Container system and method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10966904-B2
Application number	US-201715841508-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 14, 2017
Priority date	Dec 16, 2016
Publication date	Apr 6, 2021
Grant date	Apr 6, 2021

Abstract

A container system having at least two containers, wherein the container system comprises a light member which is configured to provide information through the emission of light, wherein the container system is configured to provide or trigger the light member to provide the information through the emission of light when a step related to preparing a mixture of contents of the containers is performed. In particular, triggering occurs when the containers are separated from one another and/or when a fluidic connection is created between the containers.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A container system, comprising:
at least two containers, and
a light member which is configured to provide information through the emission of light,
wherein the light member is triggerable to provide the information through the emission of light produced by chemiluminescence in response to an event related to preparing a mixture from contents of the containers,
wherein the containers, in a transporting position, are releasably connected to one another, and wherein the activation of the light member is responsive to separation of the containers from one another while the containers are closed for preparation of a fluidic connection between the containers.

2. The container system according to claim 1 , wherein the containers are connected together, and wherein said event is separation of the containers from one another and preparation of a fluidic connection between the containers.

3. The container system according to claim 2 , wherein the containers each comprise a connecting arrangement, and wherein the connecting arrangements are configured for enabling said preparation of the fluidic connection between the containers.

4. The container system according to claim 3 , wherein the connecting arrangements are configured to prepare the fluidic connection by at least one of insertion of one connecting arrangements into the other and twisting the connecting arrangements relative to one another.

5. The container system according to claim 3 , wherein the container system is configured to activate the light member to emit light or to change properties of light emitted by the light member when the fluidic connection is prepared between the containers.

6. The container system according to claim 1 , wherein the light member is configured to emit light for a predetermined period of time or to change properties of light emitted by the light member after a predetermined period of time.

7. Container system according to claim 6 , wherein said period of time corresponds to a length of time for which the medicament or mixture remains viable.

8. The container system according to claim 1 , wherein the information provided to the end user is related to the viability of a medicament or mixture which can be prepared by the mixing of the contents of the containers.

9. The container system according to claim 1 , wherein the light member uses passive illumination, active illumination or a combination thereof.

10. The container system according to claim 1 , wherein the light member is part of an exterior adornment of at least one of the containers.

11. The container system according to claim 1 , wherein the light member is activated by the combination of two or more chemicals.

12. A method for determining the viability of a medicament or mixture which is prepared by mixing contents of at least two containers using a fluidic connection between said containers, comprising using a lighting member to provide information through the emission of light in response to an event related to preparing a mixture from the contents of the containers,
wherein activating of the light member comprises causing two or more precursor chemicals to mix,
wherein the containers, in a transporting position, are releasably connected to one another, and wherein the activation of the light member is responsive to separation of the containers from one another while the containers are closed for preparation of a fluidic connection between the containers.

13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the light member emits light for a period of time or changes a lighting property after said period of time.

14. The method according to claim 13 , wherein said period of time is equal to a length of time for which the medicament or mixture remains viable.

15. The method according to claim 14 , wherein a color change occurs or the light member stops emitting light at the time when the medicament or mixture become non-viable.

16. The method according to claim 12 , wherein said event is at least one of separating of the containers from one another and preparing a fluidic connection between the containers.

17. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the containers each comprise a connecting arrangement configured for the preparation of the fluidic connection between the containers, and wherein said event is preparing of a fluidic connection between the containers.

Assignees

• Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Gmbh

Inventors

• Tunesi Cristiano

Classifications

• B65D81/3211

  coaxially and provided with means facilitating admixture · CPC title

• B65D71/50

  comprising a plurality of articles held together only partially by packaging elements formed otherwise than by folding a blank · CPC title

• A61J2205/20

  Colour codes · CPC title

• A61J2200/70

  Device provided with specific sensor or indicating means · CPC title

• A61J1/2089

  Containers or vials which are to be joined to each other in order to mix their contents (combinations of vial and syringe for mixing their contents A61J1/2096) · CPC title