Patent ID: 6290680
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: A61J,A61M

Abstract:
A carrier/ampoule unit, for use in manufacture of prefilled ampoules, the unit comprising i) at least one ampoule and ii) a carrier having more than one ampoule seat, each seat providing a channel for axial insertion but radial retention of the ampoule, the ampoule comprising a) a container part with a front or upper end and a rear or lower end defining the ampoule axis therebetween, defining the radial directions perpendicular to the axis and defining an ampoule height, and b) an opening to the container part at least at the front end, whereinthe channels are formed as cavities substantially in the form of bores in a carrier body part,the cavity walls have at least the same height along the ampoule axis as the ampoule height, andthe cavity walls are substantially continuous around said axis and along said height.