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A device, a system and a method are provided for controllably releasing a product (26) into a container (10) in which the product (26) is mixed with another product contained within an interior (14) of the container 10. The device (12) releases the product (26) due to variations in temperature or pr

A device, a system and a method are provided for controllably releasing a product (26) into a container (10) in which the product (26) is mixed with another product contained within an interior (14) of the container 10. The device (12) releases the product (26) due to variations in temperature or pressure that the system experiences during an autoclaving or sterilization procedure, for example. Materials and shapes of the members (20, 20a, 20b, 22) of the device (12) are selected such that the members (20, 20a, 20b, 22) react or otherwise move within the device in a predetermined manner in response to changes in temperature or pressure. As a result, products (26) within the device (12) may be maintained separately from products within the interior (14) of the container (10) in which the device (12) is held. Prior to administration of a solution within the container (10), the product (26) within the device (12) may be mixed with the solution or other product in the container (10) in a controllable fashion.

대표청구항 ▼

[ We claim:] [1.] A system for controlling a release of a component into an interior of a container for admixing the component with a product contained within the container, the system comprising:a container comprising walls defining an interior for accommodating a product at a first pressure and a

[ We claim:] [1.] A system for controlling a release of a component into an interior of a container for admixing the component with a product contained within the container, the system comprising:a container comprising walls defining an interior for accommodating a product at a first pressure and a tubular device,the tubular device floating in the container and comprising first and second opposing and open ends, the first opposing end frictionally accommodating a cap, the device further frictionally accommodating a first plug member between the cap and the second opposing end,the cap, the first plug member and a portion of the device disposed between the cap and the first plug member defining an enclosed interior for accommodating a component at a second pressure,the first plug member migrating longitudinally towards that cap upon an increase in the first pressure of the interior of the container thereby resulting in a corresponding increase in the second pressure of the interior of the tubular device, the first plug member further frictionally engaging the device so that an increase in the second pressure in the interior of the device does not cause the first plug member to migrate towards the second end of the device.