US5403289A
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Ampoule which is to be filled completely and a syringe for use in retaining of pharmaceutical, medical or industrial liquid products
Assignee: Cool Sarl Ste
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Filing: 1992-08-20
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Granted: 1995-04-04
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Expires: 2012-08-20
Abstract
Abstract An ampoule is filled completely. The ampoule, formed from a casing which may be made of plastic, for example, or made of transparent, opaque or coloured glass, is closed after is has been filled by a frustoconical transverse closure device. The casing of the closure device has a wall provided with an expansion compensator, if the elastic properties of the material used to make this latter are inadequate for complete filling. Filling orifices are provided with a conical raised portion on the outside. Disposed inside the container are hollow spheres which permit the effects of liquid expansion to be compensated for, if necessary, and which are used to make the liquid homogeneous. Caps protect the filling orifices.
Inventors
- 👤 Georges Berrebi
- 👤 Yves Toporenko
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 17:08
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61J; A61J1/00; A61J1/05; A61J1/06; A61J2205/00; A61J2205/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
242 words
A system in which a syringe is fillable with liquid from an ampoule wherein the syringe comprises: a tubular body having a first end with an opening therein for drawing liquid into the body from an ampoule and for attaching an injector needle and having a second end with a second opening therethrough; a piston within the tubular body, the piston having a piston rod attached thereto, the piston rod extending through the opening in the second end of the tubular body and having a tether winding portion thereon extending past the piston; a flexible wire tether attached at one end to the piston at a first end thereof and being wound around the tether winding portion of the piston rod when the piston rod is proximate the first end of the tube; a conical stopper within the opening at the first end of the tubular body, the conical stopper having the flexible wire tether attached thereto at a second end of the wire tether; and a traction compensating means on the wire tether, the traction compensating means having an elastic limit corresponding to a piston stop point beyond normal clearance of the piston allowing the displacement of the piston to be equivalent to an upper filling limit of the tubular body, wherein as the tether is tensioned the conical stopper seats within the opening in the first end of the tubular body closing the tubular body and retaining the liquid therein.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
242 words
A system in which a syringe is fillable with liquid from an ampoule wherein the syringe comprises: a tubular body having a first end with an opening therein for drawing liquid into the body from an ampoule and for attaching an injector needle and having a second end with a second opening therethrough; a piston within the tubular body, the piston having a piston rod attached thereto, the piston rod extending through the opening in the second end of the tubular body and having a tether winding portion thereon extending past the piston; a flexible wire tether attached at one end to the piston at a first end thereof and being wound around the tether winding portion of the piston rod when the piston rod is proximate the first end of the tube; a conical stopper within the opening at the first end of the tubular body, the conical stopper having the flexible wire tether attached thereto at a second end of the wire tether; and a traction compensating means on the wire tether, the traction compensating means having an elastic limit corresponding to a piston stop point beyond normal clearance of the piston allowing the displacement of the piston to be equivalent to an upper filling limit of the tubular body, wherein as the tether is tensioned the conical stopper seats within the opening in the first end of the tubular body closing the tubular body and retaining the liquid therein.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
The system according to claim 1 further including an outlet tube defining the opening at the first end of the tubular body, the outlet tube having a frustoconical outer surface for receiving a needle thereon for use in drainage or injection and for receiving a protective cap.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
236 words
A system in which a syringe is used with an ampoule to retain liquid wherein the syringe comprises: a tubular body having a first end with an opening therein for drawing liquid into the body from an ampoule and for attaching an injector needle and having a second end with a second opening therethrough; a piston within the tubular body, the piston having a piston rod attached thereto, the piston rod extending through the opening in the second end of the tubular body and having a tether winding portion extending past the piston; a flexible wire tether attached at one end to the piston at a first end thereof and being wound around the tether winding portion of the piston rod when the piston rod is proximate the first end of the tube; a conical stopper within in the opening at the first end of the tubular body, the conical stopper having the flexible wire tether attached thereto at a second end of the wire tether; wherein as the tether is tensioned the conical stopper seats within the opening in the first end of the tubular body closing the tubular body and retaining the liquid therein; and an outlet tube defining the opening at the first end of the tubular body, the outlet tube having a frustoconical outer surface for receiving a needle thereon for use in drainage or injection and for receiving a protective cap.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
236 words
A system in which a syringe is used with an ampoule to retain liquid wherein the syringe comprises: a tubular body having a first end with an opening therein for drawing liquid into the body from an ampoule and for attaching an injector needle and having a second end with a second opening therethrough; a piston within the tubular body, the piston having a piston rod attached thereto, the piston rod extending through the opening in the second end of the tubular body and having a tether winding portion extending past the piston; a flexible wire tether attached at one end to the piston at a first end thereof and being wound around the tether winding portion of the piston rod when the piston rod is proximate the first end of the tube; a conical stopper within in the opening at the first end of the tubular body, the conical stopper having the flexible wire tether attached thereto at a second end of the wire tether; wherein as the tether is tensioned the conical stopper seats within the opening in the first end of the tubular body closing the tubular body and retaining the liquid therein; and an outlet tube defining the opening at the first end of the tubular body, the outlet tube having a frustoconical outer surface for receiving a needle thereon for use in drainage or injection and for receiving a protective cap.
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