584 results about "Ampoule" patented technology

Embodiments of the invention provide an apparatus and a process for generating a chemical precursor used in a vapor deposition processing system. The apparatus includes a canister (e.g., ampoule) having a sidewall, a top, and a bottom encompassing an interior volume therein, inlet and outlet ports in fluid communication with the interior volume, and a thermally conductive coating disposed on or over the outside surface of the canister. The thermally conductive coating is more thermally conductive than the outside surface of the canister. The thermally conductive coating may contain aluminum, aluminum nitride, copper, brass, silver, titanium, silicon nitride, or alloys thereof. In some embodiments, an adhesion layer (e.g., titanium or tantalum) may be disposed between the outside surface of the canister and the thermally conductive coating. In other embodiments, the canister may contain a plurality of baffles or solid heat-transfer particles to help evenly heat a solid precursor therein.

A vaporizer delivery system for use in semiconductor manufacturing processes including a plurality of vertically stacked containers for holding a vaporizable source material. Each of the vertically stacked containers includes a plurality of vented protuberances extending into the interior of the each stacked container thereby providing channels for passage of a carrier gas between adjacent vertically stacked containers.

A high silica glass composition comprising about 82 to about 99.9999 wt. % SiO₂ and from about 0.0001 to about 18 wt. % of at least one dopant selected from Al₂O₃, CeO₂, TiO₂, La₂O₃, Y₂O₃, Nd₂O₃, other rare earth oxides, and mixtures of two or more thereof. The glass composition has a working point temperature ranging from 600 to 2,000° C. These compositions exhibit stability similar to pure fused quartz, but have a moderate working temperature to enable cost effective fabrication of pharmaceutical packages. The glass is particularly useful as a packaging material for pharmaceutical applications, such as, for example pre-filled syringes, ampoules and vials.

Embodiments of the invention provide an apparatus for generating a precursor gas used in a vapor deposition process system. The apparatus contains a canister or an ampoule for containing a chemical precursor and a splash guard contained within the ampoule. The splash guard is positioned to obstruct the chemical precursor in a liquid state from being bumped or splashed into a gas outlet during the introduction of a carrier gas into the ampoule. The carrier gas is usually directed into the ampoule through a gas inlet and combines with the vaporized chemical precursor to form a precursor gas. The splash guard is also positioned to permit the passage of the precursor gas from the gas outlet. In one example, the gas outlet contains a stem with a tapered tip and the splash guard is positioned at an angle parallel to the plane of the tapered tip.

A high silica glass composition comprising about 92 to about 99.9999 wt. % SiO₂ and from about 0.0001 to about 8 wt. % of at least one dopant selected from Al₂O₃, CeO₂, TiO₂, La₂O₃, Y₂O₃, Nd₂O₃, other rare earth oxides, and mixtures of two or more thereof. The glass composition has a working point temperature ranging from 600 to 2,000° C. These compositions exhibit stability similar to pure fused quartz, but have a moderate working temperature to enable cost effective fabrication of pharmaceutical packages. The glass is particularly useful as a packaging material for pharmaceutical applications, such as, for example pre-filled syringes, ampoules and vials.

A device is for the administration of injectable products with controlled flow rate, with a container (23) in the form of both a syringe and an ampoule preloaded with the injectable product, an injection port (25) and a control valve (21) for controlling the outlet rate and pressure arranged between the injectable products and the injection port (25). A device for reducing the outlet flow rate depends on the pressure increase applied during the administration of the injectable product, the administration being moderated by closing the valve (21) when the pressure exceeds a predetermined limit. A device prevents the backflow of fluids during the administration of the injectable product. The valve (21) can be positioned both in the container (23) and at an injection end (27) including the injection port (25) which is coupled to the container (23).

A method of making a liquid applicator having a flexible hollow body within which a liquid-filled, frangible ampoule is received. The liquid applicator also has a porous element containing colorant positioned such that when the ampoule is fractured, the liquid flows through the porous element containing colorant. Colorant is transferred to the liquid as it flows through the porous element. The resulting colored solution may be applied to a desired surface.

A plastic ampoule includes a container (12) for receiving a defined fluid, with a neck (14) that can be closed by a head (16). The neck has a channel-type entrance port (24) for air to the interior (26) of the container (12). The fluid can be safely stored and a syringe or needle base is reliably filled at any speed of withdrawal by the syringe or needle base. For this purpose, the entrance port (24) for air includes at least one ring channel (28, 30) that is at least partially disposed on the outer and/or inner periphery of the neck (14).

A device for depositing a wipe-proof and rub-proof marking or code marking, in particular a two-dimensional matrix or line coding onto glass receptacles such as glass ampoules, glass bottles, vials and likewise, comprises a transport means having a drive, with one or more accommodating devices for objects to be inscribed, a laser system arranged at a distance to the transport means with a laser source for producing a laser light beam of a wavelength <380 nm, said laser light beam in operation being directed onto the transport path and defining an impingement point in the region of at least one accommodating means moved along the transport path, means in order to deflect the laser light beam in a first and in a second direction continuously or in certain incremental intervals, and at least one control unit comprising a memory unit and a microprocessor which is in connection with the laser system and the deflection means, for controlling at least the deflection system and the laser system. The device further comprises a transport means designed for the transport of glass receptacles to be marked, along a transport path, a means for detecting or determining at least the position of at least one accommodating means or a glass receptacle accommodated therein at least one position along the transport path, said means being in connection with the control unit, and a program stored in the memory unit, which triggers the laser in dependence on the position of the glass receptacle to be inscribed, as well as at least one marking pattern, according to which the deflection means for writing the 2D marking is moved in a first and in a second direction. A read means is provided or arranged at a defined read position along the transport path after the laser system in the transport direction, for detecting the marking previously written by the laser system, said read means being in connection with the control unit. In the control unit there is further present a program or a program procedure which compares the stored marking pattern to the marking detected by the read means and provides a control signal in dependence on the result of the comparison, at the output of the control unit.

A device for withdrawing a liquid from a sealed glass ampoule includes a frame holding the sealed glass ampoule in upright or slightly inclined position, such that a tip of the ampoule points upwardly. An element is provided which will press or knock against the side of the tip or neck of the ampoule in order to break the tip of the ampoule in the region of the neck. The device further includes a withdrawing element which can be introduced into the glass ampoule in an area between the bottom of the ampoule and the surface of the liquid therein, and which includes a cannula for withdrawing the liquid.

A sterility test method includes: selecting strain and culture medium, preparing bacterial cultures, transcribing fingerprint characteristics in thermograms as indices to verify the characteristics, drawing the thermodynamic parameters of the thermogram, determining the positive judgment index and performing sterility test for the samples. A fully-enclosed bacteria collecting ampoule incubator includes bacteria collecting ampoule system, sample and liquid feeding system and peristalsis liquid discharge system. The sample and liquid feeding system is connected with the bacteria collecting ampoule system by the liquid intake tube; and the bacteria collecting ampoule system is connected with the peristalsis liquid discharge system by the liquid drainage tube. The invention is characterized by short inspection time, high sensitivity, high automation and accurate test results on microbial contamination. It can also provide the overall process curve on the growth conditions. Such curve is provided with relatively favorable fingerprint, which enables qualitative analysis on the microbial contamination conditions.

The present invention discloses an intermittent ampoule transporting device, comprising a feeding mechanism, a first transporting mechanism, a second transporting mechanism and a middle transporting mechanism used to transport the ampoule from the first transporting mechanism to the second transporting mechanism. The feeding mechanism is connected with the first transporting mechanism which is intermittent. The middle transporting mechanism comprises a transporting dental plate on which a containing part used to transport the ampoule is arranged. The intermittent ampoule transporting device can realize the intermittent feeding of the ampoule and avoid the falling, smash and vacant position of the ampoule. The transporting process is more stable.

A cryopreservation vessel of the present invention includes a vessel body which holds a low-temperature liquefied gas, a cap which closes an opening section of the vessel body and has a plurality of through holes that are formed so as to pass through in a vertical direction, and ampoule storing tools which are housed so as to be able to pass through the through holes of the cap, and the ampoule storing tools are each comprised of a support pillar and a plurality of ampoule storing sections which are equipped with the support pillar so as to be arrayed in a vertical direction of the support pillar.

Embodiments as described here provide an apparatus and a method for performing an atomic layer deposition process. In one embodiment, a deposition chamber assembly contains a substrate support having a substrate receiving surface, and a chamber lid containing a tapered passageway extending from a central portion of the chamber lid and a bottom surface extending from the passageway to a peripheral portion of the chamber lid, the bottom surface shaped and sized to substantially cover the substrate receiving surface. The system also includes one or more valves coupled to the gradually expanding channel, and one or more gas sources coupled to each valve. In one example, the gas source is an ampoule assembly which is attached to the deposition chamber by at least one disconnect fitting and contains an inlet tube directed away from the gas outlet.

The invention relates to a medical sterile automatic-dispensing workbench for clinical transfusion. A main working area of the medical sterile automatic-dispensing workbench comprises a penicillin bottle opening system, an ampoule bottle opening system and an automatic dispensing system, wherein a sliding platform (7) is provided with at least four groups of penicillin bottle holding holes and at least four groups of ampoule bottle holding holes respectively, the lower parts of holding holes are connected with opened cylinders (8) of various specifications with openings, a homodromous rotatable shaft (9) is arranged beside each cylinder and is fixedly provided with a group of torsional springs (10), steel wires at the other ends of the torsional springs (10) are placed in the openings of the cylinders (8), each rotatable shaft (9) is fixedly provided with a connecting rod (11) and is further connected onto a cross rod (12), and one of the rotatable shafts (9) is provided connected with a motor in a connection manner to form a linkage bottle abandoning device; and a shelter eave (4) is arranged above the sliding platform (7), and an purified air outlet (6) is connected with an air purification system. The medical sterile automatic-dispensing workbench disclosed by the invention is used for air sterilization and local air purification in a dispensing room to meet a 100-grade purification requirement, and can be used for automatically opening penicillin bottles and ampoule bottles, sterilizing main surfaces of the bottles and performing medicine dispensing automatically.

Fluid delivery devices and methods are described where the device may comprise a piezoelectric actuator having a piezoelectric chip that is operatively coupled to a drug package under a preloading force. The actuator is configured to generate an acoustic pressure within the drug package to dispense droplets or a continuous stream of an agent from an aperture, e.g., to the corneal surface of the eye. The piezoelectric actuator can be coupled or decoupled from the drug package via a coupling mechanism which enables the quick release and consistent securement of the drug package to the actuator and housing.

The present invention provides a method of drawing a thermoelectrically active material in a glass cladding, comprising sealing off one end of a glass tube such that the tube has an open end and a closed end, introducing the thermoelectrically active material inside the glass tube and evacuating the tube by attaching the open end to a vacuum pump, heating a portion of the glass tube such that the glass partially melts and collapses under the vacuum such that the partially melted glass tube provides an ampoule containing the thermoelectric material to be used in a first drawing operation, introducing the ampoule containing the thermoelectric material into a heating device, increasing the temperature within the heating device such that the glass tube melts just enough for it to be drawn and drawing fibers of glass clad thermoelectrically active material. The invention further provides a method for bunching together such fibers and re-drawing them one or more times to produce arrays of thermoelectric nanowires clad in glass.

A dispenser assembly has a rupturable inner container and a cover member. The rupturable inner container contains a first flowable material. The cover member encapsulates the inner container. The cover member is impregnated with a second material, wherein the inner container is rupturable wherein the first flowable material contacts the cover member and interacts with the second material to form a mixture.

The invention discloses a core-shell structured carbon/sulfur composite positive electrode material and a preparation method therefor. The material is prepared from a shell and an inner core in a compounding manner; a gap exists between the inner core and the shell; the preparation method comprises the steps of 1) taking a surfactant as a template agent, taking ethyl orthosilicate as a pore-forming agent, taking phenolic resin as a carbon source, and obtaining a core-shell structured polymer through a ''stober'' method; 2) cooling, centrifuging and drying the obtained product, and then performing high temperature calcining and carbonizing on the processed product to obtain a core-shell structured carbon material; 3) etching the material by an etching agent and then washing and drying the material to obtain the core-shell structured carbon material with a porous shell wall; and 4) grinding and uniformly mixing sulfur with the material, and putting the mixture to an ampoule bottle, and performing vacuum heating, fusing and pouring in a tubular furnace to obtain the S-C composite material. The method has a simple process and uses cheap raw materials; and meanwhile, the shell wall of the core-shell structured carbon material has a rich hole-channel structure, so that loss of active ingredients can be effectively restrained, the stability of the electrode material can be improved, and the electrochemical performance is improved.

A monomer handling unit for storing a ampoule of monomer and releasing the monomer from the ampoule when desired is provided. The monomer handling unit can be used to attach to an enclosed mixer and release a monomer component of the bone cement into the mixer to be mixed with a powder component of the bone cement. The monomer handling unit can also be used to release the liquid monomer into another mixer, such as one that is not enclosed.

Medical tray and cover apparatus includes a tray body having an open top and an open front; the cover is removable and covers the tray top and front. The tray body includes a plurality of oppositely disposed grooves that provide for the insertion of closure and divider panels. The tray grooves are configured to allow the tray to be loaded with ampoules or vials without being snagged by the grooves. The trays are transparent so that its contents are visible without removing the cover. The trays are stackable with the cover in place. The trays are lockable such that the ability to stack the trays is not interfered with. The tray and cover eliminate particle generation from use and wear that can contaminate the contents of the tray. The tray and cover are capable of being autoclaved.

A cryopreservation device of the present invention includes: a cryopreservation vessel; a house which houses the cryopreservation vessel; and a handling robot provided on the house, wherein the cryopreservation vessel comprises a vessel body which holds a low-temperature liquefied gas, a cap which closes an opening section of the vessel body and has a plurality of insertion holes formed to pass through in a vertical direction, and ampoule storing tools which are housed so as to be able to pass through the insertion holes of the cap, in which the ampoule storing tools are each comprised of a support pillar and a plurality of ampoule storing sections which are attached to the support pillar so as to be arrayed in a vertical direction of the support pillar, and an ampoule-putting-in/out work hole is formed in the cap so as to pass through in a vertical direction.

The invention is particularly, although not exclusively, concerned with a protective container (1; 1′) for fragile articles (100), such as bottles, vials or ampoules of fluid medicament. In one aspect, the protective container is provided with impact energy-absorbing structural features for protecting the fragile article in the event of it being dropped, for instance impact energy-absorbing collars (45, 47; 45′, 47′) at, or adjacent to, the forward and rear end surfaces, respectively. In other aspects of the invention, the protective container (1; 1′) has a hanging member (17; 17′) and/or a corrugated wall structure (37, 39, 41, 43; 37′, 39′41′43′) and/or a latchable flap (55; 55′) for a dispensing aperture (57; 57′) in the container. In yet further aspects, there is provided a protective container having a re-formable label (101; 101′) and/or an internal skirt (73; 73′) for locating and retaining a feature on an article to be housed therein. The invention further provides a nozzle accessory (150) for attachment to a container to enable the contents of the container to be discharged.

Provided is a glass for pharmaceutical containers which, after formed into final products such as ampoules, vials, pre-filled syringes, and cartridges, renders the containers capable of being sufficiently chemically strengthened, and a glass tube formed therefrom. The glass for pharmaceutical containers of the present invention comprises, in terms of mol %, 50-80% of SiO₂, 5-30% of Al₂O₃, 0-2% of Li₂O, and 5-25% of Na₂O.

The invention relates to an ampoule bottle printer and particularly relates to a high-definition printer for a small-volume injection ampoule bottle of a pharmaceutical factory. The printer comprises a frame, and an ampoule bottle printing device, an ampoule bottle horizontal loading device and a box bracket conveying device arranged on the frame; the ampoule bottle printing device comprises two printer wall boards which are vertically arranged on the frame and are parallel to each other, wherein an ink storage box, a glass printing ink transmission mechanism, a letter roller and a rubber blanket roller are arranged between the two printer wall boards; the ampoule bottle horizontal loading device comprises conveyer belt wall boards arranged on the frame, an ampoule bottle conveyer belt arranged on the conveyer belt wall boards, and a spiral worm matched with the ampoule bottle conveyer belt and a spiral track matched with the spiral worm; the box bracket conveying device comprises a box bracket conveying chain plate which is arranged on the frame and is matched with a chain of the printer. The printer provided by the invention is simple in structure, stable in performance, uniform to ink, clear to print, efficient to print, rapid and convenient for replacing letters, high in production efficiency and convenient to detect, and is automatically controlled.

The invention discloses a preparation method of bromine-lead-cesium single crystals. An ampoule which is plated with a carbon film and comprises a conical tip carries bromine-lead-cesium powder. The method specifically includes the following steps of vacuumizing and sealing the ampoule; heating the ampoule in a gradient mode in the direction from the conical tip to the top end of bromine-lead-cesium powder so that bromine-lead-cesium powder placed in the ampoule can be sufficiently molten; cooling the ampoule at a low speed till the temperature of the top end of bromine-lead-cesium powder is 0-5 DEG C lower than the solidifying point of bromine-lead-cesium, conducting heat preservation, and completing growth of bromine-lead-cesium single crystals; cooling bromine-lead-cesium single crystals in a staged mode, wherein bromine-lead-cesium single crystals are rapidly cooled through the first stage of rapid cooling, and bromine-lead-cesium single crystal phase change conversion is achieved through the second stage of slow cooling. According to the preparation method of bromine-lead-cesium single crystals, different cooling speeds are adopted in single crystal growth and single crystal cooling, the staged cooling method is adopted, the growth quality and the growth cycle of crystals are considered at the same time, and the problem that in the prior art, because of internal stress, bromine-lead-cesium single crystals crack in the single crystal preparation process is effectively solved.

The invention relates to the technical field of medical appliances, in particular to a fixed automatic ampoule opener, which is characterized by being provided with a base and an electrical appliance control device, wherein the upper end of the base is provided with a slideway; the lower end of the base is provided with a fixing device and a receiving box; one side of the base is provided with a bottleneck collecting cover; the slideway is provided with an ampoule positioning device; one end of the slideway is provided with a transmission cutting device, and the other end of the slideway is provided with a neck breaking device; and one side of the neck breaking device is provided with a bottleneck collecting cover. Due to the adoption of the structure, the fixed automatic ampoule opener has the advantages of novel structure, rapidness for operating, safety, sanitation, avoidance of cross infection, and the like.

A method for producing glass vials, in particular pharmaceutical vials or pharmaceutical ampoules, from a glass tube is provided, the method including the following steps: (a) rotating the glass tube about a longitudinal axis thereof; (b) locally heating the glass tube from one side by means of at least one burner to at least the softening temperature of the glass; (c) reducing the diameter by pressing at least one forming body laterally against the heated region; and (d) separating the glass tube by means of a burner. A glass vial produced in such a way releases a reduced amount of alkali in accordance with ISO 4802 and has a decreased delamination tendency. Furthermore, in the hot-formed peripheral region, the alkali content is only slightly reduced when compared with the alkali content in the glass interior.

A gunpowder particle test kit for determining gunpowder residue includes a transparent sleeve having a closed end and an open folded end sealed with a clip forming a sealed cavity carrying a test strip and a crushable ampoule carrying a diphenylamine solution. The test strip has an adhesive area on a front surface. An opaque label is provided on a rear surface on the sleeve opposite the adhesive area. In use, the clip is removed to open the cavity, the test strip removed and applied to possible residue areas on a subject. The strip is returned to the cavity; the clip reapplied to seal the cavity. Thereafter, the ampoule is crushed to release the solution, which develops a distinctive coloration observable against the label to indicate the presence of possible gunpowder residue.

An automated ampoule breaking device includes a carriage having an opening for receiving and securely retaining a substrate in a substantially upright position, wherein the substrate includes at least one flexible compartment each having an outlet at the lower end and at least one ampoule contained therein; and at least one movable projection operatively associated with the carriage, wherein each of the at least one projection adapted for applying sufficient pressure progressing from the upper to the lower end of the corresponding flexible compartment to crush the at least one ampoule and direct the contents of the crushed ampoule out of the respective flexible compartment through the outlet.