Pharmaceutical syringe piston
AssigneeWest Pharmaceutical Services Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
InventorJürgen Brinkhues
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AssigneeWest Pharmaceutical Services Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
InventorJürgen Brinkhues
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A piston stopper (2) made substantially of rubber has a piston section (8) enclosed in cap-like manner by an inert film (9′) facing the contents of a syringe or carpule cylinder (1), the inert film (9′) being located adjacent to the syringe or carpule cylinder (1). Adjacent to the piston section (8), the piston stopper (2) has a non-coated sealing section (10). According to a device and method for producing one such piston stopper (2), a non-vulcanized rubber sheet (7) is inserted into a form tool, together with an inert film (9). Under the effect of pressure and heat, an entire piston stopper contour is formed from the layered arrangement, extending to a flange (16) which protrudes laterally beyond the piston stopper (2) in the region of the separating plane of the form tool. A receiving cavity (6) for a piston rod is created in the piston section (8). The wall area of the sealing section (10) surrounding the receiving cavity (6) is forced into the receiving cavity (6). The piston stopper (2) is subsequently separated from the flange (16) in a blanking process, whereby a peripheral sealing area (13), directly adjacent to the edge of the inert film (9′) enclosing the piston section (8), is formed in the sealing section (10).
A pharmaceutical piston stopper (2), comprising a base body (7′) made substantially from an elastomer and comprising a receiving cavity (6) for connecting with a displacement transferring element and a cap-shaped piston section (8) completely enclosed in an inert film (9′), the piston section in a working position facing contents of a syringe or carpule cylinder (1), an outer circumference of the piston section with its inert film (9′) abutting against the syringe or carpule cylinder (1), the piston stopper (2) having an uncoated sealing section (10) adjacent to the piston section (8), the uncoated sealing section and an entire edge region of the inert film (9′) flatly abutting in the working position against the syringe or carpule cylinder (1), the uncoated sealing section having at least two continuous sealing lips (11) on its outer circumference spaced-apart by a continuous recess (12), wherein the base body (7′) is made in one piece, with the receiving cavity (6) extending up into the piston section (8), and wherein the sealing section (10) has on its outer circumference an annular continuous sealing zone (13) directly adjacent to and directly adjoining the edge region of the inert film (9′) enveloping the piston section (8) and abutting against an inside wall of the syringe or carpule cylinder (1), said annular continuous sealing zone (13) projecting slightly radially beyond a surface of the entire edge region of the inert film (9′), so that in the working position the piston stopper (2) abuts with the sealing section (13) fully against the syringe or carpule cylinder (1).
A pharmaceutical piston stopper comprising:
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