WO2023213399A1 - Applicateur pour ampoule - Google Patents

Applicateur pour ampoule Download PDF

Info

Publication number
WO2023213399A1
WO2023213399A1 PCT/EP2022/062127 EP2022062127W WO2023213399A1 WO 2023213399 A1 WO2023213399 A1 WO 2023213399A1 EP 2022062127 W EP2022062127 W EP 2022062127W WO 2023213399 A1 WO2023213399 A1 WO 2023213399A1
Authority
WO
WIPO (PCT)
Prior art keywords
ampoule
applicator
head
base element
insertion opening
Prior art date
Application number
PCT/EP2022/062127
Other languages
German (de)
English (en)
Inventor
Jörg Martin MAUDEN
Eike Hoppmann
Josef THIERMEYER
Sybille BURKHARDT
Original Assignee
Packsys Gmbh
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Packsys Gmbh filed Critical Packsys Gmbh
Priority to PCT/EP2022/062127 priority Critical patent/WO2023213399A1/fr
Priority to PCT/EP2022/079068 priority patent/WO2023213423A1/fr
Publication of WO2023213399A1 publication Critical patent/WO2023213399A1/fr

Links

Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M35/00—Devices for applying media, e.g. remedies, on the human body
    • A61M35/003—Portable hand-held applicators having means for dispensing or spreading integral media
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67B—APPLYING CLOSURE MEMBERS TO BOTTLES JARS, OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; OPENING CLOSED CONTAINERS
    • B67B7/00—Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers
    • B67B7/92—Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers by breaking, e.g. for ampoules
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D34/00—Containers or accessories specially adapted for handling liquid toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. perfumes
    • A45D2034/005—Containers or accessories specially adapted for handling liquid toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. perfumes with a cartridge

Definitions

  • the invention relates to an applicator for an ampoule, which is present as an unopened ampoule before use and whose head can be removed by breaking it open.
  • Ampoules are used as containers for medicines, cosmetics and other substances. Different types and shapes of containers are referred to as ampoules. Glass is usually used as a material that can be colorless or colored, for example as brown glass to protect the liquid substance in the ampoule from UV radiation and to extend its shelf life.
  • Ampoules are generally used to provide mostly liquid substances, which should either be present as a precisely defined quantity, for example as a single dose in the pharmaceutical sector and/or must be sterilely packaged in the ampoule, as is required, for example, with liquid vaccines.
  • the crushing ampoules can therefore be broken regardless of the angular direction of the force on the head of the ampoules, since the breaking ring is arranged all the way around the neck of the ampoule.
  • OPC ampoules are also often used. Such one-point-cut ampoules usually have a notch or scratch on the neck of the ampoule and can only be broken in a defined direction. In order to mark the position of the intended breaking point on the neck of the ampoule, OPC ampoules are marked with a colored dot above the intended breaking point.
  • the substances contained in crushing ampoules can be used in different ways.
  • the substance in the ampoule can be dispensed using a spray pump, in the form of a roll-on bottle or in the form of a swab, to name a few examples.
  • the applicator according to the invention for an ampoule which is present as an unopened ampoule before use and whose head can be removed by breaking it open, comprises a base element and an applicator element which is removably attached to the base element and to which a dosing head can be attached or which is integrally provided with a dosing head.
  • the applicator according to the invention is characterized in that the base element comprises an ampoule holder, a breaking aid, a first insertion opening and a second insertion opening, the first insertion opening being designed to hold an opened ampoule in a first insertion direction up to when the applicator element is removed To introduce contact for the ampoule holder, and the second insertion opening is designed to insert an unopened ampoule in a second insertion direction into contact with the break-open aid.
  • the applicator is therefore modular and includes a base element, an applicator element that can be detachably attached to the base element and is either integrally provided with a dosing head or to which a separate dosing head can be attached.
  • the dosing head can be designed variably and can be, for example, a pump head with a spray nozzle, a swab or a dosing head with roll-on dosing. It is possible to attach differently designed applicator elements with an integral dosing head to a base element and/or an applicator element attached to the base element is designed in such a way that it can be connected to different dosing heads.
  • the floor element has a dual function. On the one hand, it serves as an ampoule holder for an opened ampoule.
  • the base element also serves as an aid for breaking open an unopened ampoule.
  • the base element has a first insertion opening and a second insertion opening.
  • the second insertion opening is designed in such a way that an unopened ampoule can be inserted in a second insertion direction until it comes into contact with the break-open aid and then the head of the ampoule can be removed with the help of the break-open aid.
  • the now opened ampoule can then be inserted into the first insertion opening and inserted in a first insertion direction until it comes into contact with the ampoule holder.
  • the first insertion opening is arranged in the base element in such a way that an opened ampoule can only be inserted in the first insertion direction until it comes into contact with the ampoule holder when the applicator element is removed.
  • the base element which is separate from the applicator element, is therefore first used to conveniently and safely insert an unopened ampoule and to open it with the help of the break-open aid.
  • the opened ampoule is then inserted into the first insertion opening until it comes into contact with the ampoule holder.
  • the applicator element can then be attached to the base element and, if not integrally equipped with a dosing head, a suitable dosing head can then be attached to the applicator element.
  • the applicator according to the patent is easy and safe to use because when using the breaking aid, the head can be safely removed when breaking off the ampoules.
  • the described modular system consisting of a base element, applicator element and, if necessary, A separately provided dosing head ensures a high degree of variability in relation to the Application given. Ampoules with different dimensions can be used as long as the outer diameter of the ampoules is the same so that they are held securely in the ampoule holder and centered relative to the applicator element. However, by choosing the applicator element attached to the base element, ampoules with the same outside diameter but different lengths can be used.
  • the applicator element has an ampoule seat on which a circumference of an opened ampoule which has been inserted into contact with the ampoule holder rests. Since the entire circumference of the opened ampoule rests on the ampoule seat, a sealing contact occurs between the opened ampoule and the applicator element, so that no unwanted spillage or leakage of the substance in the ampoule is possible.
  • the applicator preferably further comprises a viewing window for checking the level of liquid in the ampoule, preferably in the area of the applicator element.
  • a viewing window for checking the level of liquid in the ampoule, preferably in the area of the applicator element.
  • the break-open aid preferably comprises at least one region which tapers in the second insertion direction, the dimensions of which are adapted to the geometry of the head of an ampoule.
  • An area that tapers in the second insertion direction offers suitable guidance when inserting an unopened ampoule into the second insertion opening in order to bring the ampoule inserted with the ampoule head first into the second insertion opening into the correct position in which it can be used with help can be opened using the opening aid.
  • the tapered area is preferably designed in such a way that it lies against the head of an inserted ampoule in such a way that the inserted ampoule essentially only has freedom of movement in an axial direction opposite to the second insertion direction and a single, defined radial direction by means of which the head the ampoule is removable.
  • the filling area encloses the head of the inserted ampoule so that the head of the ampoule is fixed in relation to the position, while the cylindrical body of the ampoule is only movable in a single, defined radial direction relative to the head of the ampoule, whereby the head of the ampoule can be removed from the body of the ampoule at the breaking ring that serves as a predetermined breaking point.
  • the base element further comprises a groove-shaped recess in the area of the second insertion opening, the longitudinal extent of which preferably runs essentially in the second insertion direction.
  • a groove-shaped recess can preferably be used in OPC ampoules which, as explained above, have a predetermined breaking point in a predefined, radial position, above which a marking is applied using a colored dot.
  • the groove-shaped recess can be placed in such a way that it serves as a positioning aid in that when using OPC ampoules, the colored dot must be visible either when inserted into the groove-shaped recess or during the insertion of the ampoule is moved in the longitudinal direction of the groove-shaped recess.
  • the ampoule is in the correct radial position in order to break off the head of the ampoule by pressing on the cylindrical body of the ampoule. This makes it even easier for the user to position OPC ampoules correctly and open them with the help of the opening aid.
  • the base element and the applicator element can be connected to one another by means of a threaded connection or bayonet connection.
  • a threaded connection or bayonet connection ensure that after the applicator element has been screwed onto the base element or coupled to it with the help of the ba onet connection, the base element and applicator element are axially in relation to one another in an exactly defined position in which an inserted ampoule can be attached to an im
  • the ampoule seat provided on the applicator element can fit tightly.
  • Fig. 1 an applicator without a dosing head
  • Fig. 2 a systematic view of the base element and applicator element in a separate state
  • Fig. 3 a sectional view of the floor element
  • Fig. 4 a sectional view of the applicator element
  • Fig. 5 is a view of the one shown in FIG. 1 shown
  • Fig. 1 shows the applicator 10 for an ampoule, but without a dosing head, which can be designed in a conventional manner and can be screwed onto an applicator element 14 by means of a thread 12.
  • the applicator element 14 is connected to a base element 16, in addition to one, for example in FIG. 2 shown base element thread 18, any other fastening variant that is easy for a user to use can be selected between the base element 16 and the applicator element 14.
  • FIG. 1 the applicator is shown standing on a flat surface. References to terms such as “top” or “bottom” in the following description therefore refer to an applicator as shown in Fig. 1, which stands on a horizontal surface.
  • the applicator has a substantially cylindrical shape.
  • An ampoule 20 inserted in the applicator is shown in FIG. 1 only visible schematically.
  • the floor element 16 can be provided with a widened base 22 at the bottom to increase stability.
  • a positioning groove 24 is provided in the base element 16, which is located in the outer wall 26 of the base element and extends upwards in the vertical direction starting at the base 22.
  • the positioning groove 24 is used to ensure the correct orientation of OPC ampoules To define the ampoule relative to the opening aid, in that the color dot located above the predetermined breaking point in OPC ampoules must be visible to a user in the positioning groove 24 in order to ensure that an OPC groove is in the correct orientation in the one shown in FIG. 1 invisible breaking aid was inserted.
  • Fig. 2 the base element 16 and the applicator element 14 are shown separately from one another.
  • an ampoule can be broken, and on the other hand the opened ampoule can be inserted into an ampoule holder 28.
  • an opened ampoule is inserted with the bottom side in a first insertion direction A from above into a first insertion opening 30 and inserted into the ampoule holder 28.
  • the ampoule receptacle has a receiving ring 32, the inner diameter of which is matched to the outer diameter of the ampoule to be inserted, so that the ampoule sits immovably in the ampoule receptacle 28 and is centered and correctly positioned by the ampoule ring 32.
  • the ampoule ring 32 is there, as in the sectional view in FIG. 3 is shown, expediently at the top, i.e. H . the end facing the first insertion opening 30 is chamfered on the inside.
  • the base element 16 also has the function of being able to open an unopened ampoule safely and conveniently.
  • an unopened ampoule is inserted head first in the second insertion direction B in the direction shown in FIG. 1 and 2, not shown, introduced a second insertion opening.
  • the applicator element 14 has a cylindrical outer wall 38 and the thread 12 for attaching a Dosing head provided.
  • Two viewing windows 40 are provided in the outer wall 38, with the help of which a user can check whether an ampoule is inserted in the applicator and, if this is the case, can check the level of a liquid in the ampoule.
  • the two viewing windows 40 can be provided on diametrically opposite sides of the outer wall 38.
  • Fig. 2 shows an ampoule seat 42, which is shown in FIG. 4 is shown and will be explained later.
  • FIG. 3 shows the floor element 16.
  • the base element 16 like the ampoule element 14, is preferably made of plastic using an injection molding process.
  • Fig. 3 also shows the second insertion opening 44, into which an ampoule can be inserted head first in the direction of arrow B until the ampoule comes into contact with the tapered area 46 of the break-open aid 48 and cannot be inserted any further in the insertion direction B .
  • a positioning groove 24 can also be provided in order to be able to correctly position the unopened ampoule that is about to break not only in the axial direction B but also in the radial direction.
  • the cylindrical body of the ampoule can be gripped and pulled in the direction of arrow C towards the positioning groove 24, whereupon the head of the ampoule breaks at the specified breaking point and the ampoule is opened. After opening the ampoule, it can be inserted into the ampoule holder 28, as described above.
  • Fig. 4 shows the applicator element 14.
  • the applicator element has a sealing means on the ampoule seat 42, which in the exemplary embodiment according to FIG. 4 is designed as a sealing bead 52.
  • other configurations can also be selected, such as lip-shaped approaches that have sufficient elasticity to fit around the circumference of an ampoule inserted in the applicator and to seal it.
  • a centering sleeve 50 is provided, the function of which is to align the collar section 54 provided in the area of the predetermined breaking point of a broken ampoule when the applicator element 14 is placed on the base element 16 with the ampoule already inserted and opened.
  • floor element thread 18 is shown as an external thread and is screwed into the internal thread 56 in the applicator element 14.
  • Fig. 4 also shows the thread 12, which is designed in accordance with the usual standards for attaching spray pumps, dropper pumps, roll-ons or similar, so that commercially available metering elements can be attached to the applicator element 14.
  • FIG. 5 is again the one in Fig. for clarity.
  • Applicator 10 shown in FIG. 1 is shown in the state in which an opened ampoule 20 is located in the applicator.
  • the ampoule lies with the bottom of the cylindrical ampoule body on the bottom receiving surface 36 and is held radially by the receiving ring 32.
  • the cylindrical section lies at the top near the collar section 54 on the sealing bead 52 of the applicator element 14. Through the viewing window 40 you can check whether an ampoule 20 is inserted and where the filling level is.
  • the remaining components have already been described using the previous figures.
  • the applicator according to the invention can be used together with an associated applicator element for ampoules of different lengths but with the same diameter due to the dual function of the base element with the integrated breaking aid and the ampoule holder.
  • different dosing heads can be screwed onto the applicator element depending on your wishes and application.
  • the applicator according to the invention can therefore be used variably and is also operationally safe to use because the ampoules are broken open in a precisely defined manner, which reduces the risk that the ampoule will be destroyed when trying to open it or that part of the contents will be destroyed due to improper opening is spilled.

Landscapes

  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Anesthesiology (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Hematology (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Containers And Packaging Bodies Having A Special Means To Remove Contents (AREA)
  • Medical Preparation Storing Or Oral Administration Devices (AREA)

Abstract

L'invention concerne un applicateur pour une ampoule qui est une ampoule non ouverte avant utilisation et dont la tête peut être retirée en la cassant, ledit applicateur comprenant un élément de base (16) et un élément applicateur (14) qui est fixé de manière amovible à l'élément de base (16) et auquel une tête de distribution peut être fixée ou qui est pourvue d'un seul tenant avec une tête de distribution. L'applicateur est caractérisé en ce que l'élément de base (16) comprend un support d'ampoule (28), une aide à la casse (48), une première ouverture d'insertion (30) et une seconde ouverture d'insertion (44), la première ouverture d'insertion (30) étant conçue de telle sorte que, lorsque l'élément applicateur (14) est détaché, une ampoule ouverte (20) peut être insérée dans une première direction d'insertion (A) jusqu'à ce qu'elle soit en contact avec le support d'ampoule (28) ; et la seconde ouverture d'insertion (44) étant conçue de telle sorte qu'une ampoule non ouverte peut être insérée dans une seconde direction d'insertion (B) jusqu'à ce qu'elle soit en contact avec l'aide à la casse (48).
PCT/EP2022/062127 2022-05-05 2022-05-05 Applicateur pour ampoule WO2023213399A1 (fr)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
PCT/EP2022/062127 WO2023213399A1 (fr) 2022-05-05 2022-05-05 Applicateur pour ampoule
PCT/EP2022/079068 WO2023213423A1 (fr) 2022-05-05 2022-10-19 Applicateur pour ampoule

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
PCT/EP2022/062127 WO2023213399A1 (fr) 2022-05-05 2022-05-05 Applicateur pour ampoule

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
WO2023213399A1 true WO2023213399A1 (fr) 2023-11-09

Family

ID=81940993

Family Applications (2)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
PCT/EP2022/062127 WO2023213399A1 (fr) 2022-05-05 2022-05-05 Applicateur pour ampoule
PCT/EP2022/079068 WO2023213423A1 (fr) 2022-05-05 2022-10-19 Applicateur pour ampoule

Family Applications After (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
PCT/EP2022/079068 WO2023213423A1 (fr) 2022-05-05 2022-10-19 Applicateur pour ampoule

Country Status (1)

Country Link
WO (2) WO2023213399A1 (fr)

Citations (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO1997020536A1 (fr) * 1995-12-06 1997-06-12 Gabriel Meyer Dispositif pour la preparation d'une solution medicamenteuse reconstituee a partir de deux composants
DE69704107T2 (de) * 1996-09-02 2001-06-07 Oreal Applikator-Haltervorrichtung
DE202009003024U1 (de) * 2009-03-03 2009-05-28 Pluska, Cezary Vorrichtung zum Abbrechen der Spitze einer Glasampulle
WO2010036733A1 (fr) * 2008-09-23 2010-04-01 Larada Sciences Inc. Applicateurs de flux d’air et procédés de traitement apparentés
WO2018167321A2 (fr) * 2017-03-17 2018-09-20 Rabmed A/S Fermeture d'ampoule
CN209241789U (zh) * 2018-12-18 2019-08-13 北京盈源晟商贸有限责任公司 一种多功能开瓶喷雾器
EP3838834A1 (fr) * 2019-12-20 2021-06-23 Lutz Packaging GmbH Support d'ampoule destiné à la fabrication d'un applicateur

Patent Citations (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO1997020536A1 (fr) * 1995-12-06 1997-06-12 Gabriel Meyer Dispositif pour la preparation d'une solution medicamenteuse reconstituee a partir de deux composants
DE69704107T2 (de) * 1996-09-02 2001-06-07 Oreal Applikator-Haltervorrichtung
WO2010036733A1 (fr) * 2008-09-23 2010-04-01 Larada Sciences Inc. Applicateurs de flux d’air et procédés de traitement apparentés
DE202009003024U1 (de) * 2009-03-03 2009-05-28 Pluska, Cezary Vorrichtung zum Abbrechen der Spitze einer Glasampulle
WO2018167321A2 (fr) * 2017-03-17 2018-09-20 Rabmed A/S Fermeture d'ampoule
CN209241789U (zh) * 2018-12-18 2019-08-13 北京盈源晟商贸有限责任公司 一种多功能开瓶喷雾器
EP3838834A1 (fr) * 2019-12-20 2021-06-23 Lutz Packaging GmbH Support d'ampoule destiné à la fabrication d'un applicateur

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
WO2023213423A1 (fr) 2023-11-09

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
DE69212729T2 (de) Arzneibehälter und Verabreichungssystem
EP2531164B1 (fr) Dispositif pour prélever un fluide dans un flacon
DE69728357T2 (de) Spritzenhalterung und eine die Halterung aufweisende Injektionsvorrichtung
EP0707859B1 (fr) Récipient pour le stockage et l'administration de préparations d'injection, d'infusion et de diagnostic
DE19742559C2 (de) Behälter mit Pumpe
EP0754094B1 (fr) Dispositif verseur pour substances coulantes, notamment pour versement par course unique du corps de pompe
DE69303434T2 (de) Behälter für pharmazeutische Produkte aus zwei gesonderten Komponenten, mit Mitteln zu deren Mischung und dosierter Ausgabe
EP0788804A2 (fr) Applicateur médical
EP0312725B1 (fr) Bouteile compte-gouttes et procédé pour sa fabrication
DE2822474A1 (de) Mischflaeschchen
DE602004003502T2 (de) Vorrichtung zum ausdrücken einer flüssigen oder pastösen substanz
EP0452728A1 (fr) Dispositif pour l'administration nasale ou orale de médicaments
DE69016398T2 (de) Nadelanordnung.
CH438588A (de) Injektionsampulle
EP0749759A1 (fr) Dispositif de distribution d'une substance fluide à partir d'un réceptacle
DE60120475T2 (de) Bildungsvorrichtung, insbesondere zum Mischen von Substanzen auf dem Gebiet der Medizin
DE1750168A1 (de) Ventil zum Verschliessen einer Fuelloeffnung in der Wandung der Treibmittelkammer eines Behaelters
WO2010085903A1 (fr) Dispositif d'administration comprenant un élément de maintien pour le réservoir à fluide
WO2023213399A1 (fr) Applicateur pour ampoule
DE4400945A1 (de) Fluid-Pumpbehaelter
DE2631309A1 (de) Mischflaeschchen
EP1417981A1 (fr) Seringue medicale
DE102017101894A1 (de) Vorrichtung zum Austragen eines fließfähigen Stoffes
DE1291543B (de) Mischbehaelter zur gesonderten Lagerung zweier Bestandteile einer Loesung oder eines fluessigen Gemisches
WO1997036624A1 (fr) Seringue a usage medical

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
121 Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application

Ref document number: 22728095

Country of ref document: EP

Kind code of ref document: A1