Device for sealing a vessel and method of manufacturing a sealed vessel

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9333147
APP PUB NO 20130197467A1
SERIAL NO

13814915

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A device for sealing a vessel, in particular a cartridge (7) or a test-tube for accommodating a freeze-dried pharmaceutical product (S), wherein the vessel (1) comprises at its opening end (3) an opening edge (4) and an adjoining longitudinal portion (5) with an evenly formed inner cross section, including a front plunger (2) to be positioned inside the vessel (1) at the longitudinal portion (5), is characterized in that the front plunger (2) is configured to be positioned in the vessel (1) in a sealing state, in which the front plunger (2) is fully inserted in the vessel (1), or in an exchange state, in which the front plunger (2) is inserted partly in the vessel (1) and partly protrudes over the opening edge (4) of the vessel (1), wherein the front plunger (2) comprises sealing means that are configured to seal the inside of the vessel (1) against the outside when the front plunger (2) is positioned in the sealing state, and one or more communicating grooves (2i) that are configured to place the inside and outside of the vessel (1) in communication with each other when the front plunger (2) is positioned in the exchange state. Furthermore, a method of manufacturing a sealed vessel (1) is disclosed.

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ARTE CORPORATIONTOKYO 140-0011

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kakiuchi, Makoto Ibaraki, JP 21 162
Matsuda, Teruo Ibaraki, JP 17 165
Schuetz, Andreas Stockdorf, DE 20 84
Shimazaki, Seiji Ibaraki, JP 22 425

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