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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2007
Takahito Kimura, Toyama, JP;
Kazuhide Maeda, Higashimurayama, JP;
Nobuyuki Hanai, Kawagoe, JP;
Tomoyuki Watanabe, Kanazawa, JP;
Takahito Kimura, Toyama, JP;
Kazuhide Maeda, Higashimurayama, JP;
Nobuyuki Hanai, Kawagoe, JP;
Tomoyuki Watanabe, Kanazawa, JP;
Teika Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Toyama-shi, JP;
Toyo Aerosol Industry Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Shinko Chemical Co., Ltd., Kanazawa-shi, JP;
Abstract
An eye drops container including a container body filled with a drug solution along with a pressurized gas and including a valve mechanism discharging a fixed amount of drug solution; a nozzle member coupled with a stem for open operation of the valve mechanism and including a drug solution drop nozzle; an operating member including an operating piece and attached to the container body; a guide member contained in the operating member and guiding the nozzle member in the axial direction; and a ball contained in the guide member. The nozzle member includes an outer flange for suspending a skirt on the lower surface thereof; the guide member includes a ring-like bottom groove into which the forward end of the skirt enters; and the ball falls into the bottom groove in an upright state to block the open operation of the valve mechanism, and falls onto the outer flange in an inverted state to permit the open operation of the valve mechanism.