Glass containers for storing pharmaceutical compositions

• Main Authors: Tremper, Amber Leigh, Allington, Eric Lewis, DeMartino, Steven Edward, Aaldenberg, Jared Seaman, Chapman, Christy Lynn, Webb, James Ernest, Sarafian, Adam Robert, Matusick, Joseph Michael, Jiang, Weirong, O'Malley, Connor Thomas, Ruotolo, Jr., Michael Clement, Musk, Bryan James, Gomez-Mower, Sinue, Polasani, Shivani Rao, Cimo, Patrick Joseph, McNelis, Kevin Patrick, Waight, Kristen Dae, Peanasky, John Stephen, Schaut, Robert Anthony, McCarthy, Christie Leigh, Noni, Jr., Douglas Miles
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 23.04.2024
• 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

Disclosed herein are glass pharmaceutical vials having sidewalls of reduced thickness. In embodiments, the glass pharmaceutical vial may include a glass body comprising a sidewall enclosing an interior volume. An outer diameter D of the glass body is equal to a diameter d1 of a glass vial of size X as defined by ISO 8362-1, wherein X is one of 2R, 3R, 4R, 6R, 8R, 10R, 15R, 20R, 25R, 30R, 50R, and 100R as defined by ISO 8362-1. However, the sidewall of the glass pharmaceutical vial comprises an average wall thickness Ti that is less than or equal to 0.85*s1, wherein s1 is a wall thickness of the glass vial of size X as defined by ISO 8362-1 and X is one of 2R, 3R, 4R, 6R, 8R, 10R, 15R, 20R, 25R, 30R, 50R, and 100R as defined by ISO 8362-1.