Patent ID: 7946461
Filing Date: 2011-05-24
Classification: A61J,B67B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An ampoule opener, comprising: a) a receiving body sized to accommodate a cap portion of an ampoule; b) a shield having a curvature corresponding to an outside curvature of an ampoule and being rigidly related to the receiving body so as to be more resistive to bending relative to the receiving body in a direction away from a longitudinal axis of the receiving body than toward the longitudinal axis of the receiving body, the shield adjacent to and extending from the receiving body and being configured to lie adjacent and extend partially circumferentially about a medicament storing portion of an ampoule when a cap portion of an ampoule is accommodated within the receiving body; c) indicia viewing structure comprising an opening formed in a wall of the opener, the indicia viewing structure being operative to allow a user to view indicia on a cap portion of an ampoule while the opener is disposed over a cap portion of an ampoule thereby facilitating correct alignment of the opener with an ampoule; and d) a retaining means for retaining a cap portion of an ampoule within the receiving body, wherein the retaining means is located between the indicia viewing structure and the shield.