Ampoule Container with Integrated Breaker and Tip Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing ampoule breakers do not provide a safe and convenient solution for storing and disposing of sharp-edged and fragile ampoule tips after opening, often requiring constant stock and separate handling.
Innovation Solution
A device integrating an ampoule breaker within an ampoule container, where the ampoule tip is stored in a lid compartment after breaking, allowing for contact-free disposal by tilting the container.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a conventional reusable ampoule opener is used, then the ampoule can be opened safely, but the ampoule tip must be stored and disposed of separately requiring constant stock and additional handling
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the ampoule opener and storage container into a single integrated device. The opener is positioned within the container such that when the ampoule tip is broken off, it falls directly into the container's recess, eliminating the need for separate storage and disposal steps.
Solution Approach 2:
The container is divided into functional zones: an opening area where the ampoule is positioned and broken, and a recess area that receives and stores the broken tip. This segmentation organizes the disposal process within the single device structure.
2Reliability
If disposable ampoule openers are used, then the ampoule tip can be stored safely without contact, but a constant supply of openers must be kept on hand
Solution Approach 1:
The reusable opener automatically performs the storage function by itself. After breaking the ampoule tip, the opener remains in the container and the tip falls into the recess, so the system serves itself without requiring additional disposable components.
3Ease of operation
If ampoule openers are carried separately, then the opening function is available, but additional tools and supplies must be transported
Solution Approach 1:
The opening tool and storage container are merged into one device. The opener is integrated within the container structure, so users only need to carry the container itself, which provides both opening capability and tip disposal functionality.
4Ease of operation
If the ampoule tip is handled after breaking, then disposal can be controlled, but contact with sharp-edged glass creates injury risk
Solution Approach 1:
The sharp ampoule tip is extracted from the user's hand and transferred to the container's recess immediately after breaking. The tip is taken out of the handling process and placed into a safe, enclosed storage space where it cannot cause injury.
Solution Approach 2:
The container recess acts as an intermediary between the breaking process and final disposal. Instead of handling the sharp tip directly, the user transfers it to the recess, which serves as a safe intermediate storage location.
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AI summary
The invention provides for the integration of the ampoule breaker (5) into an ampoule container (3), as well as the inclusion of a receiving compartment (4) in the lid (1) of the ampoule container, which is connected to the ampoule breaker (5). With the lid (1) properly in place, the ampoule container (3) can be turned upside down, opened, and the ampoule tip, which has fallen through into the lid (1), easily removed after the ampoule tip has broken off. This is further facilitated by the receiving compartment (4), as it prevents the broken ampoule tip from falling among the other ampoules in the ampoule container (3).