Claims
- 1. Apparatus for separately storing and selectively mixing two components, comprising:
- (a) a first container containing a first substance in the interior thereof and having a stopper device fitted thereto in an opening therein;
- (b) a compressible second container containing a second substance and having a stopper device fitted thereto in an opening therein;
- (c) the stopper device of the first and second containers comprising:
- (i) a stopper support structure received through an opening in the second container and having a passage therethrough, the passage defining a selected diameter through a stopper-holding portion of the stopper support structure, and
- (ii) a removable stopper received in the passage of the stopper support structure, the removable stopper having a diameter selected to provide sealing engagement with the passage wall for blocking the passage;
- (d) an inflexible hollow tube for selectively accessing the respective interiors of the first and second containers; and
- (e) a supporting case holding the first container and connected to the stopper device of the second container;
- whereby depression of the first container in the supporting case causes the inflexible hollow tube to penetrate the passages of the respective stopper devices of the first and second containers at a penetration point and to push the removable stoppers out of the passages and into the containers so that the containers communicate with each other in an airtight relationship through the inflexible hollow tube in order to facilitate proper mixing of the first and second substances.
- 2. Apparatus for separately storing and selectively mixing two components, comprising:
- (a) a first container containing a first substance and having a stopper device fitted thereto, the stopper device comprising:
- (i) a stopper support structure received through an opening in the container and having a passage therethrough, the passage defining a passage wall of a selected diameter through a stopper-holding portion of the stopper support structure, and
- (ii) a removable stopper in the passage of the stopper support structure, the removable stopper having a diameter selected to provide sealing engagement with the passage wall for blocking the passage;
- (b) a compressible second container containing a second substance, the second container having a predetermined penetration point;
- (c) an inflexible hollow double-ended tube for accessing the respective interiors of the first and second containers, said tube being separate from the stopper device of the first container and being placed between the stopper device of the first container and the predetermined penetration point of the second container, one end of the tube having a sharp edge for penetrating the predetermined penetration point; and
- (d) a supporting case accommodating the first container therein and connected to the second container at the penetration point, whereby upon depression of the first container in the supporting case one end of the inflexible hollow double-ended tube penetrates through the passage of the stopper device of the first container, and the other end of the inflexible hollow double-ended tube perforates the penetration point of the second container so that the containers communicate with one another in airtight relationship to facilitate proper mixing of the first and second substances
- 3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the supporting case has an interior and a cover member and accommodates the first container in the interior thereof, whereby the depression of the first container in the supporting case is effected by depressing the cover member.
- 4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the supporting case transmits ultraviolet rays so that the first container can be subjected to ultraviolet sterilization in a state in which the first container is held in the supporting case.
- 5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the supporting case is fittable to the penetration point of the second container in a state in which the supporting case holds the first container inside.
- 6. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first container is a container used for transfusion.
- 7. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first container is a drug vial.
- 8. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second container contains a material selected from the group consisting of dissolving agents and diluents and wherein the second container has a solution outlet.
- 9. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the supporting case has an interior and a cover member and accommodates the first container in the interior thereof, whereby the depression of the first container in the supporting case is effected by depressing the cover member.
- 10. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the supporting case transmits ultraviolet rays so that the first container can be subjected to ultraviolet sterilization in a state in which the first container is held in the supporting case.
- 11. The apparatus according to claim 2 wherein the supporting case is fittable to the penetration point of the second container in a state in which the supporting case holds the first container inside.
- 12. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the first container is a container used for transfusion.
- 13. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the first container is a drug vial.
- 14. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the second container contains a material selected from the group of materials consisting of dissolving agents and diluents wherein the second container has a solution outlet.
Priority Claims (2)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/848,594, filed Mar. 9, 1992.
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