Patent ID: 6280418
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A container to be used for injection, infusion, and diagnostic preparations having a filling volume ranging from 10 to 200 ml for long-term storage and for direct dispensing of the preparations, the container comprising:a glass cylinder; anda converging glass headpiece molded to the glass cylinder as one piece, the converging glass headpiece having a stopper-less connecting cone;wherein the container has dimensions in which the ratio of total height to outer diameter of the container is greater than 2.5:1;wherein a separate threaded coupling is attached concentrically to the stopper-less connecting cone;wherein the threaded coupling is adapted to receive a sealing cap as a closing element:wherein, when the connecting cone is tightly closed, the sealing cap is removable for direct injection, such that the threaded coupling may receive at least one element selected from the group consisting of a needle and an infusion line;wherein the glass cylinder has an inside wall and is connected to a foot portion, the foot portion having a finger grip, wherein the finger grip has a cylindrical extension that is attached to the inside wall of the glass cylinder;wherein the glass cylinder is capable of receiving a stopper, the stopper serving as a piston and the stopper including a connecting point for attaching a piston rod;wherein the connecting cone includes an exterior surface converging toward a tip;wherein the connecting cone comprises a groove, located more than 5 mm from the tip;wherein the exterior surface of the connecting cone has a predetermined outer diameter in the area adjacent the groove; andwherein the threaded coupling includes a radially inward extending portion, the radially inward extending portion having a radially inner diameter, and the radially inner diameter of the inward extending portion being less than the predetermined outer diameter of the exterior surface, such that the radially inward extending portion of the threaded coupling can be snap fit into the groove to connect the threaded coupling to the glass cylinder.