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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2001
Jack Yongfeng Zhang, South El Monte, CA (US);
Mary Zi-Ping Luo, South El Monte, CA (US);
Frank Zhishi Xia, South El Monte, CA (US);
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Inc., Rancho Cucamonga, CA (US);
Abstract
An improved pre-filled disposable pipette ( ) consisting of a hollow tube ( ) dimensioned to enclose a medicinal product and having attached a medication transfer tube ( ) from where the pipette is filled and the medicinal product released. The improvement consists in having a primary grasping tab ( ) attached to an upper end ( ) of the bulb ( ); a secondary grasping tab ( ) attached to each side of the tube ( ); and a support tab ( ) also attached to each side of the tube ( ) near the lower end ( ) of the tube ( ). The primary and secondary grasping tabs ( ) allow the pipette ( ) to be conveniently and easily handled without having to grasp the sensitive bulb ( ) or to directly grasp the tube ( ). The support tab ( ) functions to allow the pipette ( ) to be placed on a conveyor rack apparatus ( ) from where the pipette ( ) can be automatically filled and sealed by a cap ( ) or heat applied foil ( ).