Container cap assembly having an enclosed penetrator
US5891129A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 28, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S604/905
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A penetrator for penetrating a stopper sealing an opening in a container. The penetrator includes a stamped piece of sheet material formed to define a shank having a length. A groove extends along the length of the shank. The shank has a pointed distal. The stamped piece of sheet material further includes a bearing plate extending from the shank at a proximal end opposite the distal end of the shank.
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