Container for Closing Caps for Syringes

• US 20190001049A1
• Filed: 07/28/2016
• Published: 01/03/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Omnicell Srl (Omnicell Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Health Robotics S.r.l (Omnicell Incorporated)
• Inventors: Bianco, Walter, Kucich, Gabriele, Fioravanti, Fabio
• Granted Patent: US 10,632,246 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/3104 Caps for syringes without needle
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2207/10 Device therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/002 Packages specially adapted therefor, e.g. for syringes or needles, kits for diabetics needle protection, e.g. caps, A61M5/3202; for sharps A61B50/3001
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/3134 characterised by constructional features of the distal end, i.e. end closest to the tip of the needle cannula

Abstract

A container for closing caps for syringes has a plurality of seats, each of which is suited to be engaged, in a sliding manner, by a respective closing cap, and has a movable portion configured to move between a locking position of the relevant closing cap in the seat and a release position.

Claims

1. A container for closing caps (2) for syringes (3), the container comprising a plurality of seats (13;

35), which are suited to be each engaged, in a sliding manner, by a respective closing cap (2);

wherein each seat (13;

35) has a movable portion (20;

38), which is configured to move between a locking position, in which it locks the relevant closing cap (2) in the seat (13;

35), and a release position.

2. Container, according to claim 1, wherein the movable portion (20) is arranged so as to lock the closing cap (2) in the seat (13) parallel to a direction (16) in which the closing cap (2) is inserted/extracted into/from the seat (13).

3. Container, according to claim 1, wherein the movable portion (20) moves transversely to a direction (16) in which the closing cap (2) is inserted/extracted into/from the seat (13) between its locking position, wherein the movable portion (20) defines a closing cap of the seat (13), and its release position, in which the mobile portion (20) is arranged outside of the seat (13).

4. Container, according to claim 1, wherein the seats (13) are aligned with one another in an alignment direction (19);

each movable portion (20) comprising a movable tooth, which moves in the alignment direction (19) between said locking and release positions.

5. Container, according to claim 4, and comprising, furthermore, a guide rod (18), which extends on the outside of the seats (13) and is movable in the alignment direction (19);

each tooth projecting from the guide rod (18) transversely to the alignment direction (19).

6. Container, according to claim 5, wherein, when it is arranged in its release position, each tooth extends between two adjacent seats (13).

7. Container, according to claim 5, wherein the seats (13) are arranged according to two parallel rows (14, 15) of seats (13), which are arranged one next to the other;

the guide rod (18) extending between the two rows (14, 15) of seats (13).

8. Container, according to claim 5, wherein the guide rod (18) projects outwards from the container in the alignment direction (19).

9. Container, according to claim 1, wherein the movable portion (38) is arranged so as to lock the relevant closing cap (2) in the relevant seat (35) transversely to a direction (16) in which the closing cap (2) is inserted/extracted into/from the seat (35).

10. Container, according to claim 9, wherein each seat (35) is delimited by a lateral wall (36), a part thereof being movable transversely to the insertion/extraction direction (16) so as to define the movable portion (38).

11. Container, according to claim 10, wherein the seats (35) are aligned with one another in an alignment direction (19);

the movable portions (38) of the seats (35) being obtained in a movable plate (39) extending in the alignment direction (19).

12. Container, according to claim 11, and comprising, furthermore, a bottom wall (31), which is substantially perpendicular to the insertion/extraction direction (16);

the movable plate (39) extending through the bottom wall (31), so as to define a hold appendage (40), which projects outwards from the container in order to allow the movable plate (39) to be moved orthogonally to the alignment and insertion/extraction directions (19, 16).

13. Container, according to claim 11, wherein the seats (35) are arranged according to two parallel rows (33, 34) of seats (35), which are arranged one next to the other;

the seats (35) of each row (33, 34) of seats (35) being delimited by a relevant movable plate (39).