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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2009
David Hemmerlin, Basel, CH;
David Hemmerlin, Basel, CH;
Novartis AG, Basel, CH;
Abstract
A pouch for containing a product, the pouch comprising a first wall () and a second wall (), the first wall and second wall being sealed together in sealed regions (), the sealed regions substantially surrounding a compartment () including a product portion within which a product () can be located, the first wall () comprising a tear strip () extending towards at least a part of the compartment, the tear strip () including a tab portion () at a proximal end, the tab portion () is separated from the compartment region () by a sealed region and is located away from edges of the pouch, the tear strip having tear guiding regions () in the first wall () at first and second opposing edges, the pouch being arranged such that the tab portion () can be grasped and a removal force exerted thereon to cause a tear to extend along each of the tear guiding regions () so that at least a portion of the tear strip () is torn away from the pouch to render the compartment () accessible.