Ready to drink container with nipple and needle penetrable and laser resealable portion, and related method
US7780023B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 10, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D51/002
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A container is provided for storing a product, such as a fat containing liquid product, and includes a body defining a chamber for receiving the product; and a container closure including a sealing portion for sealing the product within the chamber. The container closure includes a member forming a substantially fluid-tight seal between the container closure and the body; a nipple in fluid communication with the chamber that seals the chamber with respect to the ambient atmosphere during storage of the product in the chamber and that can be opened to dispense product from the chamber therethrough; and a needle penetrable and laser resealable portion that is penetrable by the needle for aseptically filling the chamber with the product, and that is thermally resealable by the application of laser radiation thereto to seal the product within the chamber.
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