Container for liquid observed for impurities

• US 5,261,546 A
• Filed: 07/15/1991
• Issued: 11/16/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 01/25/1988
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Mallinckrodt Medical Inc. (Mallinckrodt plc)
• Original Assignee: Mallinckrodt Medical Inc. (Mallinckrodt plc)
• Inventors: Van Der Grift, Johannes F.
• Primary Examiner(s): Weaver, Sue A.
• Application Number:
  US07/729,967
• Time in Patent Office: 855 Days
• Field of Search: 215/12.1, 215/1 R, 215/365, 215/366, 40/310, 356/246, 356/427
• US Class Current: 215/12.2
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 23/14 of tags , labels, cards, coupons, decorations or the like B65D23/008 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 2033/0081 containers; packages; bottles
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 21/8803 Visual inspection measuring projectors G01B9/08
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 21/9027 in containers after filling

Abstract

The invention relates to a substantially transparent container for liquids on one side of which are opaque light and opaque dark areas of color observable through the container for evaluating contained liquid for particulate impurities. The container is particularly useful for pharmaceutical liquids.

Claims

1. A container for a radiopharmaceutical liquid designed to allow for easy examination for multicolored, particulate impurities in said radiopharmaceutical liquid, comprising a container having a substantially transparent side and bottom part of said side having contrasting areas of color dimensioned to block passage of light and show multicolored impurities present in said radiopharmaceutical liquid, whereby exposure to said radiopharmaceutical liquid during an examination is minimized.

2. A container according to claim 1, wherein said container has a transparent bottom.

3. A container according to claim 2, wherein said bottom is substantially flat.

4. A container according to claim 2, wherein said bottom and a part of said side are transparent glass.

5. A container according to claim 2, wherein said bottom and a part of said side are transparent plastic.

6. A container according to claim 2, wherein said contrasting areas of color are white and black.

7. A container according to claim 6, wherein said contrasting areas of color are rectangular in shape.

8. A container according to claim 2, wherein an exterior label is applied to said container to provide said contrasting areas of color whereby said exterior label is visible through an opposing side surface to show multicolored impurities.

9. A container according to claim 2, wherein said container is a vial for pharmaceuticals.

10. A container according to claim 1 wherein said contrasting areas of color are fused to said side.

11. A container according to claim 10, wherein said contrasting areas of color are etched on said side.

12. A container according to claim 10, wherein said contrasting areas of color are fusion printed on said side.

13. A container according to claim 10, further comprising a label which covers said contrasting areas of color.

14. A container for a radiopharmaceutical liquid designed to allow for easy examination for multicolored, particulate impurities in said radiopharmaceutical liquid, comprising a container having a substantially transparent side and bottom, part of said side having contrasting areas of color dimensioned to block passage of light to show multicolored impurities present in said radiopharmaceutical liquid.

15. A container for a radiopharmaceutical liquid comprising a transparent container, and contrasting areas of color thereon dimensioned to simplify.