Prefilled syringe with sterility-preserving cap
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1. A medicament container comprising:
- a body having an open mouth defining an axis;
a pierceable plug engaged over and sealing the mouth;
a ring engaged around the mouth and over the plug and formed with a hole through which an outer surface of the plug is exposed;
a cap engageable around the mouth over the ring and plug and includingan upper cap part,a lower ring part fixed around the mouth of the body, anda weakened zone joining the lower and upper parts together, whereby the upper part can be easily broken off the lower part at the weakened zone; and
an elastomeric element fixed in the upper cap part and bearing elastically through the hole against the plug outer surface.
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Abstract
A medicament container has a body having an open mouth defining an axis, a pierceable plug engaged over and sealing the mouth, a ring engaged around the mouth and over the plug and formed with a hole through which an outer surface of the plug is exposed, and a cap engageable around the mouth over the ring and plug. The cap holds an elastomeric element bearing elastically through the hole against the plug outer surface.
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1. A medicament container comprising:
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a body having an open mouth defining an axis; a pierceable plug engaged over and sealing the mouth; a ring engaged around the mouth and over the plug and formed with a hole through which an outer surface of the plug is exposed; a cap engageable around the mouth over the ring and plug and including an upper cap part, a lower ring part fixed around the mouth of the body, and a weakened zone joining the lower and upper parts together, whereby the upper part can be easily broken off the lower part at the weakened zone; and an elastomeric element fixed in the upper cap part and bearing elastically through the hole against the plug outer surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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