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Medicament container, a medicament dispensing kit for administering medication and a method for packaging the same

  • US 7,708,719 B2
  • Filed: 11/01/2002
  • Issued: 05/04/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A medicament dispensing kit for administering a predetermined dose of medication, the medicament dispensing kit comprising:

  • a predetermined dose of medication;

    a medicament container containing the predetermined dose of medication, the container comprising a front end sealing assembly that seals the dose of medication in the container, the front end sealing assembly having a passageway operable to vent gases from the container during a container filling operation and operable to pass the predetermined dose of medication there through from the container during a medication dispensing operation, the front end sealing assembly having a first end and a second end, the passageway formed in an exterior surface of the front end sealing assembly and extending along the exterior surface from the first end partially toward the second end;

    a dispensing assembly configured to receive the medicament container therein, wherein the dispensing assembly dispenses the predetermined dose of medication upon activation by a user;

    a gas absorbing component; and

    a sealed package forming a sealed interior compartment flushed with an inert gas to remove oxygen, wherein the sealed interior compartment contains the medicament container having the predetermined dose of medication located therein, the dispensing assembly, the inert gas, and the gas absorbing component.

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