Patent ID: 9265900
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: A61J,A61M,B65D

Claim Text:
1. A disposable ampoule for use in an aerosol generating device, comprising: a medicament container that contains a medicament and is formed of a container body and a circular container bottom, wherein the container body and the circular container bottom are integrally formed, a predetermined break line that at least partly surrounds the container bottom, that is annular, and that is located between the container bottom and the container body, the predetermined break line having a reduced material thickness compared to the container bottom, and a collar that surrounds the predetermined break line at its outside and extends the container body over and beyond the container bottom, an open end of the collar being spaced from the container bottom, the collar and the container body being disposed on opposite sides of the container bottom, the collar being integrally formed with the container body and being configured to position and guide a hollow piercing member during opening of the medicament container at the predetermined break line, the container bottom being configured to seal the medicament in the container body until pierced by the hollow piercing member, the hollow piercing member having a cutting edge, the medicament container being configured to be pierced by the cutting edge of the hollow piercing member at the predetermined break line so that the container bottom is folded to one side at the predetermined break line, being configured to supply the medicament to the aerosol generating device through the hollow piercing member and being configured to be opened at only one end, at the container bottom, wherein an inner surface of the collar is engageable with the hollow piercing member and wherein the collar is configured to create a seal between the collar and the hollow piercing member.