Patent ID: 9433562
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: A61J,A61M

Claim Text:
1. A container for collecting, storing and dispensing fluid, the container for use with a metering pump having a first drive part, the container comprising: a containment barrel having a first end, a second end, an inner diameter and an outer diameter, and a base flange projecting transversely from the outer diameter proximal the first end for engagement with the first drive part of the metering pump; a plunger movably positionable within the containment barrel in sealing engagement with the inner diameter thereof, and movable between a first position towards the first end of the containment barrel and a second position towards the second end of the containment barrel, thereby defining a variable containment volume within the containment barrel, and wherein the plunger comprises a generally elongate plunger body having a pressure plate at an end thereof for engagement with a second drive part of the metering pump; and a removable dispensing and sealing head releasably secured at the second end of the containment barrel; wherein the containment barrel and the removable dispensing and sealing head comprise substantially identical outer dimensions and shapes at adjacent portions thereof, thereby defining a substantially flush and continuous outer surface contour without significant discontinuity at a joint between the containment barrel and the removable dispensing and sealing head for positioning the container in the metering pump, and wherein with the base flange engaged with a first drive part of the metering pump to prevent movement of the containment barrel in a first direction relative to the metering pump, the pressure plate of the plunger body is linearly advanced in the first direction relative to the base flange of the containment barrel by actuation of the metering pump to dispense fluid through the removable dispensing and sealing head.