Patent ID: 6099510
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: B67B,B67D,G01N

Abstract:
A combination of a sealed glass ampoule having a tip, a neck, a shaft and a bottom and containing a liquid, and a device for withdrawing at least some of said liquid from within said sealed glass ampoule; said device comprising a frame for supporting said sealed glass ampoule such that the tip thereof points upwardly, a translationally movable breaking element which is movable toward the sealed glass ampoule along an axis thereof, said breaking element including a sloped contact face for contacting a side of said tip or said neck of said ampoule and separating said tip from said shaft, said breaking element including a bore therein, and a withdrawing element for moving into said glass ampoule to a location between said bottom thereof and a surface of said liquid therein, said withdrawing element including a cannula for withdrawing liquid from within said ampoule, said cannula being movable within said bore in said breaking element.