Pharmaceutical and medical container

摘要

A container for pharmaceutical and medical applications made from glass, preferably from a borosilicate glass. The container is formed in the shape of a hollow body open at both its ends with a cylindrical portion having a wall thickness tolerance of maximally ±0.2 mm. The borosilicate glass has a nominal boron content that drops by less than 40% relative to the nominal value at all of the surfaces of the container.

主权项

1. A container for pharmaceutical and medical applications made from a borosilicate glass melt with a first percentage by weight boron content, the container having the shape of a hollow body that is open on both of its ends, with the hollow body comprising a cylindrical portion having a substantially uniform wall thickness that varies by no more than ±0.2 mm, wherein actual boron content at any surface of the container diminishes by less than 40% relative to said first percentage by weight.