DOSING AND ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM FOR DRUG COMBINATIONS

• Main Authors: Mühlemann, Rolf, Schertel, Sonja, Gosau, Marieke
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 16.12.2020
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; BABY COMFORTERS; CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICALPURPOSES; CONVEYING; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGINGPHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL ORADMINISTERING FORMS; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PACKAGES; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; STORING; TRANSPORTING

The present invention provides a cartridge (1) for the preparation of a liquid pharmaceutical or nutraceutical formulation, the cartridge (1) being adapted for insertion into a mixing vessel (100) and for dispensing at least three flowable pharmaceutical or nutraceutical compositions into said mixing vessel (100), the cartridge (1) comprising a container portion (10), a cover portion (20) and an opening means (30) for opening the cartridge (1), wherein the container portion (10) comprises a container wall (11) and a container base (12), the container wall (11) and the container base (12) defining an inner lumen (13) and an opening (14) of the container portion (10), the opening (14) being positioned opposite to the container base (12), and a segmenting structure (15) located in the inner lumen (13) of the container portion (10) and being physically connected to the container wall (11) and/or to the container base (12) such as to divide the inner lumen (13) of the container portion (10) into at least three segments (16) containing the at least three flowable pharmaceutical or nutraceutical compositions.