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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2003
Scott J. Gerondale, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Scott J. Gerondale, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Allergan, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to packaging materials for ophthalmic solutions. Difficulties with water loss in standard ophthalmic bottles are overcome in the controlled drop dispensing container of the present invention. This controlled drop dispensing container comprises a dispensing tip, a laminate tube, and a shoulder connecting the laminate tubeto the dispensing tip. The dispensing tipcomprises an inner orifice having a diameter sufficiently small to restrict flow of liquid contents of the tube to the desired level, an outer orificehaving a diameter sufficiently large to form a drop of the desired size from the liquid contents of the tube, where fluid communication exists between the inner orifice and the outer orifice. The laminate tubecomprises an outer polymeric layer, an optional first tie layer, a middle barrier layer, an optional second tie layer, an inner polymeric layer. Preferably, the controlled drop dispensing containeralso comprises a capand a reusable sealbetween the capand the dispensing tip. In another preferred embodiment of the invention, the capalso comprises a tamper evident tear strip