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

Claim 35:
36. A dispenser actuator assembly for actuating a dispenser in the form of a glass ampoule assembly having a rupturable 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 having an opening configured to mount on the outer container;
an actuator assembly having a flex plate operably connected to the base member by a connector member, the connector member having a first segment and a second segment spaced from the first segment, the first segment having a first end connected to the base member and a second end connected to the flex plate, the second segment having a first end connected to the base member and a second end connected to the flex plate, the actuator assembly further having a first actuator arm and a second actuator arm each connected to opposite ends of the flex plate, the first actuator arm and the second actuator arm extending from the flex plate in generally opposed relation to define a first position, the first actuator arm having a first protrusion depending therefrom and the second actuator arm having a second protrusion depending therefrom, wherein the first actuator arm and the second actuator arm are pivotable from the first position towards one another to a second position wherein the flex plate flexes 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.