Patent ID: 7857131
Filing Date: 2010-12-28
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A material handling and packaging system for filling devices for delivering a medicament into the body of a patient utilizing a filling device having a filling nozzle, comprising: a plurality of devices, each device of said plurality of devices comprising, a tray comprising a reference point and a plurality of wells for receiving said plurality of devices, each well comprising a top aperture, a bottom aperture, and at least first and second ribs, each of said first and second ribs comprising a first member extending between said top aperture and said bottom aperture within each well and a second member extending from said first member to at least partially obstruct said bottom aperture, wherein said first and second members are in line with each other and a distance between said second members of each well is less than a width of the bottom aperture of the well and wherein said bottom aperture is substantially open between said second members, to hold each device so that said longitudinal axis of each device is in a predetermined position from said reference point of said tray, and wherein the top aperture, the bottom aperture, and the first and second ribs provide a void formed between each individual device.