Patent ID: 8998876
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: A61J,A61M

Abstract:
1. An ampoule holder for an ampoule, the ampoule having a central, longitudinal axis and comprising a seal with a septum and a radial projection in a plane perpendicular to the central, longitudinal axis, the ampoule holder comprising: an ampoule receptacle configured to receive the ampoule within an interior via a distal end of the ampoule receptacle, said distal end comprising an inner diameter that is smaller than an outer diameter of the radial projection of the seal such that the radial projection cannot be received within the ampoule receptacle interior; and an injection needle fastening member connectable to the ampoule receptacle, wherein the radial projection can be arranged between the distal end of the ampoule receptacle and the fastening member, with the ampoule receptacle and the fastening member having in common the central, longitudinal axis, wherein one of the ampoule receptacle and the fastening member comprises a latch and the other of the ampoule receptacle and the fastening member comprises a counter latch for engaging the latch, wherein when the latch and the counter latch are engaged, relative movement between the latch and the counter latch is possible only in an axial fastening direction, and wherein as the fastening member and the ampoule receptacle are latched in the fastening direction, an axial clearance of the seal between the fastening member and the distal end of the ampoule receptacle is reduced or eliminated and the distal end of the ampoule receptacle abuts a proximal end of the radial projection of the ampoule.