Container for medical and/or pharmaceutical products
OwnerBernardo Romeo, Valere Logel +1inventors
InventorsBernardo Romeo, Valere Logel, Jacquy Lebon
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Abstract
The disclosure pertains to a container (100, 300) for storing medical and/or pharmaceutical products. The container includes a plastic container body (102) comprising a side wall (202), a base (204) and an opening (206) defining a storage volume (108), a flange (104) formed on the container body (102) and configured to receive a connecting element (312) of a cap (310) provided with a tamper-evident mechanism (414), and an active insert (106) placed within the container body (102). This container is an improved container for the storage of products. The disclosure also pertains to a sealed package comprising this container.
Claims20
A container for packaging of sensitive products, the container comprising:
- a plastic container body comprising a side wall and an opening, and defining a storage volume of the container;
- a cap comprising a connecting element and a lid portion configured to close the opening of the plastic container body;
- a flange formed on an outer periphery of the container body, the flange being configured to receive the connecting element of the cap and to vertically secure the cap thereon, wherein, before the cap is assembled to the container body, a diameter of a vertical cylindrical wall of the connecting element is smaller than an outside diameter of a vertical portion of the flange, wherein the connecting element is made of a resilient material allowing the diameter of the vertical cylindrical wall of the connecting element to enlarge when the cap is assembled on the container body, such that the enlarged vertical cylindrical wall of the connecting element exerts pressure on the flange when the cap is assembled on the container body;
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- an active material capable of acting on an atmosphere of the storage volume of the container to preserve the sensitive products.
A method of manufacturing a container for packaging of sensitive products, the container comprising a plastic container body comprising a side wall and an opening, and defining a storage volume of the container, the container further comprising (i) a cap comprising a connecting element and a lid portion configured to close the opening of the container body, (ii) a flange formed on an outer periphery of the container body, the flange being configured to receive the connecting element of the cap and to vertically secure the cap thereon, wherein, before the cap is assembled to the container body, a diameter of a vertical cylindrical wall of the connecting element is smaller than an outside diameter of a vertical portion of the flange, wherein the connecting element is made of a resilient material allowing the diameter of the vertical cylindrical wall of the connecting element to enlarge when the cap is assembled on the container body, such that the enlarged vertical cylindrical wall of the connecting element exerts pressure on the flange when the cap is assembled on the container body, and (iii) an active material capable of acting on an atmosphere of the storage volume of the container to preserve the sensitive products, the method comprising:
- supplying the container with the active material;
- filling the container body with the sensitive products;
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- assembling the cap to the container body.
A method of using a container for packaging of sensitive products, the container comprising a plastic container body comprising a side wall and an opening, and defining a storage volume of the container, the container further comprising (i) a cap comprising a connecting element and a lid portion configured to close the opening of the container body, (ii) a flange formed on an outer periphery of the container body, the flange being configured to receive the connecting element of the cap and to vertically secure the cap thereon, wherein, before the cap is assembled to the container body, a diameter of a vertical cylindrical wall of the connecting element is smaller than an outside diameter of a vertical portion of the flange, wherein the connecting element is made of a resilient material allowing the diameter of the vertical cylindrical wall of the connecting element to enlarge when the cap is assembled on the container body, such that the enlarged vertical cylindrical wall of the connecting element exerts pressure on the flange when the cap is assembled on the container body, and (iii) an active material capable of acting on an atmosphere of the storage volume of the container to preserve the sensitive products, the method comprising:
- packaging the sensitive products in the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.