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Metered drop bottle for dispensing microliter amounts of a liquid in the form of a drop

US8328775B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 7, 2007
Grant dateDec 11, 2012
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Expiry dateJun 27, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D1/32
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to a metered drop bottle for dispensing microliter amounts of a liquid in the form of a drop comprising: (a) a bottle with a flexible portion on the walls to decrease the internal volume by a fixed volume; (b) a plunger with a fixed stroke for depressing the flexible portion of the walls of the bottle; and (c) a nozzle tip having an internal and/or outer diameter no more than 1.2 mm.

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