Puncture Free Bottle Cork and the Application Thereof
A puncture free bottle cork has a body and a cap for covering a bottle opening. The body has at least one channel defined therein for receiving a syringe or an infusion bottle connector. The body is composed of an exterior body and a flange integrally formed with and extending downward from the exterior body for direct insertion of the bottle opening. The number of the at least one channel corresponds to number of the syringe or the infusion bottle connector such that when the number of the at least one channel is one, injection and drawing of medication to/from the bottle is using the single one channel and when the number of the at least one channel is plural, injection and drawing of medication to/from the bottle is using different channels.
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This application is a national phase entrance of and claims benefit to PCT Application for Puncture Free Bottle Cork And The Application Thereof, PCT/CN2011/079360, filed on Sep. 6, 2011, which claims benefit to Chinese Patent Application 201110210835.6, filed on Jul. 26, 2011. The specifications of both applications are incorporated here by this reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of the Invention
The present invention is related to a bottle cork and, more particularly, to a puncture free bottle cork applied especially to bottles designed to contain therein medical substance. Also, the application method of such bottle cork is disclosed.
2. Description of Related Art
Plastic cork and/or plastic membrane are moist resistant and have characteristics such as great chemistry features, air-tight and non-toxic. They are especially applicable for sealing medical substances. As such, they are widely used in penicillin bottles, infusion fluid bottles made of glass, infusion fluid bottles made of plastic and plastic bags, etc. Currently commercial available penicillin bottles, infusion fluid bottles made of glass, infusion fluid bottles made of plastic and plastic bags are all designed integrally. When each of them is applied clinically, the needle of either the syringe or the infusion fluid bottle has to puncture through the plastic cork or the plastic membrane so as to allow the medication contained in the syringe or bottle to be mixed with other medications for the patients. Sometimes, during an entire medication process, the needle has to puncture through the plastic cork or the plastic membrane dozens of times. While the needle passes through the cork or the membrane, a large amount of debris of the cork or the membrane is thus generated and falls into the solution, which flows into the vein and may very well cause blood vein to clog. Taking this into consideration, it is necessary to introduce an improvement to obviate or at least reduce the problems caused by the conventional product.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe primary objective of the present invention is to provide an improved puncture free bottle cork, which totally solves the problem caused by the fallen debris of the conventional bottle cork into the medication solution.
Another objective of the present invention is to provide an application method of the improved bottle cork.
In order to achieve the aforementioned objectives, the present invention provides an improved bottle cork having a body and a cap for sealing the body and the bottle. The body has a channel for connection to a syringe or the connector of the infusion bottle.
The body of the bottle cork constructed in accordance with one preferred embodiment of the present invention has different geometric shapes to adapt to different shaped bottles. The body may be made of a material selected from the group consisting essentially of Isobutylene-Isoprene Rubber, halogenated butyl rubber, rubber and plastic. The cap then may be made of aluminum and/or plastic.
The body is formed by an exterior body and a flange extending integrally from the exterior body for insertion of the bottle. In another embodiment, the body may directly have an annular shape for direct insertion into the bottle.
The channel may also have different shapes designed to mate with the variety of syringe or the infusion bottle connector.
There may be a single channel or multiple channels defined in the flange for easy adaption of the number of the syringes or the infusion bottle connectors.
The channel is centrally defined in the extension of the bottle cork as well as in the body to literally pass through the entire bottle cork. In another embodiment of the present invention, the channel may be defined in the upper portion of the body and there is a path defined in the extension for containing mediation therein. In still another embodiment of the present invention, the channel is defined in the central portion of the body and the upper portion of the body has a receiving hole defined therein for receiving a needle of the syringe or the infusion bottle connector. Also the lower portion of the body has a path for containing therein medication.
The channel is circular, a cut or conical in shape.
The channel for the syringe or the infusion bottle connector is open.
The channel for the syringe or the infusion bottle connector is closed. Then, there is an index on the body.
In addition, the application of the bottle cork of the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes the following steps:
opening sealed body and the cap;
inserting the syringe needle or the infusion bottle connector into the channel to allow the medication to flow both ways into or out of the syringe or the infusion bottle.
In contrast to the conventional product, the embodiment of the present invention has the advantage of: such as, the puncture free bottle cork constructed in accordance with embodiments of the present invention is applicable for i.e., medical bottles, used bottle cork or membrane to seal the bottle opening and required puncture of the bottle cork or the membrane to allow the solution contained in the bottle to flow out of the bottle. With the improved bottle cork of the present invention, the sealing effect is intact and after the body and the cap are opened, medication solution is able to flow into or out of the bottle after connected with the syringe or the infusion bottle connector to avoid danger caused by the debris of the cork if the cork is damaged.
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In addition, the application of the bottle cork of the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes the following steps:
opening sealed body and the cap;
inserting the syringe needle or the infusion bottle connector into the channel to allow the medication to flow both ways into or out of the syringe or the infusion bottle.
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The bottle cork constructed in accordance with the present invention is a perfect replacement for the conventional bottle cork which requires puncture of the bottle cork and cases debris of the bottle cork to fall into the medication solution and eventually contaminate the solution. When the structures shown in embodiments of the present invention are in application, the user needs not puncture through the bottle cork to accomplish the desired tasks. The user only needs to insert the syringe or the infusion bottle connector into the receiving holes or the channels, depending on what purpose is required, and no more debris to contaminate the mediation solution contained in the bottle.
Claims
1. A puncture free bottle cork having a body and a cap for covering a bottle opening, wherein the improvements comprise:
- the body having at least one channel defined therein for receiving a syringe or an infusion bottle connector.
2. The bottle cork as claimed in claim 1, wherein the body is made of a material selected from the group consisting essentially of isobutylene-isoprene rubber, halogenated butyl rubber, rubber and plastic and the cap is made of aluminum or plastic.
3. The bottle cork as claimed in claim 2, wherein the body is composed of an exterior body and a flange integrally formed with and extending downward from the exterior body for direct insertion of the bottle opening.
4. The bottle cork as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one channel is so designed to adapt to shapes of the syringe or the infusion bottle connector.
5. The bottle cork as claimed in claims 4, wherein number of the at least one channel corresponds to number of the syringe or the infusion bottle connector such that when the number of the at least one channel is one, injection and drawing of medication to/from the bottle is using the single one channel and when the number of the at least one channel is plural, injection and drawing of medication to/from the bottle is using different channels.
6. The bottle cork as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one channel is defined in top section of the body and the body has at least one medication path defined in bottom section thereof to correspond to and communicate with the at least one channel.
7. The bottle cork as claimed in claim 4, wherein the at least one channel has a shape selected from conical, slit and column.
8. The bottle cork as claimed in claim 4, wherein the at least one channel is selectively closed.
9. The bottle cork as claimed in claim 8, wherein the at least one channel is closed and the body has an index formed on a top face thereof to correspond to the at least one channel.
10. A method of using the bottle cork as claimed in claims 1, the method comprising the steps of:
- opening sealed body and a cap;
- inserting syringe needle or infusion bottle connector into the at least one channel to allow medication to flow into or out of the syringe or the infusion bottle.
Type: Application
Filed: Sep 6, 2011
Publication Date: Jul 11, 2013
Applicant: HAINAN WEIKANG PHARMACEUTICAL (QIANSHAN) CO.,LTD (Anqing)
Inventors: Liuyi Wang (Anqing), Jincan Wang (Anqing), Zuhong Li (Anqing), Da Zhong (Anqing), Xiaofang Gui (Anqing)
Application Number: 13/638,556
International Classification: B65D 47/12 (20060101); B65B 3/00 (20060101); B65B 3/04 (20060101);