Dispenser with plural product chambers for separate storage and intermixing of products prior to use, and related method
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A61J-009/00
A61J-009/08
출원번호
US-0259290
(2008-10-27)
등록번호
US-8573421
(2013-11-05)
발명자
/ 주소
Py, Daniel
Chan, Julian
Willey, Jeffrey
출원인 / 주소
Medical Instill Technologies, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
McCarter & English, LLP
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22
초록▼
A container including a body defining an outflow opening and at least one chamber adapted for storing a product, such as a fat containing liquid product, and a container closure including a primary seal for hermetically sealing the product within the chamber during storage. The container closure inc
A container including a body defining an outflow opening and at least one chamber adapted for storing a product, such as a fat containing liquid product, and a container closure including a primary seal for hermetically sealing the product within the chamber during storage. The container closure includes a sealing member forming a substantially fluid-tight seal between the container closure and the body, and a dispensing member in fluid communication with the chamber. The container closure and body move relative to each other between a first position where the primary seal is seated about the outflow port to hermetically seal the product in the chamber during storage, and a second position where the primary seal is displaced from the outflow port to allow product to pass from the chamber through the outflow port and into dispensing member to dispense the product.
대표청구항▼
1. A dispenser comprising: a first body portion defining a first hermetically sealed chamber for aseptically storing therein a first liquid product;a second body portion defining a second hermetically sealed chamber;a second chamber filling portion that is in fluid communication with the second herm
1. A dispenser comprising: a first body portion defining a first hermetically sealed chamber for aseptically storing therein a first liquid product;a second body portion defining a second hermetically sealed chamber;a second chamber filling portion that is in fluid communication with the second hermetically sealed chamber and is configured to receive a filling member for aseptically filling the second hermetically sealed chamber with a second product therethrough, and is resealable to hermetically seal the second product within the second chamber;wherein the first and second chambers define (i) a storage state in which the first and second chambers are hermetically sealed relative to each other for preventing intermixing of the first and second products received within the first and second chambers, respectively, and (ii) a dispensing state in which the first and second chambers are in fluid communication with each other to allow intermixing and dispensing of the intermixed first and second products; anda dispensing device in fluid communication with at least one of the first and second chambers in the dispensing state for dispensing the intermixed first and second products therethrough,wherein the container is configured for the second hermetically sealed chamber to be filled while sealed when the first body portion and the second body portion are assembled and the first and second chambers are hermetically sealed relative to each other. 2. A dispenser as defined in claim 1, further comprising a first chamber filling portion that is in fluid communication with the first hermetically sealed chamber and is configured to receive a filling member to aseptically fill the first hermetically sealed chamber with the first product therethrough, and is resealable to hermetically seal the first product within the first chamber. 3. A dispenser as defined in claim 2, wherein at least one of the first chamber filling portion and the second chamber filling portion is penetrable by an injection member for aseptically filling the respective chamber and is resealable for resealing the respective filling portion upon removing the injection member therefrom. 4. A dispenser as defined in claim 3, wherein at least one of the first chamber filling portion and the second chamber filling portion is penetrable by a needle for aseptically filling the respective chamber through the needle and is laser-resealable for resealing a resulting needle hole therein upon removing the needle therefrom. 5. A dispenser as defined in claim 3, wherein the at least one of the first chamber filling portion and the second chamber filling portion that is penetrable by an injection member is resealable by applying radiation or energy to a penetrated portion thereof. 6. A dispenser as defined in claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and second body portions is movable relative to the other from the storage state to the dispensing state. 7. A dispenser as defined in claim 1, further comprising the first liquid product aseptically stored and hermetically sealed within the first chamber, and the second product aseptically stored and hermetically sealed within the second chamber. 8. A dispenser as defined in claim 7, wherein the first product is a base liquid product, and the second product is an additive to the first product. 9. A dispenser as defined in claim 7, wherein the first product includes a food or beverage, and the second product is a liquid additive. 10. A dispenser as defined in claim 7, wherein the first product includes at least one of a food and a beverage, and the second product is an additive including at least one of a probiotic supplement, vitamin supplement, mineral supplement, dietary supplement, flavoring, and a medicament. 11. A dispenser as defined in claim 1, wherein the dispenser further comprises a sealing ring; and wherein the sealing ring is adapted to engage with the first chamber so as to provide an enclosed mixing space defining the second chamber that is bounded by a wall of the first chamber, a wall of the dispensing device, and the sealing ring; the first chamber contains the first liquid product; the mixing space contains the second product in the form of an additive for the first liquid product and is operable to open the chambers to each other and permit the first liquid product to intermix with the additive in the mixing space and be dispensed to the exterior of the dispenser through the dispensing device; and the second chamber filling portion is located on a wall of the dispensing device and is penetrable by an injection member to form an aperture through which the additive is introduced into the mixing space. 12. A dispenser as defined in claim 11, wherein the dispensing device defines at least one of (i) a teat; (ii) a drinking spout, (iii) a drinking spout including a one-way check valve, wherein the check valve opens under negative pressure to allow the intermixed product to be dispensed therethrough, and (iv) a push-pull cap, wherein the push-pull cap defines an outlet aperture that is closed when the cap is in a retracted push position and the outlet aperture is open when the cap is in an extended pull position. 13. A dispenser as defined in claim 1, wherein the first chamber is a sealed, empty, sterile chamber, and the second chamber is a sealed, empty, sterile chamber. 14. A dispenser as defined in claim 1, wherein the second chamber filling portion is penetrable by an injection member for aseptically filling the second chamber and is resealable for resealing the second chamber filling portion upon removing the injection member therefrom by applying radiation or energy to a penetrated portion thereof. 15. A dispenser including a generally cylindrical sealed chamber for aseptically receiving and storing therein a liquid product,a dispensing device, anda sealing ring,wherein the sealing ring is adapted to engage with the chamber so as to provide a hermetically sealed enclosed mixing space bounded by an end wall of the chamber, a wall of the dispensing device and the sealing ring,wherein the enclosed mixing space is adapted to receive an additive for the liquid product and is operable to open the chamber and permit the liquid to mix with the additive in the mixing space and be dispensed to the exterior through the dispensing device,wherein at least a portion of the wall of the dispensing device is penetrable by an injection member to form an aperture through which the additive may be introduced into the mixing space, andwherein the dispenser is configured for the hermetically sealed enclosed mixing space to be filled when the sealed chamber and the hermetically sealed enclosed mixing space are assembled and hermetically sealed with respect to each other. 16. A dispenser as defined in claim 15, wherein the penetrable portion of the wall is resealable to reseal the aperture after removal of the injection member therefrom to hermetically seal the additive within the mixing space. 17. A dispenser as defined in claim 16, wherein the penetrable portion of the wall is thermally resealable. 18. A dispenser as defined in claim 16, wherein the penetrable portion of the wall is resealable by applying radiation or energy to a penetrated portion thereof. 19. A dispenser as defined in claim 15, wherein a portion of the dispenser in fluid communication with the sealed chamber is penetrable by an injection member to form an aperture through which the liquid product may be introduced into the chamber, and the penetrable portion is resealable to seal the aperture after removal of the injection member therefrom to hermetically seal the liquid product within the chamber. 20. A dispenser as defined in claim 19, wherein the penetrable portion is thermally resealable. 21. A dispenser as defined in claim 19, wherein the penetrable portion is resealable by applying radiation or energy to a penetrated portion thereof. 22. A dispenser as defined in claim 15, wherein the liquid product includes at least one of a food and a beverage, and the additive is at least one of a probiotic supplement, vitamin supplement, mineral supplement, dietary supplement, flavoring, and a medicament. 23. A dispenser comprising: first means for forming a first hermetically sealed chamber and for aseptically storing therein a first liquid product;second means for forming a second hermetically sealed chamber and for aseptically storing therein a second product;third means in fluid communication with the second hermetically sealed chamber for receiving a filling member, aseptically filling the second hermetically sealed chamber with a second product therethrough, and resealing after aseptically filling therethrough for hermetically sealing the second product within the second chamber;fourth means for moving at least one of the first means and the second means relative to the other between (i) a storage state in which the first and second chambers are hermetically sealed relative to each other for preventing intermixing of the first and second products, and (ii) a dispensing state in which the first and second chambers are in fluid communication with each other for intermixing and dispensing of the intermixed first and second products; andfifth means in fluid communication with at least one of the first and second chambers in the dispensing state for dispensing the intermixed first and second products therethrough,wherein the dispenser is configured for the second hermetically sealed chamber to be filled when the first means and the second means are assembled and the first and second chambers are hermetically sealed relative to each other. 24. A dispenser as defined in claim 23, wherein the first means is a first body portion defining the first hermetically sealed chamber; the second means is a second body portion defining the second hermetically sealed chamber; the third means is a penetrable and resealable portion of the second body portion; the fourth means is defined by one of the first and second body portions being slidably mounted on the other and sealed relative thereto; and the fifth means is a dispensing device. 25. A dispenser as defined in claim 24, wherein the third means is a penetrable and thermally resealable portion of the of the second body portion. 26. A dispenser as defined in claim 24, wherein the penetrable and resealable portion is resealable by applying radiation or energy to a penetrated portion thereof. 27. A method comprising the following steps: providing a device including a first body portion defining a first chamber; a second body portion defining a second hermetically sealed chamber and a second filling portion in fluid communication with the second chamber; wherein the first and second chambers define a storage state in which the first and second chambers are hermetically sealed relative to each other, and a dispensing state in which the first and second chambers are in fluid communication with each other, wherein the device is configured for the second hermetically sealed chamber to be filled when the first body portion and the second body portion are assembled and the first and second chambers are hermetically sealed relative to each other;hermetically sealing within the first chamber a first liquid product;introducing a filling member into the second filling portion and aseptically filling the second hermetically sealed chamber with a second liquid product therethrough; andremoving the filling member from the second filling portion and resealing the second filling portion to hermetically seal the second liquid product therein. 28. A method as defined in claim 27, further comprising moving at least one of the first and second chambers from (i) the storage state in which the first liquid product and second liquid product are hermetically sealed relative to each other and are prevented from intermixing, to (ii) the dispensing state in which the first and second chambers are in fluid communication with each other, and further comprising intermixing and dispensing of the intermixed first and second liquid products. 29. A method as defined in claim 27, further comprising the steps of providing the first body portion with a first filling portion in fluid communication with the first chamber, introducing a filling member into the first filling portion and aseptically filling the first chamber with the first liquid product therethrough; and removing the filling member from the first filling portion and resealing the first filling portion and hermetically sealing the first liquid product therein. 30. A method as defined in claim 29, wherein the first liquid product is a base liquid product, and the second liquid product is an additive to the base liquid product. 31. A method as defined in claim 30, wherein the first liquid product includes at least one of a food and a beverage, and the additive includes at least one of a probiotic supplement, vitamin supplement, mineral supplement, dietary supplement, flavoring, and a medicament. 32. A method as defined in claim 29, wherein the step of resealing the first filling portion comprises applying radiation or energy to a penetrated portion thereof. 33. A method as defined in claim 27, wherein the step of resealing the second filling portion comprises applying radiation or energy to a penetrated portion thereof.
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