Patent ID: 11857747
Assignee: JAMES ALEXANDER CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A

Claim 33:
34. A dispenser actuator assembly for actuating a dispenser in the form of a glass ampoule assembly having a crushable glass ampoule containing a flowable material, the glass ampoule contained within an outer container, the outer container having a first open end and a second closed end, the glass ampoule assembly having an applicator positioned in the first open end, the dispenser actuator assembly comprising:
a base member defining an annular ring and further defining an opening through the base member, the annular ring having an inner surface, the inner surface having a plurality of spaced longitudinal ribs;
an actuator assembly connected to the base member by a connector member having a first end connected to the base member and a second end connected to the actuator assembly, the actuator assembly having a flex plate and a first actuator arm and a second actuator arm, the flex plate having a central portion having a flex plate opening being generally aligned with the opening of the base member, the first actuator arm connected to a first end of the flex plate and the second actuator arm connected to a second end of the flex plate, the first actuator arm being generally in opposed relation to the second actuator arm, the first actuator arm and the second actuator arm having a first neutral position wherein the flex plate is in generally a planar configuration, the flex plate having a first flexion segment defined between the flex plate opening and the first end of the flex plate and further having a second flexion segment defined between the flex plate opening and the second end of the flex plate, wherein a first slot is defined between the first end of the flex plate and the base member and a second slot defined between the second end of the flex plate and the base member, the first actuator arm having a first protrusion depending therefrom and the second actuator arm having a second protrusion depending therefrom,
wherein the base member is configured to receive the glass ampoule assembly wherein the annular ring receives the outer container and the longitudinal ribs are configured to engage the outer container to mount on the outer container, wherein the first actuator arm and the second actuator arm are pivotable from the first neutral position towards one another to an actuating position wherein the flex plate flexes at the first flexion segment and the second flexion segment wherein the first protrusion is configured to engage the outer container and the second protrusion is configured to engage the outer container to crush the glass ampoule wherein the flowable material is configured to be dispensed from the glass ampoule assembly.