Ampoule closure

• Main Authors: Martin Vollen, Marius Andresen, Kevin Geers
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 23.12.2020
• 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

A closure 10 for an ampoule, the closure comprising: a cap portion 12 arranged to engage with a broken neck of an opened ampoule; a skirt portion 11 extending from the cap portion, the skirt portion being arranged to grip the sides of an ampoule; and a rigid support structure 20 removably attached to the cap portion, the rigid support structure comprising a support flange 21 and a handling projection 22 extending from the support flange. The removable rigid support structure provides rigidity to the closure during application of the closure to an ampoule and, in the case of closures with a rollable/foldable skirt portion (Figure 3), also provides rigidity to the closure during the assembly process by facilitating the rolling/folding of the skirt portion from the second position into the first position. The rigid support structure also helps to keep the cap portion aseptic during handling. A channel 13 comprising a Luer connector 24 may extend through the cap portion to form a fluid connection with the ampoule, and which may be sealed by a projection 29 on the support portion.