Patent ID: 8757436
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: A61F,B05B,B65B,B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: providing a plurality of cartridges for storing and dispensing an ophthalmic fluid, the plurality of cartridges being substantially identical to one another and each having a vial, a pump, and a nozzle, the vial including an interior fluid receiving chamber defined therein, the pump being in fluid communication with the fluid receiving chamber for pumping a fluid received therein from the fluid receiving chamber, the nozzle being disposed in fluid communication with the pump for allowing the passage of the pumped fluid therethrough, the cartridge further having a casing that receives the nozzle, the pump, and the vial within, which are arranged in that order along a longitudinal axis moving in a direction toward a posterior end of the cartridge, and the cartridge further having a first actuator operatively coupled to the pump; installing at least one of the plurality of cartridges in an ophthalmic dispenser having a second actuator configured to be operatively coupled to the cartridge, wherein actuation of the second actuator initiates dispensing; and using at least one of the cartridges to dispense ophthalmic fluid without installing the cartridge in an ophthalmic dispenser having a second actuator configured to be to operatively coupled to the cartridge.