Storage device with positive displacement dispenser by means of egress through a pierced septum

A method of removing fluid from an ampule, said ampule including an elongate vessel for storing fluid therein, a piston disposed in said vessel at one end thereof and fluid disposed in said vessel between said piston and the other end of said vessel, said method comprising the following steps:

• fracturing said one end of said vessel with a probe;
• inserting a needle into said one end of said vessel in the area where said vessel has been fractured so as to pierce said piston such that one end of said needle protrudes from said vessel and the other end of said needle communicates with said fluid;
• and
• pushing said piston towards said other end of said vessel so as to pump said fluid from said vessel through said needle.

A method of manufacturing a positive displacement ampule, comprising the following steps:

• manufacturing an elongate vessel, one end of said vessel being open, the other end of said vessel being closed;
• injecting a liquid into said vessel through said open end thereof, said liquid being convertible to a solid;
• converting said liquid to a solid, said solid being designed to function as a piston;
• injecting a fluid into said vessel through said open end thereof in such a manner as to maintain said fluid between said piston and said open end;
• sealing said open end of said vessel;
• providing a fracture probe for fracturing said closed end of said vessel;
• and
• providing a needle for inserting into said closed end after fracturing thereof and for piercing said piston such that one end of said needle protrudes outwardly from said vessel and the other end of said needle communicates with said fluid.

An ampule system, comprising:

• a vessel storing a fluid therein;
• sealing means disposed in said vessel;
• fracture means for fracturing a wall of said vessel in a predetermined area thereof;
• a fluid contained in said vessel, said fluid being separated from said predetermined area by said sealing means;
• a needle insertable through said predetermined area of said vessel after the wall of said vessel has been fractured, said needle then piercing said sealing means such that one end of said needle communicates with said fluid and the other end of said needle protrudes outwardly from said vessel;
• and
• means for causing said fluid to flow from said vessel through said needle.

A method of removing fluid from an ampule, said ampule including a vessel for storing fluid therein, a fluid disposed in said vessel, and a seal disposed in said vessel between said fluid and a predetermined area of a wall of said vessel, said method comprising:

• fracturing said predetermined area of said wall of said vessel;
• inserting a needle into said vessel through said predetermined area of said wall after said wall has been fractured so as to pierce said seal such that one end of said needle communicates with said fluid and the other end of said needle is externally accessible through said predetermined area of said wall;
• and
• causing said fluid to flow from said vessel through said needle.

A method of manufacturing an ampule, comprising:

• manufacturing a vessel, one end of said vessel being open, the other end of said vessel being closed;
• injecting a liquid into said vessel through said open end thereof, said liquid being convertible to a solid;
• converting said liquid to a solid, said solid being designed to function as a seal;
• injecting a fluid into said vessel through said open end thereof in such a manner as to maintain said fluid between said seal and said open end;
• and
• sealing said open end of said vessel.