Automatic ampule opener

Details Automatic ampule opener Automatic ampule opener

1987-08-14

1989-02-21

Yost, Frank T.

Severing by tearing or breaking

Breaking or tearing apparatus

Combined with preliminary weakener or with nonbreaking cutter

225103, B26F 300, A61J 108

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048058211

ABSTRACT:
An ampule opener is provided for automatically opening ampules. The ampule opener is especially suitable for use in a robotic sterility test system and is provided with a pneumatic actuator means releasably connected to an ampule opener arm. The head of an ampule is positioned with its neck on a knife edge so that when the ampule opener arm is rotated by the actuator means, the arm applies a pressure on the head of the ampule and the ampule head drops away.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1315799 (1919-09-01), Suman
patent: 2655767 (1953-10-01), Wenner
patent: 3380636 (1968-04-01), Ushkow et al.
patent: 3692220 (1972-09-01), Seng

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