Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Allen W. Mark, Esq.
  • Patent number: 6382442
    Abstract: The plastic closure of this invention is particularly, but not exclusively adapted for sealing medicament vials and other medical containers or as a collar for retaining a fluid transferset on a medical container. The plastic closure of this invention includes a generally tubular portion which surrounds the rim of the container and a free end portion which is permanently radially deformed or crimped into the neck of the container. The plastic closure of this invention is formed of a polymer, preferably a polymeric alloy or melt blend, which is sufficiently malleable to permit radial deformation, yet sufficiently rigid to retain its shape following deformation and sufficiently resistant to creep to maintain the seal between the plastic closure and the container following deformation. A preferred polymer for the plastic closure of this invention is an alloy or melt blend comprising a relatively rigid polymer such as polycarbonate and a soft malleable co-polymer such as a polyester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Becton Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Jean-Claude Thibault, Hubert Jansen, Volker Niermann