US9676525 — Protective cap for a dispenser, and discharge device for discharging pharmaceutical and/or cosmetical liquids
Formulation · Assigned to Aptar Radolfzell GmbH · Expires 2034-02-07 · 8y remaining
What this patent protects
This patent protects a protective cap for a dispenser that discharges liquids, including pharmaceuticals like Sandimmune, with a ventilation opening for communication with the external environment.
USPTO Abstract
A protective cap for a dispenser for discharging liquids, wherein the dispenser has a liquid reservoir and an outlet opening through which the liquid is discharged into a surrounding atmosphere. The protective cap has an inner cap and an outer cap, the inner cap having a ventilation opening for communication between an interior of the protective cap and an external environment. Before use, the outer cap is mounted on the inner cap in a first position with the inner cap and the outer cap in sealing contact with each other and the ventilation opening is separated in an airtight and germproof manner from the environment, and the outer cap is movable relative to the inner cap from the first position to a second position in which the inner and outer caps are out of sealing contact with each other and the ventilation opening communicates with the environment.
Drugs covered by this patent
- Sandimmune (cyclosporine) · Novartis AG (originally Sandoz)
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