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Autoclaveable small-volume dropper bottle

  • US 7,178,703 B2
  • Filed: 11/23/2004
  • Issued: 02/20/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/23/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A terminally sterilizable container comprising:

  • a polypropylene bottle having a body with a manually squeezable sidewall with a thickness preventing more than about 6% water loss over a period of about 24 months, the bottle having a threaded neck with a neck diameter smaller than a body diameter;

    said body having a top rounded shoulder below the neck, a concave bottom with a bottom rounded shoulder subtending said concave bottom and said sidewall, the top and bottom shoulder having radii providing autoclave produced pressure distribution and deformation resistance;

    an elongated tip snap fitted to said neck and having a lumen therethrough in fluid communication with said body and a drop dispensing orifice; and

    a threaded cap engaging said threaded neck and having a cap body enclosing said elongated tip and a closed end with a nub sealing the orifice preventing autoclave produce pressure leaks.

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