Appeal No. 2004-1945 Page 5
Application No. 09/524,213
Appellant's argument
Appellant argues (brief, pp. 11-13) that the following limitations (in bold) of
independent claims 24, 31 and 48 are not disclosed by Farris and accordingly claims
24, 31 and 48 are not anticipated by Farris.
24. A needleless dosage transfer system, for removing a sterile
pharmaceutical grade nonliquid from a sealed ampule to a needleless syringe or
needleless cannula, comprising in combination,
an ampule defined by an end and collapsible side walls extending from
said end thereby defining a blind bore and an open end,
said side walls formed from resilient, collapsible material,
a coupler at said open end of said vial, and a removable cap occluding
said open end,
said coupler configured and provided with means to connect to an opening
of the syringe or cannula in fluid communication therewith, whereby the
nonliquid can be transferred from the ampule without an interconnecting needle
after removing said cap, liquifying the nonliquid and coupling said opening to
the needleless syringe or cannula.
31. An ampule for storing a nonliquid pharmaceutical product in a manner to
inhibit lability of the product and permitting the transfer of the product in an
aseptic manner to avoid nosocomial infection from ambient air comprising:
resilient walls that can be collapsed and creating an orifice to pass a
pharmaceutical grade nonliquid fluid or solid therethrough;
an opening on said ampule whereby the opening is circumscribed by a
coupler which is to be complementally fastened to receive a dose administering
device.
48. A needless dosage transfer system, comprising, in combination:
an ampoule having a lyophilized pharmaceutical aseptically located
therewith; the pharmaceutical characterized as being nonliquid;
an integrally formed cap closing said ampoule, said cap located at a score
line on said ampoule to facilitate removal, said score line on said ampoule, once
exposed by removal of said cap, dimensioned to receive a luer coupling thereat,
and
walls of said ampoule formed of deformable flexible non-porous material.
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