Device for adding a component to a package
US6098795A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 10, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61J1/2027
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device that may be used for adding a selected first component to a second component that is in a main package, which device keeps the first component from the second component until a selected time before use. The device includes a delivery package which is mountable on the outside surface of the main package, and has a delivery opening, a control opening, and a cavity extending between the delivery opening and the control opening. When there is a first component, a compartment that contains this component is mounted inside the cavity so that it seals the delivery opening with a puncturable seal. A puncturer controllable by a user through the control opening is used for cutting through the compartment, including the puncturable seal, and the package to which the delivery package is mounted to release the first component into the main package at the selected time.
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