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Packaging for multiple medical containers

US8684433B2 · kind B2 · utility

9Cited by

33References

13Claims

0Family size

Assignees

Baxter International Inc. · US
Baxter Healthcare SA · CH

Inventors

Thomas Oesterle · Colorado Springs, US
Lillian G. Zakarija · Northbrook, US
Chinmay Kanuga · San Fernando, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 26, 2012
Grant date	Apr 1, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 17, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB65D2251/009
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A system includes a first container having a wall defining a receptacle, a neck defining an opening, and a flip cap disposed over the opening, and a second container having a wall defining a receptacle, a neck defining an opening, and a flip cap disposed over the opening. The system also includes a carrier having first and second carrier pieces disposed about the first and second containers and attached together with the first and second containers secured therebetween. The system further includes a top cap attached to the flip caps to secure the first and second containers together and to simultaneously remove the flip caps from the containers.

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