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- the invention relates to instruments and techniques for sealed perforation of hermetically sealed packaging in order to withdraw unadulterated gaseous content from the packaging.
- Products susceptible to spoilage such as processed foods, nuts and sliced fruits and vegetables, are often placed in hermetically sealed packaging which has been flushed with an inert gas, such as nitrogen or argon, to achieve an oxygen concentration within the packaging of less than about 3% and thereby prolong the shelf-life of the product.
- an inert gas such as nitrogen or argon
- Such packaging is commonly known as controlled atmosphere packaging (CAP) or modified atmosphere packaging (MAP).
- production involving CAP/MAP typically includes periodic testing of the gaseous content of the packaging to measure the oxygen level in the packaging and/or detect the presence of any leaks in the packaging in an effort to guide changes or adjustments in the production process (e.g., increase or decrease the flow of N 2 into the fill and seal area of the packaging process) and/or aid in determining the shelf-life of the packaged product and thereby aid the production facility in selecting product for shipment in order to reduce spoilage (e.g., shipping product from inventory based upon shortest remaining estimated shelf life).
- periodic testing of the gaseous content of the packaging to measure the oxygen level in the packaging and/or detect the presence of any leaks in the packaging in an effort to guide changes or adjustments in the production process (e.g., increase or decrease the flow of N 2 into the fill and seal area of the packaging process) and/or aid in determining the shelf-life of the packaged product and thereby aid the production facility in selecting product for shipment in order to reduce spoilage (e.g., shipping product from inventory based upon shortest remaining estimated shelf life
- a variety of instruments and methods are known for withdrawing gaseous samples from CAP/MAP, most of which involve sealed perforation of the packaging with a hollow needle.
- the devices commonly employ some type of a safety system which prevents the tester from directly accessing the needle (e.g., packaging to be tested must be placed within an enclosed chamber with the access door closed before the needle can be extended from within a protective sheathing towards the packaging). While effective for preventing accidental sticking of the tester, such systems are expensive, cumbersome to operate and difficult to transport.
- a first aspect of the invention is an instrument for impermanent sealed perforation of a thin-walled, hermetically sealed packaging.
- the instrument includes a needle and a septum.
- the needle is a longitudinally-tapered, blunt-tipped, needle having a longitudinal lumen, a proximal longitudinal end portion, a distal longitudinal end portion and a longitudinal midsection.
- the septum has a pressure sensitive adhesive coating on an underside of the septum, and a hole.
- the hole through the septum is configured and arranged to permit unrestricted passage of the distal longitudinal end portion of the tapered needle through the hole, and sealingly engage the longitudinal midsection of the tapered needle.
- the septum is incapable of sealing the hole through the septum after withdrawal of the tapered needle from the hole.
- a second aspect of the invention is a method for impermanent sealed perforation of a thin-walled, hermetically sealed packaging.
- the method involves the steps of (i) obtaining a septum having a hole, (ii) obtaining a longitudinally-tapered, blunt-tipped, needle having a longitudinal lumen, a proximal longitudinal end portion, a distal longitudinal end portion and a longitudinal midsection, (iii) adhering the septum to a packaging wall, (iv) inserting the distal longitudinal end portion of the needle through the hole in the septum until the needle perforates the packaging wall so as to form an opening through the wall, and the longitudinal midsection of the tapered needle is sealingly wedged within the hole, (v) removing content from the packaging through the lumen, and (vi) withdrawing the needle from the hole in the septum. Withdrawal of the needle from the hole in the septum leaves an unsealed hole through the septum and an unsealed opening through the packaging wall.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 2A is an enlarged cross-sectional side view of the invention shown in FIG. 1 with the septum adhered to the sidewall of packaging.
- FIG. 2B is an enlarged cross-sectional side view of the invention shown in FIG. 2A with the needle sealingly wedged within the hole through the septum.
- FIG. 2C is an enlarged cross-sectional side view of the invention shown in FIG. 2A with the needle withdrawn from the hole through the septum.
- FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional side-view of one embodiment of the tip portion of a blunt-tipped needle.
- FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional side-view of a second embodiment of the tip portion of a blunt-tipped needle.
- FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional side-view of a third embodiment of the tip portion of a blunt-tipped needle.
- the phrase “blunt-tipped” means a tip sharp enough to penetrate thin-walled MylarTM packaging with modest hand-applied force but insufficient to penetrate human skin with modest hand-applied force whereby a “blunt-tipped” needle remains effective for use in perforating thin-walled packaging while preventing accidental penetration through human skin during normal use of the needle.
- the phrase “thin-walled” means a wall having a thickness of less than about 0.1 mm.
- a first aspect of the invention is an instrument 10 for sealed perforation of hermetically sealed packaging 100 in order to withdraw unadulterated gaseous content (not shown) from the packaging 100
- the instrument 10 can be effectively employed with a wide variety of thin-walled hermetically sealed packaging 100 ranging from fairly rigid packaging 100 such as thin-walled polyvinyl chloride tubes, through semi-flexible packaging 100 such as wax-coated cartons and thin-walled polyethylene bottles, to flexible packaging such as bags made from polyethylene terephthalate (i.e., MYLAR®) or polyethylene films.
- fairly rigid packaging 100 such as thin-walled polyvinyl chloride tubes
- semi-flexible packaging 100 such as wax-coated cartons and thin-walled polyethylene bottles
- flexible packaging such as bags made from polyethylene terephthalate (i.e., MYLAR®) or polyethylene films.
- the instrument 10 includes a needle 20 and a septum 30 .
- the needle 20 is longitudinally tapered towards the distal end 22 of the needle 20 and defines a proximal end portion 23 p , a distal end portion 23 d , and a midsection 23 m therebetween.
- the needle 20 is configured and arranged with a longitudinal lumen 29 .
- the proximal end portion 23 p of the needle 20 shown in FIG. 1 is generically shown, but will typically be configured and arranged for sealed connection to flexible tubing (not shown).
- the distal end 22 of the needle 20 is blunt—meaning the tip 22 is sharp enough to penetrate thin-walled MylarTM packaging 100 with modest hand-applied force but insufficient to penetrate human skin with modest hand-applied force.
- the tip 22 of the needle 20 can be blunted by any of the common techniques including rounding of the tip 22 as shown in FIG. 3 or flattening of the tip 22 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 .
- the dimensions of the tip 22 necessary to provide a blunt tip 22 depend upon a number of factors including the material of construction (e.g., flexible plastic v. metal) and the shape of the tip 22 (e.g., rounded v. flat).
- a blunt tip can be achieve by providing a rounded tip 22 with a radius of about 0.2 to 0.7 mm or providing a flat tip 22 with a radius of about 0.1 to 0.6 mm.
- a radius of less than the suggested minimum can penetrate human skin under a modest hand-applied force (e.g. accidental sticks are possible) while a radius of greater than the suggested maximum requires excessive force to penetrate the sidewall 101 of typical thin-walled packaging 100 .
- the needle 20 can be configured and arranged with a side access port 29 i as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 or an end access port 29 i as shown in FIG. 5 , with a preference for a side access port 29 i in order to reduce the chances of plugging the access port 29 i with a piece of the packaging 100 during perforation of the packaging 100 .
- the needle 20 may be constructed from any of the materials commonly used in the manufacture of needles including specifically, but not exclusively, metals such as stainless steel and plastics such as polypropylene.
- the septum 30 has a hole 39 therethrough configured and arranged to accommodate introduction and unrestricted passage of the distal end 22 of the needle 20 through the hole 39 while permitting the septum 30 to sealingly engage the midsection 23 m of the needle.
- the septum 30 is intended to be used as a disposable item and is preferably a single thin layer of an inexpensive material having a simple flat profile.
- the underside 31 b of the septum 30 is coated with a pressure sensitive adhesive 40 so that the septum 30 may be sealingly applied to the sidewall 101 of packaging 100 .
- a release liner 50 is provided over the pressure sensitive adhesive 40 .
- the septum 30 serves to both sealingly engage an inserted needle 20 , and prevent creation of an elongated rip in the sidewall 101 of the packaging 100 when perforating the sidewall 101 with the needle 20 .
- the septum 30 may be constructed from any of the materials commonly used in the manufacture of septums including specifically, but not exclusively, flexible plastics such as polyethylene and polypropylene, and natural and synthetic rubbers.
- the radius of the distal end 22 of the needle 20 , the angle of taper of the needle 20 and the radius of the hole 39 through the septum 30 need to be cooperatively selected so that a user may easily and consistently introduce the distal end 22 of the needle 20 into the hole 39 by hand (e.g., tip radius substantially smaller than hole radius), and the midsection 23 m of the needle 20 will sealingly engage the septum 30 after insertion of the needle 20 through the hole 39 a distance sufficient to ensure that the access opening 29 i in the tip 22 of the needle 20 is positioned entirely within the confines of the packaging 100 .
- the instrument 10 is used by (i) peeling the release liner 50 from the underside of the septum 30 to reveal the pressure sensitive adhesive 40 , (ii) adhering the septum 30 to a sidewall 101 of packaging 100 to be tested, (iii) introducing the tip 22 of the needle 20 into the hole 39 in the septum 30 , and (iv) inserting the needle 20 through the hole 39 a sufficient distance and under sufficient force to perforate the sidewall 101 of the packaging 100 and sealing wedge the midsection 23 m of the needle 20 within the hole 39 .
- the needle 20 may simply be withdrawn and the perforated packaging 100 discarded along with the attached septum 30 . The procedure may then be repeated for another packaging 100 using the same needle 20 and a new septum 30 .
- the instrument 10 is particularly suited and adapted for use in removing unadulterated gaseous content from hermetically sealed CAP/MAP packaging 100 .
Abstract
An instrument for impermanent sealed perforation of thin-walled, hermetically sealed packaging. The instrument includes a longitudinally tapered needle and a septum with a hole. The underside of the septum is coated with a pressure sensitive adhesive. The hole through the septum is configured and arranged to permit unrestricted passage of the distal longitudinal end portion of the needle through the hole, while sealingly engaging the longitudinal midsection of the needle. The septum is incapable of sealing the hole through the septum after withdrawal of the needle from the hole.
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- This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/077,912 filed Mar. 11, 2005.
- The invention relates to instruments and techniques for sealed perforation of hermetically sealed packaging in order to withdraw unadulterated gaseous content from the packaging.
- Products susceptible to spoilage, such as processed foods, nuts and sliced fruits and vegetables, are often placed in hermetically sealed packaging which has been flushed with an inert gas, such as nitrogen or argon, to achieve an oxygen concentration within the packaging of less than about 3% and thereby prolong the shelf-life of the product. Such packaging is commonly known as controlled atmosphere packaging (CAP) or modified atmosphere packaging (MAP).
- Insufficient flushing and leaks in the packaging can significantly reduce the anticipated shelf life, resulting in undesired spoilage. Hence, production involving CAP/MAP typically includes periodic testing of the gaseous content of the packaging to measure the oxygen level in the packaging and/or detect the presence of any leaks in the packaging in an effort to guide changes or adjustments in the production process (e.g., increase or decrease the flow of N2 into the fill and seal area of the packaging process) and/or aid in determining the shelf-life of the packaged product and thereby aid the production facility in selecting product for shipment in order to reduce spoilage (e.g., shipping product from inventory based upon shortest remaining estimated shelf life).
- A variety of instruments and methods are known for withdrawing gaseous samples from CAP/MAP, most of which involve sealed perforation of the packaging with a hollow needle. In order to prevent the tester from accidentally sticking themselves with the needle during the testing procedure, the devices commonly employ some type of a safety system which prevents the tester from directly accessing the needle (e.g., packaging to be tested must be placed within an enclosed chamber with the access door closed before the needle can be extended from within a protective sheathing towards the packaging). While effective for preventing accidental sticking of the tester, such systems are expensive, cumbersome to operate and difficult to transport.
- Accordingly, a substantial need exists for an inexpensive and portable instrument which can quickly, easily and safely perforate packaging for purposes of withdrawing unadulterated gaseous content from the packaging.
- A first aspect of the invention is an instrument for impermanent sealed perforation of a thin-walled, hermetically sealed packaging. The instrument includes a needle and a septum. The needle is a longitudinally-tapered, blunt-tipped, needle having a longitudinal lumen, a proximal longitudinal end portion, a distal longitudinal end portion and a longitudinal midsection. The septum has a pressure sensitive adhesive coating on an underside of the septum, and a hole. The hole through the septum is configured and arranged to permit unrestricted passage of the distal longitudinal end portion of the tapered needle through the hole, and sealingly engage the longitudinal midsection of the tapered needle. The septum is incapable of sealing the hole through the septum after withdrawal of the tapered needle from the hole.
- A second aspect of the invention is a method for impermanent sealed perforation of a thin-walled, hermetically sealed packaging. The method involves the steps of (i) obtaining a septum having a hole, (ii) obtaining a longitudinally-tapered, blunt-tipped, needle having a longitudinal lumen, a proximal longitudinal end portion, a distal longitudinal end portion and a longitudinal midsection, (iii) adhering the septum to a packaging wall, (iv) inserting the distal longitudinal end portion of the needle through the hole in the septum until the needle perforates the packaging wall so as to form an opening through the wall, and the longitudinal midsection of the tapered needle is sealingly wedged within the hole, (v) removing content from the packaging through the lumen, and (vi) withdrawing the needle from the hole in the septum. Withdrawal of the needle from the hole in the septum leaves an unsealed hole through the septum and an unsealed opening through the packaging wall.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 2A is an enlarged cross-sectional side view of the invention shown inFIG. 1 with the septum adhered to the sidewall of packaging. -
FIG. 2B is an enlarged cross-sectional side view of the invention shown inFIG. 2A with the needle sealingly wedged within the hole through the septum. -
FIG. 2C is an enlarged cross-sectional side view of the invention shown inFIG. 2A with the needle withdrawn from the hole through the septum. -
FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional side-view of one embodiment of the tip portion of a blunt-tipped needle. -
FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional side-view of a second embodiment of the tip portion of a blunt-tipped needle. -
FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional side-view of a third embodiment of the tip portion of a blunt-tipped needle. -
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- 20 Needle
- 21 Proximal End of Needle
- 22 Distal End or Tip of Needle
- 23 d Distal End Portion of Needle
- 23 m Midsection of Needle
- 23 p Proximal End Portion of Needle
- 29 Lumen through Needle
- 29 i Lumen Access Opening through Tip of Needle
- 30 Septum
- 31 a Upper Major Surface or Topside of Septum
- 31 b Lower Major Surface or Underside of Septum
- 39 Hole through Septum
- 40 Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Coating
- 50 Release Liner
- 100 Packaging
- 101 Sidewall of Packaging
- As utilized herein, including the claims, the phrase “blunt-tipped” means a tip sharp enough to penetrate thin-walled Mylar™ packaging with modest hand-applied force but insufficient to penetrate human skin with modest hand-applied force whereby a “blunt-tipped” needle remains effective for use in perforating thin-walled packaging while preventing accidental penetration through human skin during normal use of the needle.
- As utilized herein, including the claims, the phrase “thin-walled” means a wall having a thickness of less than about 0.1 mm.
- As shown in
FIG. 1 , a first aspect of the invention is aninstrument 10 for sealed perforation of hermetically sealedpackaging 100 in order to withdraw unadulterated gaseous content (not shown) from thepackaging 100 - The
instrument 10 can be effectively employed with a wide variety of thin-walled hermetically sealedpackaging 100 ranging from fairlyrigid packaging 100 such as thin-walled polyvinyl chloride tubes, throughsemi-flexible packaging 100 such as wax-coated cartons and thin-walled polyethylene bottles, to flexible packaging such as bags made from polyethylene terephthalate (i.e., MYLAR®) or polyethylene films. - Referring to
FIG. 1 , theinstrument 10 includes aneedle 20 and aseptum 30. - As shown in
FIG. 1 , theneedle 20 is longitudinally tapered towards thedistal end 22 of theneedle 20 and defines aproximal end portion 23 p, adistal end portion 23 d, and amidsection 23 m therebetween. - The
needle 20 is configured and arranged with alongitudinal lumen 29. Theproximal end portion 23 p of theneedle 20 shown inFIG. 1 is generically shown, but will typically be configured and arranged for sealed connection to flexible tubing (not shown). - The
distal end 22 of theneedle 20 is blunt—meaning thetip 22 is sharp enough to penetrate thin-walled Mylar™ packaging 100 with modest hand-applied force but insufficient to penetrate human skin with modest hand-applied force. Thetip 22 of theneedle 20 can be blunted by any of the common techniques including rounding of thetip 22 as shown inFIG. 3 or flattening of thetip 22 as shown inFIGS. 4 and 5 . The dimensions of thetip 22 necessary to provide ablunt tip 22 depend upon a number of factors including the material of construction (e.g., flexible plastic v. metal) and the shape of the tip 22 (e.g., rounded v. flat). Generally, a blunt tip can be achieve by providing arounded tip 22 with a radius of about 0.2 to 0.7 mm or providing aflat tip 22 with a radius of about 0.1 to 0.6 mm. A radius of less than the suggested minimum can penetrate human skin under a modest hand-applied force (e.g. accidental sticks are possible) while a radius of greater than the suggested maximum requires excessive force to penetrate thesidewall 101 of typical thin-walled packaging 100. - The
needle 20 can be configured and arranged with aside access port 29 i as shown inFIGS. 3 and 4 or anend access port 29 i as shown inFIG. 5 , with a preference for aside access port 29 i in order to reduce the chances of plugging theaccess port 29 i with a piece of thepackaging 100 during perforation of thepackaging 100. - The
needle 20 may be constructed from any of the materials commonly used in the manufacture of needles including specifically, but not exclusively, metals such as stainless steel and plastics such as polypropylene. - Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2A-2C, the
septum 30 has ahole 39 therethrough configured and arranged to accommodate introduction and unrestricted passage of thedistal end 22 of theneedle 20 through thehole 39 while permitting theseptum 30 to sealingly engage themidsection 23 m of the needle. Theseptum 30 is intended to be used as a disposable item and is preferably a single thin layer of an inexpensive material having a simple flat profile. - The
underside 31 b of theseptum 30 is coated with a pressure sensitive adhesive 40 so that theseptum 30 may be sealingly applied to thesidewall 101 ofpackaging 100. Arelease liner 50 is provided over the pressuresensitive adhesive 40. Theseptum 30 serves to both sealingly engage an insertedneedle 20, and prevent creation of an elongated rip in thesidewall 101 of thepackaging 100 when perforating thesidewall 101 with theneedle 20. - The
septum 30 may be constructed from any of the materials commonly used in the manufacture of septums including specifically, but not exclusively, flexible plastics such as polyethylene and polypropylene, and natural and synthetic rubbers. - The radius of the
distal end 22 of theneedle 20, the angle of taper of theneedle 20 and the radius of thehole 39 through theseptum 30 need to be cooperatively selected so that a user may easily and consistently introduce thedistal end 22 of theneedle 20 into thehole 39 by hand (e.g., tip radius substantially smaller than hole radius), and themidsection 23 m of theneedle 20 will sealingly engage theseptum 30 after insertion of theneedle 20 through the hole 39 a distance sufficient to ensure that the access opening 29 i in thetip 22 of theneedle 20 is positioned entirely within the confines of thepackaging 100. - Referring generally to
FIGS. 2A-2C , theinstrument 10 is used by (i) peeling therelease liner 50 from the underside of theseptum 30 to reveal the pressuresensitive adhesive 40, (ii) adhering theseptum 30 to asidewall 101 ofpackaging 100 to be tested, (iii) introducing thetip 22 of theneedle 20 into thehole 39 in theseptum 30, and (iv) inserting theneedle 20 through the hole 39 a sufficient distance and under sufficient force to perforate thesidewall 101 of thepackaging 100 and sealing wedge themidsection 23 m of theneedle 20 within thehole 39. When testing of the contents of theperforated packaging 100 is complete, theneedle 20 may simply be withdrawn and theperforated packaging 100 discarded along with the attachedseptum 30. The procedure may then be repeated for anotherpackaging 100 using thesame needle 20 and anew septum 30. - The
instrument 10 is particularly suited and adapted for use in removing unadulterated gaseous content from hermetically sealed CAP/MAP packaging 100.
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1. An instrument for impermanent sealed perforation of a thin-walled, hermetically sealed packaging, comprising:
(a) a longitudinally-tapered, blunt-tipped, needle having a longitudinal lumen, a proximal longitudinal end portion, a distal longitudinal end portion and a longitudinal midsection, and
(b) a septum having (i) a pressure sensitive adhesive coating on an underside of the septum, and (ii) a hole configured and arranged to (1) permit unrestricted passage of the distal longitudinal end portion of the tapered needle through the hole, and (2) sealingly engage the longitudinal midsection of the tapered needle,
(c) wherein the septum is incapable of sealing the hole through the septum after withdrawal of the tapered needle from the hole.
2. The instrument of claim 1 wherein the lumen has an access port through a sidewall of the distal end portion of the needle.
3. The instrument of claim 1 wherein the tip is flat with a radius of about 0.1 to 0.6 mm.
4. The instrument of claim 1 wherein the tip is rounded with a radius of about 0.2 to 0.7 mm.
5. The instrument of claim 1 wherein the needle is plastic.
6. The instrument of claim 1 wherein the needle is thermoplastic.
7. The instrument of claim 1 wherein the septum is a rubber septum.
8. The instrument of claim 1 wherein the septum is flat and thin.
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