# US 11,931,542 B2 · Nest for supporting a plurality of medical containers, a medical container pack comprising this nest, and a method for manufacturing a medical container > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,931,542 B2 - Document ID: US11931542B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/051,902 - Filed: 2019-04-24 - Published: 2021-04-15 - Granted: 2024-03-19 - Earliest claimed: 2018-05-02 - Assignees: Becton Dickinson France - Applicants: Becton Dickinson France - Inventors: Grégory Peruzzo - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11931542B2 ## CPC - A61M 5/008: {Racks for supporting syringes or needles} - A61M 5/3129: {Syringe barrels (A61M5/3205, A61M5/50 take precedence)} - A61M 5/3135: {characterised by constructional features of the proximal end} - A61M 5/3137: {with finger grip means, e.g. for easy manipulation of the syringe rod} - B29C 45/0081: {of objects with parts connected by a thin section, e.g. hinge, tear line} - B65B 3/006: {Related operations, e.g. scoring ampoules} - B65D 21/0201: {stackable or joined together side-by-side} - A61M 2005/3139: {Finger grips not integrally formed with the syringe barrel, e.g. using adapter with finger grips} - A61M 2005/3142: {Modular constructions, e.g. supplied in separate pieces to be assembled by end-user} - B29C 2045/0086: {Runner trees, i.e. several articles connected by a runner} - B65B 2230/02: Containers having separate compartments isolated from one another (B65B29/10 and B65B2220/16 take precedence) - A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)} - B29C: SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING (making preforms B29B11/00; making laminated products by combining previously unconnected layers which become one product whose layers will remain together B32B37/00 - B32B41/00) - B65B: MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING (bundling and pressing devices for cigars A24C1/44; devices for tensioning and securing binders adapted to be supported by the article or articles to be bound B25B25/00; applying closure members to bottles, jars or similar containers B67B1/00-B67B6/00; concurrent cleaning, filling and closing of bottles B67C7/00; emptying bottles, jars, cans, casks, barrels or similar containers B67C9/00) - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES ## Abstract This nest comprises a plurality of breakable connecting bridges, a plurality of flanges arranged in a predetermined pattern and configured to form the flanges of the medical containers, the flanges being connected to the breakable connecting bridges, and a supporting structure attached to the breakable connecting bridges so as to support the flanges. The flanges are integrally formed with the breakable connecting bridges and the supporting structure. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A nest for supporting a plurality of medical containers, said nest comprising: a plurality of breakable connecting bridges; a plurality of flanges arranged in a predetermined pattern and configured to form the flanges of a plurality of medical containers, said flanges being connected to said breakable connecting bridges, the plurality of flanges having a proximal face, configured to form a push surface for applying a force on the flange in order to break the connecting bridges, and a distal face opposite said proximal face, said distal face being configured to receive a user's fingers during use of the medical containers; and a plate-shaped supporting structure attached to said breakable connecting bridges in order to support said plurality of flanges, wherein the flanges, the breakable connecting bridges and the supporting structure are molded in a single piece so that the flanges are integrally formed with the breakable connecting bridges and the supporting structure. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The nest according to claim 1, wherein each flange is surrounded by a segmented groove. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The nest according to claim 1, wherein each flange is connected to the supporting structure by at least two breakable connecting bridges. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The nest according to claim 1, wherein the supporting structure comprises a peripheral edge, said peripheral edge being connected to peripheral flanges of the plurality of flanges by breakable connecting bridges. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The nest according claim 1, wherein the supporting structure comprises reinforcing bars extending between adjacent rows of flanges. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The nest according to claim 5, wherein the reinforcing bars extend beneath said breakable connecting bridges. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The nest according to claim 1, wherein the nest comprises a securing means configured to secure a barrel of one of the medical containers to said flanges. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The nest according to claim 7, wherein the securing means comprise a guiding conduit extending from each flange, said guiding conduit being configured to receive the barrel. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The nest according to claim 7, wherein the securing means comprise an attachment surface configured to receive an adhesive so as to secure the barrel to the flange. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The nest according to claim 7, wherein the securing means comprise a friction-fit surface configured to secure the barrel to the flange. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The nest according to claim 7, wherein the securing means comprise a clipping element configured to fit a complementarily shaped-clipping element provided on the barrel. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) A medical container pack comprising the nest according to claim 1 and a plurality of medical containers, wherein the plurality of medical containers have a barrel made of glass and wherein said barrel is secured to one of the flanges. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) A method for manufacturing a medical container, comprising the steps of: providing a medical container pack according to claim 12; and breaking the connecting bridges securing one of the flanges to the supporting structure so as to detach the corresponding medical container from the medical container pack. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) A medical container pack comprising the nest according to claim 1 and a plurality of medical containers, wherein the medical containers have a barrel made of a plastic material and wherein said barrels and the nest are molded in a single piece. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) A method for manufacturing a medical container, comprising the steps of: providing a medical container pack according to claim 14; and securing one of the flanges to the supporting structure so as to detach the corresponding medical container from the medical container pack.