Packaging for multiple containers

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12433824-B2
Application number	US-202418403533-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 3, 2024
Priority date	Oct 3, 2018
Publication date	Oct 7, 2025
Grant date	Oct 7, 2025

Abstract

A container unit may be used to facilitate administrations of multiple medicinal fluids to a patient. A container unit may include a first container, a second container, and a carrier which holds the first container and the second container stationary relative to each other. The carrier may include a lip configured to engage a pooling device to secure the container unit to the pooling device. The carrier may also include a slot configured to engage an insert on the pooling device to guide the container unit as the container unit is secured to the pooling device. The carrier may also include a first portion and second portion with different shapes that are complementary to a shape of a port on the pooling device. The carrier may also include an extension which extends in a direction away from one of the first container to a level at least even with a stopper disposed in the first container. The container unit may include a lid including at least one rotation inhibitor configured to inhibit rotation of the lid about at least one axis. A plurality of container units may include container units having different volume containers while maintaining a congruent interface portions.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A container unit for storing medicinal fluid and interfacing with a pooling device, the container unit comprising:
a first container having a first internal volume and a first opening;
a second container having a second internal volume and a second opening;
a removable lid configured to cover the first opening and the second opening; and
a carrier configured to hold the first container and the second container stationary relative to one another, wherein the carrier includes a lip protruding from at least a portion of an outer circumference of the carrier, wherein the lip is configured to engage a latch of the pooling device to attach the container unit to the pooling device, and wherein the lip is configured to resist separation of the container unit from the pooling device when the lip is engaged by the latch.

2. The container unit of claim 1 , wherein the lip protrudes from a first portion of the outer circumference of the carrier disposed around the first opening.

3. The container unit of claim 2 , wherein the lip also protrudes from a second portion of the outer circumference of the carrier disposed around the second opening.

4. The container unit of claim 1 , wherein the removable lid contacts the lip.

5. The container unit of claim 4 , wherein the first container includes a first seal and the second container includes a second seal, wherein the removable lid is configured to remove the first seal and the second seal when the removable lid is removed from the carrier.

6. The container unit of claim 1 , wherein the carrier includes a first section and a second section configured to be secured together, where the first section and the second section are configured to enclose the first container and the second container when the first section and the second section are secured together.

7. A container unit for storing medicinal fluid and interfacing with a pooling device, the container unit comprising:
a first container having a first internal volume and a first opening;
a second container having a second internal volume and a second opening; and
a carrier configured to hold the first container and the second container stationary relative to one another with a gap disposed between the first container and the second container, wherein the carrier includes a slot that is disposed in the gap and is configured to receive an insert of the pooling device, wherein the slot has a shape complementary to the insert, and wherein the slot is configured to resist force applied to the carrier in at least one transverse direction when the slot has received the insert.

8. The container unit of claim 7 , wherein at least a first portion of the insert defines at least three walls of a rectangular prism.

9. The container unit of claim 8 , wherein at least a second portion of the insert defines a horizontal cylindrical segment, wherein the second portion of the insert is positioned on a distal end of the insert.

10. The container unit of claim 7 , wherein the slot includes at least one interior wall, wherein the insert includes a channel configured to receive the at least one interior wall, and wherein the at least one interior wall has a shape complementary to that of the channel.

11. The container unit of claim 7 , wherein the carrier includes a first section and a second section configured to be secured together, where the first section and the second section are configured to enclose the first container and the second container when the first section and the second section are secured together.

12. The container unit of claim 7 , wherein the carrier supports the first container at or between a first neck of the first container and a first bottommost portion of the first container.

13. A container unit for storing medicinal fluid and interfacing with a pooling device, the container unit comprising:
a first container having a first internal volume and a first opening;
a second container having a second internal volume and a second opening; and
a carrier configured to hold the first container and the second container stationary relative to one another, the carrier having a top end and a bottom end, the top end being closer than the bottom end to the first opening and the second opening, wherein the carrier includes a first portion engaged with the first container and a second portion engaged with the second container, wherein the first portion has a first edge at the top end of the carrier, the first edge having a first shape, wherein the second portion has a second edge at the top end of the carrier, the second edge having a second shape, the first and second shapes being different, and wherein the first portion and the second portion are configured to interface with the pooling device.

14. The container unit of claim 13 , wherein when the first shape and the second shape are combined, the combined shape is configured to be received by a port of the pooling device.

15. The container unit of claim 13 , wherein the first shape is ellipsoidal with a first radius and the second shape is ellipsoidal with a second radius, wherein the first radius is less than the second radius.

16. The container unit of claim 13 , wherein a slot is disposed between the first shape and the second shape.

17. The container unit of claim 13 , wherein the carrier includes a first section and a second section configured to be secured together, where the first section and second section are configured to enclose the first container and the second container when the first section and the second section are secured together.

18. The container unit of claim 17 , wherein the first section includes one or more latches and the second section includes one or more latch receptacles, wherein the one or more latches are configured to be inserted into the one or more latch receptacles to secure the first section to the second section.

19. The container unit of claim 17 , wherein the first section forms at least a part of the first shape and the second shape.

20. The container unit of claim 13 , wherein the first edge and the second edge form a continuous edge at the top end.

21. A container unit for storing medicinal fluid and interfacing with a pooling device, the container unit comprising:
a first container having a first internal volume and a first opening with a first stopper, wherein the first stopper has a first end facing toward the first internal volume and a second end facing away from the first internal volume;
a second container having a second internal volume and a second opening with a second stopper, wherein the second stopper has a first end facing toward the second internal volume and a second end facing away from the second internal volume;
a carrier including an extension, wherein the carrier is configured to hold the first container and the second container stationary relative to one another, wherein the extension extends in a direction away from the first internal volume to a level that is at least even with the second end of the first stopper; and
a removable lid configured to cover the first opening and the second opening.

22. A container unit for storing medicinal fluid, the container unit comprising:
a first container having a first internal volume and a first opening defined by a first plane;
a second container having a second internal volume and a second opening defined by a second plane;
a carrier configured to hold the first container and second container stationary relative

Assignees

• Takeda Pharmaceuticals Co

Inventors

• Jones Seth Dale
• Gibson Madeleine Clare
• Alexander Denise A
• Roush Daniel Edward

Classifications

• B65D71/50

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

• A61J1/1493

  Containers with shape retaining means, e.g. to support the structure of the container during emptying or filling · CPC title

• A61J1/1412

  Containers with closing means, e.g. caps · CPC title

• A61J1/2089 Primary

  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

• A61J1/16 Primary

  Holders for containers · CPC title