Patent ID: 9339439
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: A61J,B65D,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A pharmaceutical container system comprising: a) a first container, said container having a threaded neck, b) a second container, said second container having a threaded neck and sealed with a frangible membrane, c) a cap shaped connector, said connector being cylindrical with an opening at each end to engage the first and second containers, and, having an inside wall, and, comprising threads on the inside wall to engage the threads on the containers, wherein the threads that engage the second container include a stop, and, said cap shaped connector further including at least one cutting device, d) said cutting device comprising a curved L-shaped protrusion molded on the inside wall of the connector, said protrusion having a height, a long edge, a short edge, a top edge and a base wherein: e) the base is slanted at an angle down from horizontal such that the point of connection of the base and the long edge of the L-shaped protrusion forms a cutting point, wherein down means further away from the point of contact of the cutting device to the frangible membrane, and, whereby when the second container is screwed into the connector to the stop, and the first container is screwed into the opposite side of the connector, the two containers and the connector form a closed system, where the contents of the containers are isolated from the environment outside of the containers and also isolated from each other, and, f) and when the second container is screwed into the connector beyond the stop the cutting point of the cutting device pierces the frangible membrane, and, as the container is further rotated, the long edge, and, the top edge of the L-shaped protrusion cut a slot in the frangible membrane, said slot having a width and a length.