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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2018
Imv Technologies, Saint Ouen sur Iton, FR;
Eric Schmitt, Villaines-la-Juhel, FR;
Jean-Charles Gorges, Chenay, FR;
Hélène Guyomar, Saint Germain de Martigny, FR;
IMV TECHNOLOGIES, Saint Ouen sur Iton, FR;
Abstract
A straw includes a tube (), a stopper () arranged in the tube and having a passage () extending through it, and an emptying needle () having a first portion () protruding from the stopper as far as a distal end () situated in the tube, and a second portion () situated in the passage () of the stopper, the needle and the stopper forming an insert () entirely disposed in the tube and having an internal conduit () fluidically connecting the internal spaces of the tube that are situated to either side of the insert, the internal conduit being formed at least in part by the needle. A method for emptying the straw includes establishing a fluidic communication between the needle and a receptacle, and making an opening in the tube in order to connect the dose of liquid-based substance to the atmosphere and allow it to flow.