A support structure for holding a plurality of sealed cartridges, transport or packaging container having such a support structure and holding structure with a plurality of sealed cartridges

摘要

A support structure for holding a plurality of sealed cartridges for use in pharmaceutical, medical or cosmetic applications, the sealed cartridges (5) having an upper end and a lower end opposite the upper end, a cylindrical body (50) having a first outer diameter with a fill opening (53) at the upper end, and a shoulder portion (51) at the lower end followed by a widened lower edge (52) with an additional drug delivery port (54), the additional opening (54) being defined by a seal (55 ), wherein a predetermined axial length is defined between the upper end and the lower end, wherein an outer diameter of the sealed carpules at their shoulder portions (51) is greater than the outer diameter at their sealed lower ends (54) but smaller than is the first outer diameter, wherein the support structure (1) comprises: a planar support plate (10) and a plurality of tubular receptacles (11) formed on the planar support plate in a regular array and extending downwardly from a lower surface of the planar support plate to receive the sealed carpules (5), the lower one Ends of the receptacles holding projections (15) are formed, which project inwardly, and the axial length of the receptacles (11) is smaller than the axial length of the sealed carpules (5), characterized in that the retaining projections (15) with the shoulder portions (51) of the sealed carpules mate so that the shoulder portions of the sealed carpules are supported on the retaining protrusions of the receptacles such that the sealed lower ends of the sealed carpules extend through openings (17) formed by the retaining protrusions (15) at the lower ends of the receptacles are, and that the upper ends of the sealed cartridges from the upper Ends of the receptacles protrude on an upper surface of the flat support plate when the sealed cartridges are received upside down in the receptacles.