Vial holder devices and systems
View Patent ↗A packaging system is provided for securely and irreversibly holding a sterile product. The packaging system includes a primary packaging holder and a secondary packaging holder. The secondary packaging holder has a body made up of a top having a receiving portion configured to receive the primary packaging holder, a base having a plurality of apertures and a first and second planar wall extending from opposing ends of the base in parallel to opposing ends of the top. The secondary packaging holder also has a first and second plate configured to secure opposing ends of an opening though the body. The first plate comprises a first securing feature, and the second plate comprises a second securing feature. The first and second securing features are capable of jointly securing and irreversibly holding the primary packaging holder in the secondary packaging holder.
1. A packaging system comprising:
a primary packaging holder; and
a secondary packaging holder comprising a body having an opening therethrough and a first and second plate configured to secure opposing ends of the opening;
wherein the body comprises a base, a top and a first and second planar wall extending from opposing ends of the base in parallel to opposing ends of the top, the base comprising a plurality of cavities or apertures, and the top comprising a receiving portion configured to receive the primary packaging holder, and
wherein the first plate comprises a first securing feature and the second plate comprises a second securing feature, the first and second securing features being capable of jointly securing and irreversibly holding the primary packaging holder in the secondary packaging holder.
2. The packaging system of claim 1 , additionally comprising a label configured to be affixed to at least an exterior portion of the secondary packaging holder.
3. The packaging system of claim 1 , wherein the body further comprises a first and second supporting member configured to guide and support the primary packaging holder into the body.
4. The packaging system of claim 3 , wherein the first and second supporting members extend extending from opposing ends of an interior surface of the body.
5. The packaging system of claim 4 , wherein the first and second supporting members are flexible.
6. The packaging system of claim 4 , wherein the first and second supporting members are capable of snapping into a groove of the primary packaging holder.
7. The packaging system of claim 1 , wherein the cavities or apertures are arranged in a sequence in the base of the body.
8. The packaging system of claim 1 , where one of the cavities or apertures is configured to divert air into a different direction than another one of the cavities or apertures.
9. The packaging system of claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second securing features comprises an upper section configured to at least partially secure an upper portion of the primary packaging holder.
10. The packaging system of claim 9 , wherein at least a part of the upper sections intersect with each other.
11. The packaging system of claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second securing features comprises a lower section configured to expose a bottom portion of the secondary packaging holder to the plurality of apertures.
12. A secondary packaging holder for holding a primary packaging holder, wherein the secondary packaging holder comprises:
a body having an opening therethrough;
a first plate configured to secure a first end of the opening; and
a second plate configured to secure an opposing second end of the opening
wherein the body comprises a base, a top and a first and second planar wall extending from opposing ends of the base in parallel to opposing ends of the top, the base comprising a plurality of apertures, and the top comprising a receiving portion configured to receive the primary packaging holder, and
wherein the first plate comprises a first securing feature and the second plate comprises a second securing feature, the first and second securing features being capable of jointly securing and irreversibly holding the primary packaging holder in the secondary packaging holder.
13. The secondary packaging holder of claim 12 , wherein the body further comprises a first and second supporting member configured to guide and support the primary packaging holder into the body.
14. The secondary packaging holder of claim 13 , wherein the first and second supporting members extend extending from opposing ends of an interior surface of the body.
15. The secondary packaging holder of claim 13 , wherein the first and second supporting members are flexible.
16. The secondary packaging holder of claim 13 , wherein the first and second supporting members are capable of snapping into a groove of the primary packaging holder.
17. The secondary packaging holder of claim 13 , wherein the cavity or aperture are arranged in a sequence in the base of the body.
18. The secondary packaging holder of claim 17 , where one of the apertures is configured to divert air into a different direction than another one of the apertures.
19. The secondary packaging holder of claim 13 , wherein each of the first and second securing features comprises an upper section configured to at least partially secure an upper portion of the primary packaging holder.
20. The secondary packaging holder of claim 19 , wherein at least a part of the upper sections intersect with each other.
21. The secondary packaging holder of claim 13 , wherein each of the first and second securing features comprises a lower section configured to expose a bottom portion of the secondary packaging holder to the plurality of apertures.