WO2021148947A1 - Récipient pour produit pharmaceutique - Google Patents

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WO2021148947A1
WO2021148947A1 PCT/IB2021/050396 IB2021050396W WO2021148947A1 WO 2021148947 A1 WO2021148947 A1 WO 2021148947A1 IB 2021050396 W IB2021050396 W IB 2021050396W WO 2021148947 A1 WO2021148947 A1 WO 2021148947A1
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Enrico LEVA
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Eurpack Giustini Sacchetti S.R.L.
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/42—Details of containers or of foldable or erectable container blanks
    • B65D5/64—Lids
    • B65D5/66—Hinged lids
    • B65D5/6602—Hinged lids formed by folding one or more extensions hinged to the upper edge of a tubular container body
    • B65D5/6608—Hinged lids formed by folding one or more extensions hinged to the upper edge of a tubular container body the lid being held in closed position by self-locking integral flaps
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/02—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body
    • B65D5/0254—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body with end closures formed by inward folding of flaps and securing them by means of a tongue integral with one of the flaps
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2401/00—Tamper-indicating means

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  • the present invention relates to a container for a pharmaceutical product of the type specified in the preamble of the first claim.
  • the present invention relates to a secondary container, or rather intended to contain a pharmaceutical product which can at the same time already contain primary containers such as blisters or vials.
  • packaging for pharmaceutical products substantially comprises at least one primary container and one secondary container.
  • the primary container is preferably capable of directly containing the pharmaceutical product, whether solid or liquid, and can therefore consist of a peelable sheet defining a plurality of capsules, such as common blisters, or a vial, for example for containing liquid substances.
  • the secondary containers are capable of containing one or more primary containers.
  • the secondary containers substantially define a box-like shape that can be opened and closed with simplicity, usually in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped and made of material such as paper.
  • Such secondary containers therefore define foldable faces comprising flaps configured to be constrained within specific slots or placed on another face, so as to make the secondary container.
  • the conventional secondary containers do not allow to distinguish in a clear and immediately evident way whether the box has already been opened and closed. Therefore, substantially, the containers of the known art do not respond, in a sufficient way, to the new anti-tampering standards, and for this reason they are now hardly usable and not suitable for containing, in a correct manner, the pharmaceutical product inside.
  • the technical task underlying the present invention is to devise a container for a pharmaceutical product capable of substantially obviating at least part of the aforementioned drawbacks.
  • Another important aim of the invention is to provide a container which meets the aforementioned needs while maintaining a discrete manufacturing simplicity and economy.
  • the Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of a container for pharmaceutical product according to the invention wherein the cover is open and the closure system of the container is evident; and the Fig. 2 illustrates a view in section perpendicular to the main axis of a container for pharmaceutical product according to the invention assembled wherein it is evident the spiral shape with which the flat elements are coupled by the means of the portion of the bonding and the fixing portion and, moreover, the way in which the flap protrudes through the second hole in the secondary wall is also evident; and the Fig. 3 is a plan view of the pre-assembly silhouette of a container for pharmaceutical product according to the invention.
  • the measurements, values, shapes and geometric references (such as perpendicularity and parallelism), when associated with words like “about” or other similar terms such as “approximately” or “substantially”, are to be considered as except for measurement errors or inaccuracies due to production and/or manufacturing errors, and, above all, except for a slight divergence from the value, measurements, shape, or geometric reference with which it is associated.
  • these terms if associated with a value, preferably indicate a divergence of not more than 10% of the value.
  • the container for pharmaceutical product according to the invention is globally indicated with the number 1.
  • the container 1 is configured to prevent or signal its tampering. Furthermore, the container 1 is preferably capable of allowing the housing of delicate products such as pharmaceutical products, as already indicated, but could be used to house any other object.
  • the container 1 comprises a casing 2.
  • the casing 2 is substantially a box-like element defining at least one housing space.
  • the casing 2 can have a conventional shape, for example a parallelepiped with a rectangular base, or it can have particular shapes, for example a parallelepiped with a polygonal base, or it can also be cylindrical and have a round base.
  • the casing 2 therefore, includes one or more faces 20.
  • the casing 2 is cylindrical, it substantially includes only one face 20, or if it is parallelepiped with a rectangular base, it comprises four faces 20.
  • the face or faces 20 define, in any case, a containment volume. In other words, the face or faces 20 delimit the containment volume.
  • the containment volume can therefore be closed or accessible from the outside.
  • the casing 2 comprises at least one opening 21.
  • the opening 21 is capable of allowing the access to the containment volume from the outside.
  • the opening 21 can be included in a base and can also be extended as the whole of the base.
  • the casing 2 moreover, can include two openings 21.
  • the two openings 21 are arranged in correspondence with opposite sides of the casing 2.
  • the casing 2 advantageously also includes at least one secondary face 22.
  • the secondary face 22 is preferably overlapping, within the containment volume, to a portion of the first face 20.
  • the secondary face 22 and the first face 20 define an overlapping area
  • the overlapping area 23 is substantially the area on which the faces 22, 20 mutually face each other. Therefore, it extends, at least, as the less extended face between the first face 20 and the second face 22.
  • the overlapping zone extends substantially as the extension area of the faces 20, 22.
  • the secondary face 22 and the first face 20 define a slot 24.
  • the slot 24 is substantially the portion of space including the faces 20, 22. Therefore it is arranged between the faces 20, 22.
  • the faces 20, 22 are preferably, but not necessarily, facing each other in such a way as to be parallel between them. Therefore, in this configuration, the slot 24 also extends parallel to the faces 20, 22. The thickness of the slot 24 is therefore substantially defined by the distance between the faces 20, 22.
  • the container 1 therefore comprises at least one lid 3.
  • the lid 3 is preferably configured to close the opening 21.
  • the container 1 when the container 1 includes a greater number of openings 21 , for example two, the container preferably includes a number of lids 3 equal to the openings 21. In the case where the there are two openings 21 , the container 1 comprises two lids 3. If the openings 21 are arranged in correspondence of opposite sides of the casing 2, also the lids 3 are.
  • the lid 3 closes the opening 21 in at least one closing configuration.
  • the lid 3, moreover, preferably includes a first portion 30 and a second portion 31.
  • the first portion 30 is preferably constrained to the casing 2.
  • the first portion 30 can therefore be a flat element separated from the casing 2 by creases that allow the fold of the first portion 30 with respect to the casing 2 itself. Furthermore, the first portion 30 is capable of overlapping the opening 21. Therefore, substantially, the first portion 30 extends substantially like the opening 21.
  • the second portion 31 is, on the other hand, configured to be housed within the slot 24.
  • the second portion 31 is also capable of overlapping at least partially to the overlapping area 23, when the container 1 is in the closed configuration.
  • the second portion 31 is capable of being situated between the faces 20, 22 in correspondence with the overlapping area 23.
  • the slot 24 preferably defines a thickness capable of allowing the insertion of the second portion 31 .
  • the second portion 31 is preferably flat and also defines a thickness.
  • the thickness of the slot 24 is greater than or equal to the thickness of the second portion 31 , preferably close to, but not identical to the thickness of the second portion 31 .
  • connection means 32 are preferably tear-off resolvable. In particular, they are preferably the means that can be resolved manually by a user.
  • connection means 32 therefore preferably comprise one or more first incision lines 32a.
  • the first incision lines 32a are, in particular, preferably dashed. Therefore, the first incision lines 32a have more yielding areas suitable for allowing the second portion 31 to be quickly and easily torn away from the first portion 30.
  • connecting means 32 can also include a second incision 32b.
  • the second incision 32b is preferably a continuous cut capable of defining a separation zone between the first portion 30 and the second portion 31 .
  • the second incision 32b is arranged between two first incision lines 32a.
  • the second incision 32b if present, is in particular preferably configured to form a gripping portion 34.
  • the gripping portion 34 is a small protuberance, defined by the second incision 32b, capable of facilitating the gripping for a user. Therefore, it is capable of allowing the connection means 32 to be quickly resolved.
  • the container 1 also comprises other additional elements.
  • the first wall 20 preferably comprises a flap 25.
  • the flap 25 is preferably overlapping, also itself, apart from the overlapping area 23.
  • the flap 25 protrudes skew with respect to the first face 20.
  • the flap 25 protrudes away from the opening 21.
  • the flap 25 is oriented in such a way that the free end is facing the inside of the casing 2.
  • the flap 25, therefore, can substantially protrude from the first face 20 toward the secondary face 21 and can also go to contact with the secondary face 21 . Therefore, the secondary face 21 can block the free end of the flap 25, or the secondary face 22 can comprise a second hole 22a.
  • the second hole 22a overlaps at least part of the flap 25. Furthermore, the second hole 22a is configured to allow the flap 25 to protrude at least partially through the second hole 22a.
  • the second portion 31 preferably comprises a first hole 33.
  • the first hole 33 is configured to interlock the flap 25 when the lid 3 is in the closed configuration.
  • the second portion 31 is irreversibly blocked by means of the first hole 33 and the flap 25. Even more in detail, the second portion 31 is blocked in correspondence with the overlapping area 23.
  • connection means 32 Therefore, once the lid 3 has been arranged in the configuration of closure a first time, access to the containment volume is allowed exclusively by resolving the connection means 32.
  • the container 1 provides an anti-tampering closure.
  • the container 1 in a preferred embodiment, defines a conventional external form. Therefore, it preferably defines a rectangular parallelepiped shape wherein the lids 3, preferably two in number, define the bases of the parallelepiped and the first faces 20, preferably four in number, define the lateral surface of the parallelepiped.
  • the container 1 is made starting from a contour 4.
  • the contour 4, shown in Fig. 3, is preferably in one piece.
  • the main axis 1a is the axis around which the first faces 20 develop, as clearly shown in Fig. 2.
  • the longitudinal axis 1 b is preferably perpendicular to the main axis 1a.
  • the contour 4 preferably comprises at least four flat elements 40.
  • the flat elements 40 preferably have a substantially rectangular shape.
  • the flat elements 40 are preferably constrained in succession along the longitudinal axis 1 b. With the term “succession” it is intended that each flat element 40 can be exclusively adjacent to only one or a maximum of two flat elements 40. If a flat element 40 is adjacent to two flat elements 40, it is substantially arranged between the two flat elements 40.
  • the flat elements 40 are configured to achieve the casing 2 when reclosed, during assembly, around the main axis 1a.
  • the flat elements 40 can be separated from each other by creases which simplify the folding of the various flat elements 40.
  • the flat elements 40 therefore substantially define the first faces 21 .
  • the contour 4 also comprises two fins 41.
  • the fins 41 are preferably constrained to one of the flat elements 40.
  • the fins 41 are constrained on opposite sides, with respect to the main axis 1a, of the flat element 40 on which they are constrained.
  • the fins 41 substantially define the lids 3 when the contour 4 is in the assembly phase.
  • contour 4 also comprises, in correspondence of a free end along the longitudinal axis 1a, a second flat element 42.
  • the second flat element 42 is preferably configured to form the secondary face 22 when in the assembly configuration.
  • the second flat element 42 could be separated from the rest of the contour 4, however, preferably, the second flat element 42 is preferably connected to the first flat elements 40.
  • the second flat element 42 is not directly connected to a first flat element 40, but is connected by means of an intermediate element.
  • the contour 4 in fact also comprises a bonding portion 43.
  • the bonding portion 43 is the aforementioned intermediate element.
  • the bonding portion 43 is arranged between the second flat element 42 and one of the first flat elements 40. Furthermore, the bonding portion 43 is configured to be glued to one of the first flat elements 40 defining a constraint area. Basically, the bonding portion 43 is the portion which allows the first flat elements 40 to be closed in a stable manner, making the casing 2.
  • the bonding portion 43 is substantially capable of adhering in whole or in part with all or part of a first flat element 40.
  • the bonding portion 43 has a smaller extension than the first flat element 40 on which it is constrained in such a way that the first flat elements 40, the bonding portion 43 and the second flat element 42 define, when assembled, a substantially spiral section perpendicular to the main axis 1a.
  • the spiral section is shown, in particular, in Fig. 2.
  • the contour 4 can, therefore, also include a fixing portion 44.
  • the fixing portion 44 is disposed adjacent to the free end of the second flat element 42.
  • the fixing portion 44 is configured to be glued to a first flat element 40 on a side opposite the bonding portion 43 in such a way that forms the slot 24.
  • the shape 4 can include auxiliary fins 45.
  • the auxiliary fins 45 are substantially similar to the lateral closing fins present in any container of the known art.
  • a user can fold the contour 4, during the assembly phase, by gluing the bonding portion 43 and the fixing portion 44 to the respective first flat elements 40 in such a way as to define, in the first instance, a container in an open configuration.
  • the fins 41 can be folded over the opening 21 and the first portions 31 of the lids 3 can be inserted into the respective slots 24.
  • the lids 3 and the container 1 When the first portions 31 are pushed inside the slots 24 in such a way as to overlap the overlapping area 23 and in such a way that the flaps 25 are trapped in the respective first holes 33, the lids 3 and the container 1 generally provide the closing configuration.
  • the container for pharmaceutical product 1 according to the invention achieves important advantages.
  • the container 1 responds to the new anti-tampering regulations and makes it possible to clearly indicate whether the container 1 has already been opened or not.
  • the preceding advantage is obtained thanks to a contour wherein there is substantially only one main gluing point or, at most, two gluing points.
  • the container 1 maintains a significant manufacturing simplicity and consequent cheapness.

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L'invention concerne un récipient (1) pour produit pharmaceutique comprenant un boîtier (2) comprenant une ou plusieurs premières faces (20) définissant un volume de réception, au moins une ouverture (21) apte à permettre l'accès au volume de réception depuis l'extérieur, au moins une face secondaire (22) chevauchant, à l'intérieur du volume de réception, une partie de la première face (20) de manière à définir une zone de chevauchement (23) et une fente (24), et au moins un couvercle (3) conçu pour fermer l'ouverture (21) dans au moins une configuration de fermeture et comprenant au moins une première partie (30) contrainte au boîtier (2) et apte à chevaucher l'ouverture (21) et une seconde partie (31) conçue pour être logée à l'intérieur de la fente (24) et pour chevaucher au moins partiellement la zone de chevauchement (23) dans la configuration de fermeture, les parties (30, 31) étant mutuellement contraintes par des moyens de liaison (32) qui sont réglables par arrachement, la première face (20) comprend au moins un volet (25) chevauchant une partie de la zone de chevauchement (23) et faisant saillie de manière inclinée par rapport à la première face (20) à l'opposé de l'ouverture (21), et la seconde partie (31) comprend un trou (33) conçu pour loger la languette (25) de manière verrouillée lorsque le couvercle (3) est dans la configuration fermée de manière à verrouiller de manière irréversible la seconde partie (31) dans la zone de chevauchement (23) et permettre l'accès au volume de réception en réglant exclusivement les moyens de liaison (32).
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EP1743842A1 (fr) * 2005-07-15 2007-01-17 Field Group Plc Emballage inviolable par les enfants
EP2036821A1 (fr) * 2007-09-13 2009-03-18 GI.BI.EFFE S.r.l. Boîte dotée d'un sceau de sécurité inviolable
KR20120037540A (ko) * 2010-10-12 2012-04-20 주식회사 태신인팩 종이케이스
EP2805895A1 (fr) * 2013-05-23 2014-11-26 Krka Tovarna Zdravil, D.D., Novo Mesto Boîte à fermeture inviolable

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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WO2023144555A1 (fr) * 2022-01-28 2023-08-03 Duallok Limited Emballage et manchon associé

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