of the coloring part identifies the breed of the pig or the genetic type concerned.
• thermoplastic sheets a marking zone, distinct or not from the coloring part.
• the marking area may include identification by marking, for example a drawing.
• the identification by marking according to the invention is carried out so as to appear by transparency.
• the marking zone may thus include the identification by marking of the breed of pig and / or of the genetic type concerned.
• the bag according to the invention can also be such that at least one of the two sheets of thermoplastic material has in the withdrawal part a peelable zone.
• the liquid which can be used for artificial inseminations is animal semen, a medium or a diluent.
• the invention then provides a sachet characterized in that it contains a biological liquid substance usable for artificial inseminations.
• the substance which can be used for artificial inseminations is for example chosen from animal semen, in particular pig sperm, media and diluents.
• FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a sachet according to the invention, unsealed extracted from a strip of sachets;
• FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a variant "peelable" of sachet according to the invention, unsealed extracted from a strip of sachets;
• FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the bag of Figure 2, the withdrawal conduit has been sealed;
• the sachet 1 for packaging a biological liquid substance of the invention consists of two sheets of thermoplastic material welded by a weld bead 2 delimiting a pocket 3, following a closed path of generally rectangular shape defining two short sides x and x 'and two long sides z and z 'when the bag is empty, and one of said short sides x has an interruption, the weld bead 2 determining, starting from said interruption, a filling duct 4, defining in said sheets of thermoplastic material a filling part 17, characterized in that the other of said short sides x ′ has an interruption, the weld bead determining, starting from said interruption, a withdrawal duct 9, defining in said sheets of thermoplastic material a withdrawal portion 11 .
• the filling duct 4 is extended by a flare or centering introduction cone 5.
• Holes 6 substantially equidistant are formed near the two longitudinal edges of the strip, outside the line formed by the weld bead. These holes are used to drive the strip of thermoplastic material and to support it on a packaging machine.
• Welding zones 7 and 8 are provided to hold the two sheets of thermoplastic material against each other and prevent their separation in the drive device of the packaging machine.
• the withdrawal duct 9 is extended by a flare or centering introduction cone 10.
• the filling conduit is welded for tight and final closure.
• the weld 16 can indifferently be located at the top or at the bottom (in phantom) of the filling duct 4. It will be ensured that the level of liquid is sufficiently high in the filling duct to avoid any presence of air.
• the welding resistance is made up of two welding zones. The top of the liquid column is between the two solder resistors. As a result, the lower weld is carried out on the liquid column, and the upper weld prevents the residual liquid from dispersing towards the outside, the remainder remaining trapped between the two resistors.
• At least one of the two sheets of thermoplastic material has in the withdrawal part a peelable zone 12, obtained by the deposition of a sealing and peelable material, as by example of wax.
• the sealing and peelable material is locally melted in the sealing zone 13.
• the cross section of the sealing zone 13 has, in Figure 3, a triangle shape and in Figure 4, an inverted V shape.
• the operator manually separates the two sheets of thermoplastic material.
• the bag can thus be easily opened in the desired zone, delimited by the peelable zone and the shape of the welding electrode.
• a probe or a tube can then be introduced into the opening with satisfactory guidance.
• a part of the thermoplastic sheets comprises a coloring, defining a coloring part 14, and a marking zone 15.
• the marking zone 15 comprises a drawing (not shown) on which appears in transparency the breed concerned.
• at least one of the two sheets of thermoplastic material has in the filling part (17) a peelable zone.

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